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Quick BI:Radar Charts

Last Updated:Apr 29, 2024

A radar chart shows data values or percentages, which helps you compare the indicators over various sets of data or over time. This topic describes how to add data to a radar chart and configure its style.

Prerequisites

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

Limits

When you create a radar chart, you must specify Length (Mea.) and Labels (Dim.). You can configure a radar chart in two ways.

  • Dimension As Branch Label: Dimension values act as the branch nodes in the radar chart. This mode allows you to check the distribution of measure values.

    • Labels (Dim.): You can specify only one dimension for Labels (Dim.). Dimension values are the branch nodes in the radar chart.

    • Length (Mea.): You can specify 1 to 10 measures for Length (Mea.). Each measure acts as a separate plane in the radar chart.

  • Measure As Branch Label: Measure values act as the branch nodes in the radar chart. This mode allows you to check the distribution of dimension values.

    • Labels (Dim.): You can specify only one dimension for Labels (Dim.). The dimension acts as a separate plane in the radar chart.

    • Length (Mea.): You can specify 1 to 10 measures for Length (Mea.). Measure values are the branch nodes in the radar chart.

Overview

Scenarios

A radar chart, also known as a spider web chart, maps multiple dimensions of data to axes that start at the center of the same circle, end at the edge of the circle, and connect the same set of points with lines. Multi-used for the distribution of dimension values.

Benefits

  • Easy-to-use interactive operations: A pie chart allows you to switch between metrics and configure filters.

  • Visualizations: circle, polygon style, and custom label display.

  • Other capabilities: You can add remarks, such as words and metrics. You can also add hyperlinks to link metrics to other platforms.

Renderings

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Create a chart

When you add data to a radar chart, you can use Dimensions as Branch Labels or Measures as Branch Labels.

  • Dimension As Branch Label: Dimension values act as the branch nodes in the radar chart. This mode allows you to check the distribution of measure values.

    Select dimensions and measures based on your business requirements. Then, click Update.

    • In the Measures list, double-click back_point. You can also drag this measure to the Length (Mea.) field.

    • In the Dimensions list, double-click area. You can also drag this dimension to the Labels (Dim.) field.

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  • Measure As Branch Label: Measure values act as the branch nodes in the radar chart. This mode allows you to check the distribution of dimension values.

    Select dimensions and measures based on your business requirements. Then, click Update.

    • In the Measures list, double-click Order Amt, Profit Amt, and Discount Point. You can also drag these measures to the Branch Length (Mea.) field.

    • In the Dimensions list, double-click area. You can also drag this dimension to the Labels (Dim.) field.

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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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  • In the drawing, configure the following parameters.

    Parameter

    Color Settings

    You can specify custom colors for the radar chart.

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    Show Shadow

    You can specify whether to Show Shadows.

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    Show Lines

    You can specify whether to show lines and set the shape and thickness of the lines.

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    Area Padding Between Nodes

    You can specify whether to use area padding between nodes and the transparency of area padding between nodes.

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    Label Shape

    You can specify whether to Show Marker Points and the shape of the Marker Points.

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    process NULL values

    If a dimension in a chart contains empty values, you can set the display mode for the empty values. Three methods are supported: Direct Crossing, Set to 0, Unbreak, and Line Break.

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  • In the Axes section, configure Visual Style Switch, Maximum Value, and Display Axis Label.

    Chart configuration items

    Description

    Switch between visualization styles

    Options: Polygon and Circle

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    Radius Percentage

    Supports setting the proportion of the radius.

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    Branch Name

    You can set the style of the Branch Name parameter.

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    Field Description Icon

    Supports setting the icon and color of the field description.

    Show Scale

    Supports setting whether to display tick marks.

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    Gridlines

    You can specify Show Gridlines and set the shape, size, and color of the gridlines.

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    Show polar zebra crossing

    You can specify whether to display Polar zebra crossings and set the color of the zebra crossings.

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    Axis Branch

    You can set the axis branching parameter to Automatic or Custom.

    If you select Custom, you can specify the maximum and minimum values of the axis dimension.

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    Note
    • When axis branch customization is enabled, the auxiliary line feature does not take effect.

    • You cannot set the maximum value less than 0 or the minimum value greater than 0 for stacked series charts.

    Show Value

    Specifies whether to show values on the vertical axis. If this feature is enabled, the size of each ring axis is displayed as well.

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  • In the Legend section, configure Legend, Legend Position, and Text Style.

    • PC-side configuration

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      Chart configuration items

      Description

      Position /Multi-line Display

      If you select Multi-line Display, you can view metrics in multiple lines. For example:

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      If you select Display in Multiple Lines and Measure Name is long and hidden, you can use the Text Display Full feature.

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      • After you select:

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      Position /Row Tile Display

      If you select this check box, you can set Metrics to One Line Tile.

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      Metric Display

      If the metric is not selected, the display effect is “-” by default. You can switch to Empty.

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  • In the label, set Show Label, Position, and Label Style.

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  • In the Tooltip section, set Whether to Show, Display Mode, Background Color, and Text Style.

    You can select By Single Data Point or By Dimension Value.

    • By Single Data Point: displays the data associated with the data point that you want to float.

    • By Dimension Value: displays all data in the same dimension value. image

  • In the Series Settings section, set Line Style and Show Marker Points. 76.gif

Chart analysis configuration

Parameter

Data type

Description

Data interaction

Drill

If you have set the drill-down field in the Fields panel, you can set the drill-level row display style here.

Linkage

If the data that you want to analyze belongs to different charts or tables, you can configure this feature to associate the charts and tables, and then analyze the data. For more information, see Linkage.

If you select Metrics as Branch Labels, you can configure the Metrics and Metrics.

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Hyperlink

If the data that you want to analyze belongs to different dashboards, you can configure this feature to associate the dashboards, and then analyze the data. You can use one of the following methods: In-product Redirection, On-page Components, and External Links. For more information, see Redirection settings and display.

Metric Analysis

Gridlines

An auxiliary line can be used to show the difference between the value of a measure and the reference value indicated by the auxiliary line. The reference value can be a fixed value or a calculated value. You can use the following calculated values: average, maximum, minimum, and median. For more information, see the "Auxiliary line" section in Metric analysis.

Label

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If data in a chart is abnormal or requires additional attention, you can highlight the data or add icons, notes, or data points. This helps you detect exceptions and perform subsequent operations. For more information, see Label.

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.