Waterfall chart

Waterfall charts are special types of column charts. A typical waterfall chart shows how an initial value is increased and/or decreased by a series of subsequent values, leading to a final value. The waterfall helps in understanding the cumulative effect of sequentially introduced positive or negative values. The columns are color-coded so you can quickly distinguish between positive and negative numbers.

The widget is available only for the new dashboard editor.

Example

Waterfall chart

Setup options

Data assignment

You can assign a text or date column to the X axis and one number column to the Y axis.

The following setup options are available.

Setup options

Description

Data source

Displays the columns of the assigned data source. Click Edit Edit to open the data source settings in the data feed editor. Click Delete Delete to remove the assigned data source.

X axis

Displays the dimension assigned to the X axis. Click + Add dimension and select a dimension. The column must be of Text or Date type.

Y axis

Displays the dimension assigned to the Y axis. Click + Add measure and select a measure. The columns must be of Number type. AVG (average) is preset as default aggregation method. Click the More icon and select an aggregation.

Hidden columns

Displays the hidden columns that can be used for filtering. Click + Add dimension or measure to add a hidden column. AVG (average) is preset as default aggregation method. Click the More icon and select an aggregation.

Multiple selection

Enables the multiple selection for the widget.

In view mode, the user can select multiple values at the same time in the corresponding widget, for example, multiple rows in a table or multiple coordinates in a chart. The multiple selection can be used, for example, to filter other dashboard widgets. See Use interactive filters in dashboards for details. The values selected are processed as a list. If the option is enabled, columns of List type are provided in the filter configuration dialog to configure filter conditions. See Define filters for dashboard widgets for details.

Auto refresh data

Enables automatic data retrieval for the widget.

Edit dimension, measure, and hidden columns

You can edit the columns assigned to the widget. Move the mouse pointer over a dimension, measure, or hidden column and click Edit Edit.

The options provided depend on the data type of the assigned column.

The following setup options are available.

Setup options

Description

Display name

Name of the criteria displayed in the widget.

Date column

Date formatting

Allows you to specify the date format.

Precision

Time unit, for example, second or hour. Default is Auto.

Time of day only

Displays only the time of the criterion value.

Example

If the option is enabled, the date value 23 Oct 2008 12 AM is displayed as 12 AM only.

You can enable the option if the precision is hours, minutes and seconds or if the criterion value contains time units.

Numerical form

Displays the date in numeric form.

Example

23 Oct 2008 is displayed as 23/10/2008.

The option is disabled by default. It is disabled for year and quarter precision.

Long form

Displays the full date without any short notations.

Example

23 Oct 2008 is displayed as 23 October 2008.

The option is disabled by default.

Number column

Aggregation

Aggregation type for the column values: Average, Sum, Minimum, Maximum, and Count. Default is Average (AVG). Select an aggregation type.

Number formatting

Allows you to specify the number format.

Treat as timespan

The column is used as timespan. The option is disabled by default. Enable the option and specify the time span settings.

Base unit

Select the base unit for the timespan, for example, seconds or minutes.

Use decimal fractions

Allows to specify the number of decimals. The option is enabled by default. Select the decimal fraction in the Precision drop-down menu. Default is Auto.

Precision

Allows to select the decimal fraction in the drop-down menu. Default is Auto.

Enable Prefix/Suffix

Allows to specify a prefix and suffix.

  • Prefix: Appends given characters at the beginning of the cell value.

  • Suffix: Appends given characters at the end of the cell value.

Thousands separator

Displays a thousands separator in the column values.

Abbreviation

Values are displayed abbreviated.

Appearance

Widget appearance

You can configure the appearance of the widget.

The following appearance options are available.

Appearance options

Description

Chart type

Allows you to change the chart type. The provided options for configuring the appearance depend on the selected chart type.

Title

Optional widget title. You can specify a title in the input field.

+ Add subtitle

Adds an optional subtitle.

Color palette

Selects the color for the data points,that is, the positive, negative, and total values. Click Edit Edit to open the color palette and select the colors.

Sort

Specifies the sort order of the axis values. You can select the sort criterion in the drop-down menu. The values are sorted in ascending order by default.

Sort descending

Enables the descending sort order.

Legend

Displays a legend in the widget. Activate Show legend and select the position where the legend should be displayed in the widget.

Axes and measures

Allows you to specify the appearance of the axes and the measure values. To configure the measures individually, enable Configure per measure. Click Edit Edit to configure the appearance of a criterion.

Enable total

Displays the total value in the chart.

Enable data download

Allows downloading the source data of the widget in view mode.

Axes and measures appearance

You can configure the appearance of the axes and the measure values. Click Edit Edit in the line of a measure or axis to specify its appearance.

The options provided depend on the selected criterion (axis or measure) and the data type of the assigned column.

The following appearance options are available.

Appearance options

Description

Axes

Axis title

Title displayed at the X or Y axis. By default the column name is automatically used as title. Disable Auto axis title to change the title in the input field.

Number formatting

Allows you to specify the number format.

Treat as timespan

The column is used as timespan. The option is disabled by default. Enable the option and specify the time span settings.

Base unit

Select the base unit for the timespan, for example, seconds or minutes.

Use decimal fractions

Allows to specify the number of decimals. The option is enabled by default. Select the decimal fraction in the Precision drop-down menu. The default is Auto.

Precision

Allows to select the decimal fraction in the drop-down menu. The default is Auto. If you enable Treat as timespan the Precision option is disabled by default. Enable Use decimal fraction to enable the Precision option.

Enable Prefix/Suffix

Allows to specify a prefix and suffix.

  • Prefix: Appends given characters at the beginning of the cell value.

  • Suffix: Appends given characters at the end of the cell value.

Thousands separator

Displays a thousands separator in the column values.

Abbreviation

Values are displayed abbreviated.

Data range

Allows you to specify a range for the measure values to be displayed for constants or numeric data columns. By default, the data range is dynamically adapted.

To define a data range, disable the Dynamically adapt option and specify the rage limits From/To. You can enter Input constant values (default) or select specific columns to specify the limits. Click Add -> Grid Select column and select a column to specify the limit.

If you specify a data range, the cells outside the range are displayed with a fully saturated color.

Measures

Type

Specifies how the data points are displayed, that is as lines, columns, or areas.

Show measure values

Displays the measure values at the data points. The option is disabled by default.

Data range

Allows you to specify a range for the measure values to be displayed for constants or numeric data columns. By default, the data range is dynamically adapted.

To define a data range, disable the Dynamically adapt option and specify the rage limits From/To. You can enter Input constant values (default) or select specific columns to specify the limits. Click Add -> Grid Select column and select a column to specify the limit.

If you specify a data range, the cells outside the range are displayed with a fully saturated color.

Switch axis position

Toggles the position of the Y axis. By default, the Y axis is displayed on the left side of the graph.