ScatterPlot Matrix

This page describes how to set up and configure the ScatterPlot Matrix component, a matrix for plotting two or more variables against one another.

Set up a ScatterPlot Matrix

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

  1. Assign a data source.

  2. Select between quartet or matrix Chart Type.

  3. Configure your Column Name per plotted item in a matrix, or X Axis and Y Axis Data per chart n in a quartet plot.

Refer to ScatterPlot Matrix properties described in the next section for details on additional properties.

ScatterPlot Matrix properties

The following sections provides details on how to configure the properties of the ScatterPlot Matrix 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

A name for the component provided by the user.

Data Source

Data sources

Chart Type

Switch between quartet and matrix. The properties displayed in subsequent sections vary depending on the type selected here.

Large Date Threshold

This is the number of data points per chart, above which performance optimizations kick-in; restricting some of the available functionality.

Overlay

Configure the properties described in the following table.

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Field

Description

Display

Toggles display of tooltip.

Type

Define crosshair style.

Snap to Label Point

When enabled, tracks plotted points.

Tooltip Opacity

 

Tooltip Font Size

Style Crosshair. Opacity is a value between 0 and 100.

Fixed Position

Anchors overlay to the corner.

Use Custom Tooltip

Defines data to display in the overlay.

Custom Tooltip

Data columns

The properties displayed vary depending on the Chart Type selected in the Basics properties.

Matrix

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Column

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Field

Description

Column Name

Assigned from Data source.

Column Axis Name

Text description name for the axis. Formatted in Title.

Decimal Places

Number of decimal places for axis values.

Hide Trailing Zeroes

Remove trailing zeroes.

Date/Time Format

Use when Format is set to Datetime.

Prefix

Additional text label to apply before or after label value.

Suffix

Quartet

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Charts

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Field

Description

X Axis ID

Define data source data for x-axis.

X Axis Data

Y Axis ID

Define data source data for y-axis.

Y Axis Data

Display

Toggle display of chart. If only a single scatter plot is required, uncheck display of Charts 2,3 and 4.

Legend

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Field

Description

Legend Name

Text name of Legend.

Legend Color

Color of Legend.

Icon Custom

Set icon to a vector path.

Note

Icon custom does not support arrow or image://url.

Icon

Define Legend icon shape.
Radius

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Field

Description

Fixed Radius

Enable and define fixed bubble size.

Fixed Size

Radius Data

Assign radius to a data source variable

Radius Scaling

Apply a scaling to the radius data variable.
Plot styles

Field

Description

Plot Shape

Select from circle, rect, roundRect, triangle, diamond, pin, arrow and none

Plot Color

Mark line

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Field

Description

Display

Enable trend (best-fit) line.

Animation

Include draw animation of line.

Force Line Grid Span

Mark line extends to edge of chart.

Line Style

Style Mark Line.

 

Select from solid, dashed and dotted line.

Line Width

Line Color

Formula Position

Select where the line equation is anchored from start, middle, or end of line.

Show Line Formula

Display the equation of line on chart.

Show Line Tootlip

Display the equation of line in tooltip.

Formula/Tooltip Font Size

Set the font size for line equation.
Crosshair

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Field

Description

Format

Define data type: General, Number, Smart Number, Formatted Number, Datetime.

Decimal Places

Define Format precision for Number, Smart Number, and Formatted Number.

Hide Trailing Zeroes

Remove trailing zeroes.

Label Display Interval

Set frequency of label display.

Date/Time Format

Use for Datetime Format.

X axes

The properties displayed vary depending on the Chart Type selected in the Basics properties.

Matrix

The axes name is inherited from Column Axis Name in Matrix Col (Data Columns).

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Labels

Field

Description

Label Font

Select from Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Courier.

Label Size

Font size for x-axes label in pixels.

Font Style

Choose from Normal, Bold, Oblique or Italic.

Label Rotation

Set angle for X-axes tick value labels.

Font_Color

Set font color.
Title

Field

Description

Axis Title Size

Font size for X-axes label.

Name Color

Format color of X-axes label.

Axis Name Offset

Pixel distance between axes values and axes label.
Gridlines

Field

Description

Line Style

Gridline style; select from solid, dashed and dotted line.

