Fields – Chart

This field is used to display various types of charts to visualize data without syncing to a PowerBI report. All charts require a target to return data that will be displayed on the chart.

Charts can have a search component attached to it to provide greater flexibility in terms of displaying data. Learn more about available search components here or learn how to create your own search components here.

Below are examples of each chart type that’s available:

Here are examples of the numerical and categorical Field Definition types:

Below are the fields and their purpose:

  • Chart Type – A dropdown list that contains a list of charts that can be used.
  • Axis Type – A dropdown list that determines if the axis of the chart are numerical or categorical.
  • Category Axis Type – Only available when Axis Type is Categorical. Determines what type of data will be on the axis.
  • Category Title – Only available when Axis Type is Categorical. Determines the title on the Category Axis.
  • Value Title – Only available when the Axis Type is Categorical. Determines the title on the Value Axis.
  • Category Format – Only available when Axis Type is Categorical. Determines the formatting of data on the Category Axis.
  • Value Format – Only available when Axis Type is Categorical. Determines the formatting of data on the Value Axis.
  • X Axis Type – Only available when the Axis Type is Numerical. Determines what type of data will be on the X Axis.
  • Y Axis Type – Only available when the Axis Type is Numerical. Determines what type of data will be on the Y Axis.
  • X Axis Title– Only available when the Axis Type is Numerical. Determines what the title will be on the X Axis.
  • Y Axis Title– Only available when the Axis Type is Numerical. Determines what the title will be on the Y Axis.
  • X Axis Format– Only available when the Axis Type is Numerical. Determines what the formatting of data will be on the X Axis.
  • Y Axis Format– Only available when the Axis Type is Numerical. Determines what the formatting of data will be on the Y Axis.
  • Title – The title that will be displayed above the chart.
  • Legend Position – Determines where the legend will be displayed in relation to the chart.
  • Where do we get the data for this control? – The target that will be called to return the data for the chart.
  • Add Search Component? – The name of a search component to be used. This field is optional.
  • Enable Chart Tooltips – Determines if tooltips will be enabled on the chart. Tooltips are displayed when you hover over a data point on the chart and specific detailed information about that point will be displayed.
  • Enable Data Auto Refreshing -Determines if the data will refresh automatically after a specified period of time.
  • How often should the data auto refresh– Determines how often the data will be automatically refreshed. Only available if Enable Data Auto Refreshing is Yes.
Updated on January 30, 2024

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