Insert Line Charts in a dashboard

Dashboards : Configure dashboard components : Insert components in a dashboard : Insert Line Charts in a dashboard

You can insert a Line Chart in your dashboard.

A Line Chart can display values for two iterations. Two dimensions and one KPI can be used, or one dimension and multiple KPIs. The second iteration is displayed with several stacked lines. Multiple KPIs are then displayed using lines of different colors.

Procedure

1. Create or open a dashboard in MashZone NextGen Dashboard.

2. Click the

Line Chart component icon. The selected component is inserted as simple, graphic block in the dashboard and the properies dialog is displayed.

3. Click the

Assign Data icon to edit the data source assignment. See Assign data sources to Line chart for details.

4. Click the

Configure filter icon to specify filter conditions. See Define filters for dashboard components for details.

5. Enter an optional component Name on the Config Tab.

6. Set the Container properties. See Hide or display component header and border for details.

7. Activate the Auto Refresh option to set the automatic data retrieval for the component.

8. Enter an optional Chart Title for the displayed chart of the component.

9. Select a Line Type. Available are linear, curved or step line types.

10. Activate the Interpolate option.

Activated option: Missing values are ignored (leads to a continuous line).

Deactivated option: Missing values lead to gaps within the line.

11. Activate the Legend option to display a legend in the chart component.

12. Specify Actions for the component, if required. See Specify actions for dashboard components for details.

13. Specify URL selections for the component, if required. See Use dynamic URL selection for details.

A Line Chart will be displayed with real data of the assigned data source.

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