Radar Chart

This page describes how to set up and configure the Radar Chart component used to used to display multivariate data in the form of a two-dimensional chart.

 

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Set up a Radar Chart

To set up a Radar Chart component, click-and-drag the component into the workspace and configure the following:

  1. Define a data source and select chart type to create.

  2. Select Radar Columns for the category data.

  3. Add a Layer and define the Series Data to plot.

Refer to Radar Chart properties described in the next section for details on additional properties.

Radar Chart properties

The following sections provides details on how to configure the properties of the Radar Chart component

Basics

Open the Basics properties on the right and configure the properties described in the following table.

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Field

Description

Name

Enter a name for the component.

Chart Type

Dropdown selection between: radar, polarArea and pie.

Data Source

Select a data source.

Focus

A View State Parameter for linking components.

Selected Value

Set these fields to to capture clicks on the chart.

 

Refer to Selected values for details.

Selected Value Attribute

Selected Row ViewState Routing

Data

Configure the properties described in the following table.

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Field

Description

Radar Columns

Select from data source or view state parameter; values represent radar labels.

GridLine color

Use these fields to define radar color and opacity line.

 

Opacity is a value between 0 and 100.

AngleLine color

Gridline Opacity

AngleLine Opacity

Layers

Configure the properties described in the following table for each Layer. Click + Layer to add additional layers.

Field

Description

Data

Determine which data column is charted.

Color

Use these fields to set the area and border color of the radar.

Border Color

Use color Palette

Radar Color Opacity

Display Name

Enter a descriptive name of the data layer (label in chart).

Point Style

Define criteria of radar points. Select from circle, cross, crossRot, dash, line, rect, rectRounded, rectRot, star, and triangle.

Point Radius

Legend

Configure the properties described in the following table.

Field

Description

Show

Toggle display of legend.

LabelColor

Set legend font color.

Position

Place legend top, bottom, left and right.

Chart padding

Configure the properties described in the following table.

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Field

Description

Left

Use these fields to assigns internal pixel padding.

Right

Top

Bottom

Ticks

Ticks properties control radar internal grid labels. Configure the properties described in the following table.

Field

Description

Display

Toggle display of tick labels.

Font Color

Define the color of tick labels.

Font Size

Define the size of tick labels.

Show Label Backdrop

Adds white space around labels, improving clarity.

Backdrop Color

Set the radar tick label color padding.

Backdrop Padding X and Y

Set the radar tick label area padding.

Max Ticks Limit

This sets the number of radar zones.

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Begin at Zero

Central point of radar starts at zero versus best fit.

Format

Select from General, Number, Smart Number, Formatted Number, Datetime.

Decimal Places

When the Format is set to Number, Smart Number, Formatted Number use this field to set tje number of Decimal Places to use.

Hide Trailing Zeroes

When checked trailing zeroes in a number are not displayed.

Date/Time Format

Set date type when the selected Format is Datetime.

Prefix

 

Apply text label as a prefix or suffix. For example, "%", "£", "$".

Suffix

Radar Labels Size

Set font size of outer radar labels.

Tooltip

Configure the properties described in the following table.

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Field

Description

Custom Tooltip

Refer to Custom tooltips for details.

Stack Tooltip Data

When checked, it will subtract current level from previous level to return a differential.

Color palette

Define the color palette to be used when the radar chart uses OLAP/Pivot data.

Animations

Configure the property described in the following table.

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Field

Description

Enabled

When checked offers smoothing render animation.

File export

Refer to Export for details.

Style, Format, Margins

Refer to Style for common settings.

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