 

Opacity is a value between 0 and 100.

Line Opacity

Line Color

Quartet

Select between linear, category, logarithmic, and time

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Field

Description

Display

Toggle position of axes.

Position

Set position of X axes at top or bottom of chart.
Range

Field

Description

Use Min/Max

Toggle and set range of X-axes minimum and maximum values.

Rule Min

Rule Max

Use Data Range

Use plotted data to define minimum and maximum value of quartet chart range.
Labels

Field

Description

Display

Toggle display of X axes.

Format

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

Decimal Places

Define number of decimal places for Number, Smart Number and Formatted Number.

Hide Trailing Zeroes

Remove zeroes at the end of Number, Smart Number and Formatted Number numbers.

Date/Time format

Select from dropdown the date and/or time format when Datetime is used as label Format.

Prefix

Add text element to axes label before or after value.

Suffix

Label Font

Select from Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Courier.

Label Size

Font size for X axis label in pixels.

Font Style

Choose from Normal, Bold, Oblique or Italic.

Label Rotation

Set angle for X-axes tick value labels.

Font_Color

Set font color.
Title

Field

Description

Axis Name

Text label used for X axis.

Axis Title Size

Font size for X-axis label.

Name Color

Format color of X-axis label.

Axis Name Offset

Pixel distance between axis values and axis label.
Gridlines

Field

Description

Line Style

Gridline style; select from solid, dashed and dotted line.

 

Opacity is a value between 0 and 100.

Line Opacity

Line Color

Y axes

The properties displayed vary depending on the Chart Type selected in the Basics properties.

Matrix

Labels

Field

Description

Label Font

Select from Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Courier.

Label Size

Font size for Y-axis label in pixels.

Font Style

Choose from Normal, Bold, Oblique or Italic.

Label Rotation

Set angle for Y-axis tick value labels.

Font_Color

Set font color.
Title

Field

Description

Axis Title Size

Font size for Y-axis label.

Name Color

Format color of Y-axis label.

Axis Name Offset

Pixel distance between axis values and axis label.
Gridlines

Field

Description

Line Style

Gridline style; select from solid, dashed and dotted line.

Line Width

Line Color

Quartet

Select between linear, category, logarithmic, and time.

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Field

Description

Display

Toggle position of axis.

Position

Set position of Y axis at left or right of chart.
Range

Field

Description

Use Min/Max

Toggle and set range of Y-axis minimum and maximum values.

Rule Min

Rule Max

Use Data Range

Use plotted data to define minimum and maximum value of quartet chart range.
Labels

Field

Description

Display

Toggle display of Y axis.

Format

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

Decimal Places

Define number of decimal places for Number, Smart Number and Formatted Number.

Hide Trailing Zeroes

Remove zeroes at the end of Number, Smart Number and Formatted Number numbers.

Date/Time format

Select from dropdown the date and/or time format when Datetime is used as label Format.

Prefix

Add text element to axis label before or after value.

Suffix

Label Font

Select from Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Times, Courier.

Label Size

Font size for X-axis label in pixels.

Font Style

Choose from Normal, Bold, Oblique or Italic.

Label Rotation

Set angle for X-axis tick value labels.

Font_Color

Set font color.
Title

Field

Description

Axis Name

Text label used for Y axis.

Axis Title Size

Font size for Y-axis label.

Name Color

Format color of Y-axis label.

Axis Name Offset

Pixel distance between axis values and axis label.
Gridlines

Field

Description

Line Style

Gridline style; select from solid, dashed and dotted line.

 

Opacity is a value between 0 and 100.

Line Opacity

Line Color

Legend

These properties only apply to Quartet charts.

Configure the properties described in the following table.

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Field

Description

Display

Toggle header legend.

Legend Gap

Pixel width between legend labels.

Legend Selection Mode

Select from single, multiple and disabled; single will only show one data set from the quadrat, click on the Legend to switch to another data set of the quadrat. Default is multiple.

Legend Position

Select from top, bottom, left or right.

Style, Margins and Format

Configure the properties described in the following table.

Field

Description

Matrix Axis Padding

Set Padding around axis labels

Matrix Enable Brush Tools

Cross chart highlight rules for data

Refer to Style for common settings.

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