Using Graphs to Display Results

By default, the Enable selection in the viewers property is selected for graphs. This means that users who use the web viewer or a mobile device can select the graph, and click to see the graph name and any incoming filter information.

For select graphs only, you can use the Combine excluded cells into “All Other” property under Data Options. This property applies to both ranks and post-aggregate filters. For more information, see Use the Combine Excluded Rows (or Cells) into “All Other” Properties.

To add a new horizontal or vertical reference line to all graph types except the pie chart and the treemap, select Create new reference line. You can specify a Label, an Axis, a Value, and the Style of the new line.

To rotate a graph’s X-axis category labels by 45 degrees, select the Rotate value label property. This property is available for the bar chart, targeted bar chart, waterfall chart, line chart, dual axis bar chart, dual axis line chart, the dual axis bar-line chart, and custom graphs with a single X axis that has discrete values.

For bar charts that are assigned multiple measure data items (in the Measures role) or if you group a data item, you can create a 100% stacked bar chart using the Grouping style and Grouping scale properties. Select Cluster or Stack for the Grouping style. Select Normalize groups to 100% for the Grouping scale.

Use the Set baseline property to place a baseline on the response axis using a value that you specify in the text field. When this property is not selected, the graph defaults to placing the baseline at 0. The Set baseline property is available for bar charts, targeted bar charts, waterfall charts, line charts, dual axis bar charts, dual axis line charts, dual axis bar-line charts, needle plots, and butterfly charts.

To fill a line chart or a time series plot with color, select a Grouping style. The style choices are Overlay Unfilled, Overlay Filled, and Stack Filled. The default grouping style is Overlay Unfilled.

To change the percentage for the “other” slice in a pie chart, change the amount listed in the Minimum percentage for “Other” field. The default is 4%.

To display the measure label at the top of a pie chart, select the Show label check box.

To change the transparency of the markers in a scatter plot, needle plot, step plot, or dot plot; or for the bubbles in a bubble plot or a bubble change plot; or for the bars in a schedule chart, move the slider for Transparency to any value between 0% and 100%. The default value for transparency is 0%.

For the treemap, the Layout property determines how the tiles are arranged. The Show level indicator check box determines whether the label of the data item that is in the Tile role is displayed above the treemap.

Use the Binning interval for a time series plot or a dual axis time series plot when you have an uneven grouping of time data. The options are:

To remove the arrowheads for the vector plot or the stock high-low plot, clear the Show arrowheads property. To change the transparency of the vector plot or the stock high-low plot, move the slider for Transparency to any value between 0% and 100%. The default value for transparency is 0%.

By default, the background of a graph is set to white. Use the Wall background option (under Frame Styling) to specify a different color.

Move the slider beside the color palette to set the transparency for the Wall background, the Legend background, or the Header background for graphs, except for treemaps. The default value for transparency is 0%.

A three-color Gradient data color style is available for bubble plots, treemaps, some bar charts, some waterfall charts, and word clouds.

To modify the colors that are used in a graph, use the styles that are available under Data Colors.