A sankey diagram visualizes data flow branches. A larger branch indicates a heavier data traffic. You can use a sankey diagram to analyze various types of business data. For example, you can use a sankey diagram to analyze energy data, material composition, or financial data. Only group spaces of Advanced Edition and Quick BI Enterprise Standard support creating Sankey diagrams.
Prerequisites
A dashboard is created. For more information, see Create a dashboard.
Overview
Scenario
It is often used to indicate the flow direction of data. Two sets of data are used to generate multiple points in the coordinate system. You can observe the distribution of these points to determine whether a correlation exists between variables or summarize the distribution pattern.
Example of a line chart
Create a chart
Select dimensions and measures based on your business requirements.
In the Dimensions list, double-click Area, Province, Order Level, Product Box, Product Name, Product Category, and Product Type. You can also drag these dimensions to the Node Categories field.
In the Measures list, double-click order_number. You can also drag this measure to the Node Height (Measures) field.
Click Update to update the kanban.
Configure the style of a kanban
In the Title and Card section, configure the following parameters:
① Main title
② line separator
③ Show link jump
④ Remarks
⑤ Endnote
In the widget container, set Card Color, Background Image, Fillet, and Inner Space.
In the Chart Style section, configure Show Category Label, Show label Color, Line Style, Line Color, and Line Transparency.
Limits
When you create a sankey diagram, you must specify Node Type (Dimensions) and Node Height (Measures).
You can specify 2 to 20 dimensions for Node Type (Dimensions). such as province and product_type.
You can specify no more than one measure for Node Height (Measures). such as order_number.
What to do next
You can share your dashboard with others. For more information, see Share a dashboard.
If you want to create a navigation menu for thematic analysis, you can integrate your dashboard into a business intelligence (BI) portal. For more information, see Create a BI portal.