Quick BI:Indicator Diagram

Prerequisites

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

Chart overview

• Use scenarios

  Used in the DuPont analysis model to disassemble and analyze the indicators.

• Benefits

  • Computing capabilities: You can configure advanced computing, comparison-based comparison, and conditional formats.

• Example

Chart field configuration

• Data Panel

  1. On the Field tab, select dimensions and measures based on your business requirements.

     • In the Measures list, double-click Profit Amt. You can also drag this measure to the Top Indicator (Mea.) field.

     • In the Measures list, double-click Order Amt, Transportation Cost, Cost, Other Costs, Order Quantity, Unit Price, and Discount Point. You can also drag this measure to the Discount Indicator field.

  2. Click Disassembly Relationship to go to the configuration page.

     1. Enter an expression in the Branch Line Expression field to generate a chart in real time.

        You can split multiple metrics by clicking the field and entering an expression. For example, you can click Order Amount and enter [Order Quantity]*[Unit Price]*[Discount Point] to split the metrics of the order amount.

        Note

        Enter @ to quickly add indicators. You can enter "+", "-", "*", "," and "( )" on the keyboard.

        Example: Sales performance=Unit price per customer * Number of buyers

     2. Click Save and Exit. The system automatically updates the chart.

        

  3. In the Dimensions list, double-click the order_date (year) field. You can also drag this field to the Comparison Date (Year) field.

     

     1. You can select Latest Date Data and Stage Summary Data as the default values.

     2. After the data is updated, you can go to the Advanced tab to configure the details.

  4. Click Update to create the LBS heat map.

  5. Optional. If you want to view the data of only a few cities, you can configure a filter to filter the required data.

  6. Auto Refresh

     After you select Auto Refresh, the system refreshes the bubble chart as scheduled. For example, you select Auto Refresh, enter 5, and then select min. The system automatically refreshes chart data every 5 minutes.

Chart style configuration

The following section describes how to configure the chart style. For more information about common chart style configurations, see Configure the chart title.

• In the Indicator Style section, configure Display Direction and Default Display.

  Parameter	Description
  Display Direction	Portrait and Landscape are supported.
  Show by default	Valid values: Expand All, Collapse All, and Expand to Level N. N indicates the current link level.

• In the Metric Content section, you can configure the Name and Value text styles.

• In the Series Settings section, set Select Series and Prefix and Suffix of Metric Data Value.

  Parameter	Description
  Series	Specify the metric items that are added to the top metric /measure and the area and top split metric /measure.
  Prefix and Suffix for Indicator	The prefix and suffix for the value of a measure in the indicator trend chart.

• In the Conditional Format section, configure the conditional format of the field.

  

  Parameter	Description
  Series	You can select metrics that are added to the top metric and the area and top disassembled metrics.
  Shortcut Style	Select marker icons and font colors.
  Custom image styles	Customize text, icon styles, marker icons, range values, and font colors.
  Synchronize styles to	Replicate the conditional formatting settings of a measure to other measures.

Chart analysis configuration

Data interaction

Advanced Settings

If the Comparison Date /Dimension section has a date field and Secondary Metrics is enabled, you can configure the following advanced parameters.