Horizontal Bar Chart


The horizontal bar chart widget is used to compare data values.


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Data Fields

The data fields required are:

Field Multiplicity
Dimension 1
Measurement ≥ 1



Chart Style

Measurement Style

You can style the bar for each Measurement field. Only available in Advanced Mode.


Field Description
Color Select the color of the bars



You can also style the appearance of the bars.


Field Description
Rounded Corners Select this to display bars with round corners
Stack Select this to place bars with same Dimension value side by side
Bar Spacing Specify the vertical spacing between bars with different Dimension values

Axis Style

Formats the horizontal and vertical axes of the bar chart. You can hide any axis by clicking their respective eye button.


Field Description
Unit Specify the unit to be used for the axis label
Dynamic Unit [1] Select this to automatically use the unit that suits your data values
Axis Range [1] Specify the minimum and maximum value on the horizontal axis, and the number of tick marks between the first and last tick marks
Label Settings Choose the type, format and the orientation of the tick mark labels
Font [2] Styles the font of the tick mark labels
Axis Line [2] Styles the axis line. Axis line is disabled by default - click eye to enable it.
Grid Line [2] Styles the grid lines. Grid lines are disabled by default - click eye to enable them.
Show Scalar Bar [2] Select this to show a bar that can limit the range of data displayed on each axis

[1] Only available for Horizontal Axis/X-Axis [2] Only available in Advanced Mode

Note

The scalar bar enables you to show a part of the bar chart, so that users focus only on the important parts.

Legend Style

Formats the legend. You can hide the legend by clicking eye.


Field Description
Position Select the position to display the legend
Size [3] Specify the size of the legend bar. Select Auto to automatically set the optimal size for the legend bar
Legend Font [3] Configure the font of the legend text

[3] Only available in Advanced Mode