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Comparative chart widget
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Comparative chart widget

Owned by Juan Tomás Alonso Nieto (Deactivated)
May 23, 2022

What is a comparative chart widget?

The comparative chart widget is composed of two elements:

  • White line - Represents the data values.
  • Red band - Indicates the comparison periods applied.

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 period. Enter the required multiplier number in the left field and the time range in the right one (minutes, hours or days
Y Axis LabelEnter a title for the Y-axis
ActionsAdd the values of the grouping to the widget
Field to showSelect one of the available aggregated values

Fill the parameters below to define the period bands of the widget. Note that periods and groups depend on the grouping and the time range set in the area above.

Periods relatedThe behavior of the red band is defined by this field:
  • If you select OFF - the white line is compared with the same day (e.g. Monday) in the last 5 weeks
  • If you select ON - the white line is compared with the same week of the month (e.g. 3rd week) in the last 5 months
Compare with N periodsSelect the number of weeks you want to compare the line with
Group byThis value depends on the one selected above
Predict dataIf you select ON, the white line will show only values for the first half of the range. The second half will only show the red band with the prediction based on the related periods
Range limits Max/Min by default. If you select Average, a new box will appear to select the variation factor
Variation factorEnter the variaiton factor percentage if you selected the Average option in the Range limits field.

Example

The below widget is a sample of the average response time of the ISP Comcast Cable in a web server for the last week, grouping by days. The white line has the following configuration:

  • Time Range - 1 week
  • Field to show - avg (response time)
  • Actions - Comcast Cable

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

Hints

  • Zoom in/out by clicking on the map, dragging the mouse and selecting the required area over the widget.
  • Move the mouse over the widget to see the Data and Range values for each grouping period.