(v24) Line Trend: Attribute Value Charts

Line Trend: Attribute Value Charts

This applies to: Visual Data Discovery

Attribute value line charts are based on one metric, one attribute and one time attribute. Attribute value line charts are supported by all Symphony data connectors except Cloudera Search. They are supported by Symphony Apache Solr connectors for version 5.2 or later.

This topic describes:

• Configure Settings for a Specific Attribute Value Line Chart
• Configure Colors for a Specific Attribute Value Line Chart

For information on setting even time intervals, see Even Time Intervals.

Configure Settings for a Specific Attribute Value Line Chart

Change the settings for a specific attribute value line chart

1. Edit the attribute value line chart you want to modify. See Edit Visuals.

2. If you are editing the visual in a dashboard, select Settings from the visual drop-down menu. The sidebar menu for the visual appears.

   If you are editing the visual from the Visual Gallery, the sidebar appears to the right of the visual.

3. Select on the sidebar menu. The Line Chart Settings sidebar for the visual appears.

   

4. Alter the settings as needed:

   Setting	Description
   Display Style	Select Line Chart or Area Chart to indicate the type of chart you want to see. Line Chart is selected by default. The Area Chart setting turns on the fill option for the line chart (fills the visual with appropriate colors between the lines). The Line Chart setting turns off the fill option (so only lines appear).
   Display as stacked	Slide this switch on (to the right) to display the visual as a stacked area chart. When turned on, the Stacking Style options become available.
   Stacking Style	Select one of the stacking styles: Stacked or 100% Stacked. These options are only available if the Display as stacked switch is on. The Stacked setting is the default and displays the plotted lines in a stacked format. Stacked charts are best used to show how individual values in the data relate to all of the other values for the same data. The 100% Stacked option displays the plotted lines in a stacked format but as they relate to a cumulative whole. The y-axis cumulative total is always represented as 100% in a 100% stacked format and all individual values are presented as percentages of the whole.
   Line Thickness	Increase or decrease the thickness of the lines in the visual using the up and down arrows in this box.

5. Optionally, edit the number or date and time format for this visual. See Configure Number Formatting for Visuals and Configure Date and Time Formatting for Visuals.

6. Select to save the dashboard and the visual with its updated settings.

Configure Colors for a Specific Attribute Value Line Chart

Specify the color settings for a specific attribute value line chart using the Color sidebar

1. Edit the visual you want to modify. See Edit Visuals.

2. If you are editing the visual in a dashboard, select Settings from the visual drop-down menu. The sidebar menu for the visual appears. If you are editing the visual from the Visual Gallery, the sidebar appears to the right of the visual.

   Select on the sidebar menu. The Color sidebar for the visual appears.

   

3. Configure the color settings as described below. As you change the color settings, the legend at the top of the Color sidebar shows how the legend will appear on the visual. Supported color specifications are described in Specify Colors.

   Setting	Description
   Legend	Enable or disable to display a dynamic legend in this visual. Dynamic legends allow you to temporarily add or remove data shown in the visual. For distinct color styles, select a data point in the legend to turn it off and on in the visual. Use the color selector to manually assign colors for legend items. If available, enable or disable a static legend for this visual.
   Color Attribute	Select the attribute that affects the segment color in the visual.
   Group By Color Palette	Select a color palette for this specific visual. Select the Inherit from theme checkbox to use the color palette specified by the theme.

4. Close the Color sidebar and the color settings are dynamically applied to the visual.

5. Select to save the dashboard and the visual with its updated settings.