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Line chart widget

Owned by Juan Tomás Alonso Nieto (Unlicensed)
Nov 26, 2020
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What is a line chart widget?

The line chart widget is created by connecting a series of data points together with a line, showing the values through time. You can easily compare several lines representing different sets of data.

Configuration options

The following table lists the configuration options of this widget: 

Widget titleEnter a title for the widget
Widget descriptionEnter a description of the widget
Widget sizeChoose the size of the widget window
Time RangeThe period of data you want to analyze. Time range goes from 1 hour to 1 year
Group byUse this option to select the grouping. Enter the required multiplier number in the left field and the time range in the right one (minutes, hours or days)
  • This option is related to the selected Time Range. If the time range is one year, it is not possible to group by minutes, but only for days or hours
  • These options could be completed using the Accumulate in period field to make the line continuous by accumulating the results of the grouping
Y Axis LabelEnter a title for the Y-axis
Accumulate in periodMake the line continuous by accumulating the results of the grouping
ActionsAdd the values of the grouping to the widget
Field to showSelect one of the available aggregated values
Fixed valuesAdd lines for fixed values you want to display. Enter a title and the required value
Accumulated seriesSelect ON to display data values in a cumulative frequency
Show averageSelect ON to show a line indicating the data average
Show Max/Min SeriesSelect ON to indicate the maximum and minimum values positions
Show first pointSelect ON to show the first data point
Show last pointSelect ON to show the last data point
Regression LineUse this option to add regression series to any existing series on the chart (the r-squared value). The options are: Lineal, Exponential, Polynominal, Logarithmic and Loess
Y Axis ScaleSelect the scale you want to apply to the Y-axis (None or Logarithmic)
Discard MethodThis option indicates the average typical deviation
StyleYou can choose either Standard or Personalized:
  • If you select Standard, you will see the toggles (Stacked, Area and Spline) and style options in the image above.

  • If you select Personalized or choose one of the standard styles and click Copy selected to personalize, you can edit the widget default properties and create a custom Line chart suitable to your needs. See the Customize your Line chart article to learn more about this.

The following options will only appear if you select All in Actions:

Show all seriesSelect ON to show only the most significant values. Select OFF to display only one line representing the sum of all the series.
Max.series to showIf you select ON in the Show all series toggle, enter here the maximum number of series to show.
Sort by descending orderSelect ON to order data in descending order.

Example

The below widget is a sample of the ISP (service provider) activity in the current account for the last week with the following configuration.

  • Time Range - 1 week
  • Group by - hours
  • Accumulate in period - 1 day
  • Field to show - count
  • Actions - All 

Hints

  • Select/deselect values by clicking them on the top of the widget.
  • Zoom in/out by clicking on the map, dragging the mouse and selecting the required area over the widget.
  • Check all the values of an grouping period by moving the mouse into the widget.