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Curation - Waffle Chart

Intended audience: end-users analysts developers administrators

AO Platform: 4.4

Overview

This section offers an overview of the Waffle Chart for a Curation Micro Application. A Waffle Chart is a grid-based visualization tool used to display proportions, percentages, or counts in a visually engaging way. It divides data into a grid of squares or blocks, where each block represents a fixed unit of measurement, such as a percentage or a specific count.

Example

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Configuration of Waffle Chart

DATA Properties

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Label

Description



  • Category Field

Dropdown w/Expression option

 

The Category Field dropdown allows users to select the category.

  • Value Field

Dropdown w/Expression option

 

The Value Field dropdown allows users to select a value.

  • Color

Text Field w/Color Palette option

 

The Colors allows user to select which color to use for the Pie of the chart. See Curation - Field Properties - Data Styles.

  • Sort By Field 

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.

  • Sort Direction 

Dropdown

 

Option to set the Sort order for data in the Chart to either Ascending or Descending.

  • Max Number of Records 

Number Field

 

Option to set a Max number of records to be used by the Chart.

  • Exclude Zero Values

ON/OFF Toggle

OFF


  • Show All Records on Data Tab and in Data Download

ON/OFF Toggle

OFF


  • Apply When Shown from a Connected MSO

ON/OFF Toggle

OFF

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.

  • ON: The feature or behavior is applied when the data originates from the connected MSO.

  • OFF: The feature or behavior is not applied, regardless of the connected MSO.

  • Apply Curation Data Size Rules for the App Data

ON/OFF Toggle

OFF

If enabled, the Record Count rules will be applied. The series will not be shown if the Record Count rules are not met.

  • Item Count

Number Field


The Item Count Field allows users to provide the number of individual data points or blocks displayed within the chart.

  • Waffle Type

Dropdown


The Waffle Chart dropdown allows users to select the option Square or Circle.

  • Additional Tooltip Data Properties

Display Name - Text Field

MSO Property - Dropdown

 

The Additional Tooltip Data Properties allow users to select one or more MSO Field Properties to display their values in the tooltip when the user hovers over a data point.


EVENTS Properties

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Label

Description



  • Data Param JS Function

Text Field w/Search




TOOLTIP Properties

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Label

Description



TOOLTIP

 

 

 

  • Show Tooltip

ON/OFF Toggle

ON


  • Show X-Axis Name in Tooltip

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

  • Additional Tooltip Properties

Key / Value - Text Fields

 

Optional Additional Tooltip Properties - expressed as a Key/Value pair.


STYLES Properties

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Label

Description



  • Disable Animation

ON/OFF Toggle

OFF

The Disable Animation toggle refers to turning off any animated transitions or effects that occur when the chart or visualization is rendered or updated.

  • Use Series Field to Apply Data Styles

ON/OFF Toggle

OFF









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