Curation - Bubble Chart
Intended audience: END-USERS ANALYSTS DEVELOPERS ADMINISTRATORS
AO Platform: 4.3
Overview
This topic contains an overview of the Bubble Chart. A bubble Chart is a type of data visualization that uses bubbles to represent data points. It is an effective choice for representing multi-variable data in a visually impactful and user-friendly manner.
Configuration of Bubble Chart
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Properties
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DATA |
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| Dropdown w/Expression option |
| The X-axis Field allows the user to select the MSO Field Property to represent the X-axis values in the chart. |
| ON/OFF Toggle | Disabled | If enabled, select a single Series Type and Series Field below. If disabled, select one or more Series Fields below. |
… Series Type Fields | Repeater Dropdown w/Additional Properties, Expression, and Color options |
| The Series Type Fields allow the user to select an MSO Field Property to represent the Series Field. This property is only available if Show Series Data in Row is enabled. |
… Colors | Text Field w/Color Palette option |
| The Colors allow the user to select which color to use for the Bubble Chart. See Curation - Field Properties - Data Styles | Selection-of-Color. This property is only available if Show Series Data in Row is enabled. |
| Dropdown w/Expression option | The Radius Field in a Bubble Chart defines the size of each bubble based on the values in the selected field. It is a critical element for visualizing a third dimension of data in addition to the X-axis and Y-axis values. | |
… Series Name | Text Fields |
| The Series Name allows the user to enter Series Names that will be used to identify the data Series in the Legend. |
| Dropdown w/Additional Properties and Expression options |
| The Series Fields allow the user to select an MSO Field Property to represent the Series Field. |
… Active | ON/OFF Toggle | ON | |
… Use Series Field to Apply Data Styles | ON/OFF Toggle | OFF | The Use Series Field to Apply Data Styles ON/OFF Toggle controls whether data styles are applied based on the series field:
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… Add Custom Data Styles | Button | ||
… Series Name | Text Field |
| The Series Name allows the user to enter Series Names that will be used to identify the data Series in the Legend. |
…Y-Axis Name | Text Field | ||
… Exclude Zero Values | ON/OFF Toggle | OFF | If enabled, zero values will be excluded. By default, this setting is disabled. |
… Additional Properties | Key / Value - Text Fields |
| Optional Additional Properties - expressed as a Key/Value pair. |
| Number Field |
| Option to set a Max number of records to be used by the chart. |
| Dropdown w/Expression option |
| The Sort By Field option allows users to select a field to sort the data and also provides the flexibility to define a custom expression for more advanced sorting criteria. |
| Dropdown |
| Option to set Sort order for data in the Chart to either Ascending or Descending. |
| Dropdown |
| The dropdown Base Series field allows the user to select an option relating to each series Field, such as Bell Curve, Histogram, Pareto. |
| ON/OFF Toggle |
| The Apply When Shown from a Connected MSO ON/OFF Toggle determines whether the settings or actions are applied specifically when data is displayed through a connected MSO.
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| ON/OFF Toggle | Disabled | If enabled, the Record Count rules will be applied. If the Record Count rules are not met, the series will not be shown. |
| ON/OFF Toggle | Disabled | If Show TopN plus Other is enabled, the App will display only the Top N records along with a single aggregated category representing all other records. The number of records shown for the Top N is determined by an MSO Setting in the Easy Answers section. If disabled, the App will display all records based on the user's query. |
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| The Additional Tooltip Data Properties allow the user to select one or more MSO Field Properties to display their values in the tooltip when the user hovers over a data point. |
… Display Name | Test Field | ||
… MSO Property | Dropdown w/Expression | ||
AXIS |
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| Dropdown |
| Option to select the format of the X-Axis, including Linear, Logarithmic, DateTime, Category, Color, BellCurve. |
| ON/OFF Toggle | OFF | If enabled, data for multiple series will be displayed as stacked for each X-Axis value. If disabled, the data will be shown as grouped. |
| ON/OFF Toggle | OFF | If enabled, X-Axis labels will be converted into clickable links, with their content defined by the JavaScript in the Link JS Function. When disabled, the labels will not include links. |
… Link JS Functions | Text Field w/Search |
| The Link JS function allows the user to select from an existing JavaScript Function to be used to generate links for the X-Axis Labels |
| ON/OFF Toggle | OFF | If enabled, titles can be added to both the X-Axis and Y-Axis. If disabled, the X-Axis and Y-Axis will not have titles. |
… X-Axis Title | Text Field | Enter the Title for the X-Axis. | |
… Y-Axis Title | Text Field | Enter the Title for the Y-Axis. | |
DATA LABELS |
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| Dropdown w/Additional Properties option | Show Percentage | Optional Additional Properties - expressed as a Key/Value pair. |
… Additional Properties |
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| Optional Additional Properties - expressed as a Key/Value pair. |
| Text Field w/Search |
| The Data Label JS function allows users to search for and define JavaScript functions that control the display or behavior of data labels in a chart. |
| ON/OFF Toggle | OFF | If enabled, in the Bubble Chart curation controls whether data labels are loaded gradually as the chart is interacted. |
EVENTS |
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| Text Field w/Search |
| The On Click JS function allows users to search for and define JavaScript functions that control the behavior when the user clicks a data point in the chart. If left empty, the default behavior for the chart will be used. |
| Text Field w/Search |
| The On Double Click JS function allows users to search for and define JavaScript functions that control the behavior when the user double clicks a data point in the chart. If left empty, the default behavior for the chart will be used. |
TOOLTIP |
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| ON/OFF Toggle | OFF | If enabled, the tooltip displayed when hovering over data in the App will include the X-Axis name. If disabled, only the data value will be shown, without the X-Axis name |
| Key / Value - Text Fields |
| Optional Additional Tooltip Properties - expressed as a Key/Value pair. |
ZONE |
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| Dropdown |
| The Zone Axis dropdown allows the user to select different zones within the chart, often used for visual emphasis or categorization. |
| Dropdown w/Additional Properties and Expression options |
| The Zone Axis Properties dropdown allows users to customize the properties of the Zone Axis in a Bubble Chart, |
… Zone Color | Text Field |
| The Zone color refers to the color applied to different zones within a chart. |
… Additional Properties | Key / Value - Text Fields |
| Optional Additional Tooltip Properties - expressed as a Key/Value pair. |
STYLES |
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| ON/OFF Toggle | Disabled | If enabled, the Disable Animation toggle refers to turning off any animated transitions or effects when the chart or visualization is rendered or updated. |
Examples of Curated Bubble Chart
