# Circumplex chart

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Check out the given walk-through on how to set the Circumplex chart properties.
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![](/files/mdqImzDSjlliODPs9OZW)

The Circumplex chart, also known as the Polar Area chart or Nightingale Rose chart, is a combination of the Bar chart and Pie chart. Each category may have more than one sub-category, where a section of the disc shows that each subcategory and each section have the same angle. The value of the corresponding sub-category is shown through the area. By changing the radius in a Circumplex chart, users can adjust the area of each segment (based on data).

* [ ] **Best Situations to Use a Circumplex chart:**  To display manifold data in the form of a two-dimensional chart of three or more measurable variables represented on axes starting from the same point.

### **Properties**

#### **General Settings**

* **Exclude Global Filter**: The view gets excluded from the Global Filter condition by putting a checkmark in the box**.**
* **Series Color**: Select the color for the series using the available color menu. 
* **Enable Base Zero**: Base gets presented from Zero by using a checkmark in the provided box.
* **Clockwise Direction**: the data values get displayed in a clockwise manner by enabling a checkmark in the given box.
* **Show Legend**: Displays legend by turning on the radio button. After enabling the ***Show Legend***  option users need to select the following information:
* **Legend Style**: Select one of the following options by using the drop-down menu.
  * Fixed
  * Floating
* **Legend Orientation**: This option appears when ‘Show Legend’ is enabled, and the selected ‘Legend Style’ is ‘Fixed.’ Users need to select an option out of the given choices using the drop-down menu.

  * Vertical
  * Horizontal

**View Filter**

* **Filter**: Select a filter condition using the drop-down menu 

#### **Chart Properties**

* **Web Stroke Color**: Select a color from the given menu 
* **Category Stroke Color**: Select a color using the given menu 
* **Category Label**: Enable the given box to display the category labels
* **Doughnut Width**: Set (increase/decrease) the width of the doughnut.
* **Web Type**: Select an option from the drop-down menu
  * Polygon
  * Circle

![Circumplex chart with the Properties tab](/files/mfqhESiifXO10cnooS2m)

#### **Primary Value Axis**

* **Axis Label**: Enable the Primary Value Axis label by using a checkmark in the box
* **Format Type**: Select a desired format type from the drop-down menu (the provided options for this field are: None, Auto, Percent, Thousand, Lacs, Crore, Million
* **Currency Type**: Select a currency symbol to be displayed in the view (the provided options for this field are: None, Euro, Rupees, Pound, USD, Yen, Cent)
* **Precision**: Set the after-decimal value (It displays up to 5 precision) 

#### **Insights**

* **Text:** *Provide any information regarding the chart. If any digit or character is required to be highlighted, put it inside two asterisks. (E.g., \*70%\* or \*skills\*).*
* **Text align:** There are three alignments to align the text.
  * Left
  * Right
  * Centre
* **Position:** There are two options to position the text.
  * Bottom
  * Right

 

 


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