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Quick BI:Arc Chart

Last Updated:Apr 29, 2024

An arc chart is a commonly used data visualization chart that shows the relationship and distribution of data in arcs to help users better understand complex relationship network.

Prerequisites

A dashboard is created. For more information, see Create a dashboard.

Overview

  • Scenarios

    Arc charts are suitable for displaying and analyzing complex relationship network. They can be used to reveal patterns, trends, and correlations to help solve problems, such as sales data analysis, financial market analysis, traffic network analysis, and network security analysis. Arc charts enable users to observe the changing trends of data more intuitively.

  • Benefits

    Arc charts have the advantages of visualizing complex relationships, highlighting key nodes, and discovering patterns and trends. They provide users with intuitive and effective data display effects.

  • Renderings

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Create a chart

  1. On the tab, select the required dimensions and measures.

    • Double-click or drag data in the Source /Dimension column.

    • Select a dimension in the Target /Dimension column.

    • In the Line Value /Metric column, select the metric that is fed back in the line value.

  2. Click Update. The system automatically updates the chart.

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  3. If you need to only view data of specific areas, you can select the area field and configure a filter to obtain the required data.

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  4. Auto Refresh

    After you select Auto Refresh, the system automatically refreshes the horizontal bar chart at a specified time interval. For example, if you select Auto Refresh, enter 5, and then select Minutes, the system refreshes the horizontal bar chart every 5 minutes.

Configure the styles of the LBS heat map

The following section describes how to configure the styles of an LBS heat map. For information about the common style settings of charts, see Configure the chart title.

You can enter a keyword in the search box at the top of the configuration section to search for configuration items. You can also click image..pngExpand /Collapse All Categories in the right-side chart.

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  • You can customize configurations in the Graphics section.

    The Data Size Mapping feature allows you to select multiple nodes and streamline. If you do not select the streamline option, you can customize the streamline width. The default value is 6px, the peak value is 12px, and the valley value is 2px.

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    You can change the color of a graphic based on your business requirements.

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  • In the Legend section, set the position and settings of the text.

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  • In the Series Settings section, you can configure the series.

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    Chart configuration items

    Description

    Series

    The series. You can specify a measure or dimension based on your business requirements.

    Alias

    You can set aliases for series names. For example:

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  • In the Tooltip section, set the Background Color and Text settings.

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Limits

An arc chart consists of source /dimension, target /dimension, and continuous limit value /measure.

  • Source /Dimension and Target /Dimension are determined by the source dimension of the data. You can select only one dimension, for example, region or product type.

  • Concatenation Limit /Measure is determined by the measure of the data. You can select only one measure, for example, regional total sales.

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.