Area Chart
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The Area Chart in the KPI tool offers a visually engaging way to represent trends over time, using shaded areas to emphasize magnitude and patterns in data. This highly customizable chart helps users effectively showcase comparisons, distributions, and cumulative values. Below is a detailed guide to its features and settings.
Here's a quick guide to create Area chart in KPI:
In the Data Tab, fields are mapped to configure the chart for accurate and effective visualization:
Value: The numeric field that represents the primary data points or values in the chart.
By: The categorical field that defines the axis, groupings, or categories for the chart.
Add Subcategory: A toggle option to include an additional level of categorization, allowing for a more detailed breakdown within the visualization.
The Area Chart settings in KPI by Powerviz offer robust customization options, enabling users to create visually appealing and insightful area charts. Below is a detailed explanation of the features available under the Area Tab:
Area Style
Defines the type of area chart you want to create:
Grouped Area Chart: Displays multiple area series without stacking, allowing for a comparison of values on the same axis.
Stacked Area Chart: Layers the area series on top of each other, showing cumulative totals for better context.
Variance Area Chart: Compares actual and target values to visualize variances:
Positive Variance: Displays the area where actual values exceed target values.
Negative Variance: Displays the area where target values exceed actual values.
Label Display: Customize whether variance values or percentages are shown within the chart.
Apply to All Toggle
Purpose: Provides a uniform area formatting across all series.
When Enabled: The selected area style, color palette, and line settings apply universally to all data series.
When Disabled: Allows independent customization for each area series, providing greater control over individual series styling.
Line Type
Defines the shape and flow of the line that outlines the area:
Linear: Straight lines connecting the data points directly.
Spline: Smooth, curved lines for a polished appearance.
Step: Stepped lines where changes occur horizontally or vertically, emphasizing transitions.
Step After: Stepped lines where changes occur after the data point.
Step Before: Stepped lines where changes occur before the data point.
Line Style
Specifies the appearance of the line:
Solid: A continuous line without any breaks.
Dash: A dashed line with evenly spaced breaks.
Dot: A dotted line with small circular breaks.
Dash Dot: A combination of dashes and dots.
Short Dash Dot: A shorter variation of the dash-dot pattern.
Short Dash Dot Dot: A shorter variation with two dots between dashes.
Long Dash Dot: A longer variation of the dash-dot pattern.
Long Dash Dot Dot: A longer variation with two dots between dashes.
Line Width
Adjusts the thickness of the line outlining the area (measured in pixels). A thicker line provides greater emphasis on boundaries.
Area Opacity
Controls the transparency of the filled area under the line. Lower opacity makes the chart more subtle, while higher opacity makes the filled area more pronounced.
Color Palette
Offers multiple options for customizing the color scheme of the area chart:
Gradient: Applies a gradient effect transitioning between colors.
IBCS: Adopts International Business Communication Standards (IBCS) colors for professional consistency.
IBCS Diverging: Highlights contrasting values using diverging IBCS colors.
Power BI: Aligns the chart’s colors with Power BI's default theme.
Sequential: Uses a gradient scale progressing in one direction, ideal for quantitative data.
Diverging: Highlights contrasts using diverging colors.
Qualitative: A palette of distinct colors for categorical data.
Enable Marker Toggle
Purpose: Adds markers to data points along the line for better visibility and clarity.
When Enabled: Displays markers at data points.
When Disabled: Removes markers from the chart.
Marker Type
Defines the shape of the markers at data points:
Circle: A simple circular marker.
Square: A square-shaped marker.
Diamond: A diamond-shaped marker.
Upward Triangle: A triangle pointing upwards.
Downward Triangle: A triangle pointing downwards.
Marker Size
Specifies the size of the markers at data points. Larger markers can emphasize key data points, while smaller markers provide subtlety.
Enable Highlight Toggle
Purpose: Highlights specific data points for emphasis.
When Enabled: Adds distinct visual cues to the chart for selected data points.
When Disabled: No highlights are displayed.
Highlight Display Type
Defines the type of data points to highlight:
Min/Max: Highlights the minimum and maximum values in the dataset.
First/Last: Highlights the first and last points in the dataset.
Last: Highlights only the last data point in the dataset.
Color
Allows users to customize highlight colors. Different colors can be applied to distinguish specific highlights effectively.
The Deviation Display feature allows users to visualize the difference between selected points in the chart.
Follow these steps to configure:
Select Deviation Display Mode:
Last To First: Displays deviation between the last and the first data points in your dataset.
Max To Min: Displays deviation between the maximum and minimum values in your dataset.
Last To Previous: Displays deviation between the last data point and the one immediately before it.
Custom:
Select this option to manually configure the start and end positions for the deviation.
Use the dropdowns to choose the Start Position and End Position for custom deviation.
Enable/Disable Deviation Labels:
Toggle the Label option to enable or disable labels for the deviation lines.
The Action settings allow you to define interactivity within your report for all visuals. This feature lets you enable or disable cross-filtering capabilities, giving you control over how the visual interacts with others.
None:
Disables interactivity for the selected visual.
When selected, interacting with the visual will not impact or filter other visuals in your report.
Cross Filtering:
Enables cross-filtering functionality.
Interacting with the visual will dynamically filter related visuals, allowing you to analyze specific data points or categories more effectively.
Single: Uses one uniform color for the area with .
Click to explore the Format tab in detail. Explore customization options to modify ranking settings, adjust axis properties, configure gridlines, and fine-tune number formatting to meet your needs. Dive into each section to unlock advanced styling and formatting possibilities.
This is common tab for all visuals click to explore settings. You can adjust visual properties, manage formatting options, and fine-tune various features to align with your requirements. Make sure to explore each section for a complete configuration.
