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

Extension

Unlimited.


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.

Show Thousands Separator

Select this to display the thousandths of the value.

Bar Spacing

Specify the vertical spacing between bars with different Dimension values.

Axis Style


Formats the horizontal and vertical axes of the bar chart.


Field

Description

Name

Specify the name of the axes.

Dynamic Unit [1]

Select this to automatically use the unit that suits your data values.

Axis Range [1]

Specify the minimum and maximum values on the axes, and the number of labels between them.

Label Settings

Format the labels on the axes.
  • Format: Select how the labels should be formatted based on data type.
    • value: Select the prefix to use for converting the labels. Set to auto by default.

    • category: No option available.

    • time: Select a time format for the labels, for example YYYY-MM-DD or HH:mm.

  • Angle: Specify how much to rotate the tick labels.

Axis Font

Style the axis labels.

Unit Font

Style the unit labels.

Axis Line

Style the line for the axes.

Grid Line

Style the grid lines for the axes. Hidden by default for Y-Axis.

Show Scalar Bar

Select to show a bar that can limit the range of data displayed on the axes.


[1] Only available for X-Axis.


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.


Field

Description

Position

Select the position to display the legend.

Size

Specify the size of the legend bar. Select Auto to automatically set the optimal size for the legend bar.

Legend Font

Configure the font of the legend text.

Data Shown on Hover

From the Extension data field, select the data displayed when the mouse is hovered over the bar.