Visualizations → Radial Bar
About a Radial Bar Visualization
A Radial Bar visualization is a Bar Chart plotted on a polar coordinate system, rather than on a Cartesian one. It is used to show comparisons among categories by using a circular shape. After selecting the visualization in the Analyzer, you can configure various properties for measures, dimensions, filters, and settings for the Radial Bar insight. Certain properties affect the types of interactions available to the Radial Bar insight on a dashboard tab.
Configurable Properties of a Radial Bar Insight in the Analyzer
The available trays for a Radial Bar insight within the Insight panel are:
- Grouping Dimension: Add a column or formula to this tray to group the Radial Bar data.
- Coloring Dimension: Add a column or formula to this tray to distinguish between dimension categories by color.
- Measure: Add a column or formula to this tray to include it as a column in the Radial Bar Insight.
- Individual Filter: Add a column or formula to this tray to filter unwanted results.
- Aggregate Filter: Add a column or formula to this tray to filter the summarized results. This tray is available only when there is not a column or formula in the Coloring Dimension tray.
A column or formula in a tray is a Pill. Each pill has configurable properties. The parent tray determines the available properties of a pill. Select the arrow to the right of the pill name to view the Properties panel and set the pill properties.
Radial Bar Grouping Dimension Pill Properties
Here are the Radial Bar properties for the pills in the Grouping Dimension tray:
Property | Control | Description |
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Data → Column Label | text box | Enter the label for the grouping dimension |
Data → Sort By | drag and drop | Drag and drop the column or formula to sort the bars by |
Drill Down → Dashboards Drill down | link | Select + Add Dashboard to select a dashboard tab to drill down to when the user selects a grouping dimension value in the insight |
Add Dashboard → Include Runtime Filters | toggle | Enable this property to pass a filter from one dashboard to another |
Add Dashboard → Search Dashboard | text box | Enter a search string to filter the dashboard tree. From the results, select a dashboard tab to drill down to. |
Radial Bar Coloring Dimension Pill Properties
Here are the Radial Bar properties for the pills in the Coloring Dimension tray:
Property | Control | Description |
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Data → Column Label | text box | Enter the label for the coloring dimension |
Data → Sort By | drag and drop | Drag and drop the column or formula to sort the categories by |
Format → Format Color Palette | toggle | Enable this property to display the color palette, which allows you to change the color of a category |
Radial Bar Measure Pill Properties
Here are the Radial Bar properties for the pills in the Measure tray:
Property | Control | Description |
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Data → Column Label | text box | Enter the label for the measure |
Data → Aggregation | drop down list | Select the aggregation option for the measure values. The options are:
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Data → Scale | drop down list | Select the chart scale. The options are:
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Data → Running Total | toggle | Enable this property to display the measure values as a running total |
Data → Filter | drag and drop | Drag and drop a column or formula to filter the measure |
Format | select | Select the format of the measure (e.g. Dollar Rounded) |
Format → Decimal Places | text box | This property appears when you select Decimal, Dollar, Euro, Yen, or Percent as the Format. Enter the number of decimal places to display for the measure value. |
Format → Thousands Separator | toggle | This property appears for all Format options, except No Format. Enable this property to include a comma separator for values of 1000 or greater. |
Format → Abbreviate on Hover | toggle | Enable this property to abbreviate the measure value upon hover. |
Format → Color | select | Select a color for the measure value. |
Drill Down → Dashboards Drill down | link | Select + Add Dashboard to select a dashboard tab to drill down to when the user selects the measure value in the insight |
Add Dashboard → Include Runtime Filters | toggle | Enable this property to pass a filter from one dashboard to another |
Add Dashboard → Search Dashboard | text box | Enter a search string to filter the dashboard tree. From the results, select a dashboard tab to drill down to. |
Advanced → Base Field | drag and drop | Drag and drop the column to join two tables that are not directly joined. See the Base Table Concept for more detail. |
Advanced → Query Plan | button | Select this property to reveal the direct data map path that the Incorta Analytics Service uses to retrieve or calculate the measure |
Radial Bar Individual Filter Properties
Here are the Radial Bar properties for the pills in the Individual Filter tray:
Property | Control | Description |
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Column Label | text box | Enter the fully qualified name of the filter |
Date Part | drop down list | When the filter column is a date, select the part of the date used. The options are:
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Operator | drop down list | Select the operator to use in the filter criteria |
Values | multi-select | Select the value(s) to filter the insight by. Enter a string in the search bar to filter the list of values. To add a value to the list, enter it in the text box below the list and select +. |
Dynamic | toggle | When the individual filter is a formula, enable this property to select a filter expression session variable as a value |
Formula | text box | Enable Dynamic to configure this property. Enter the formula in the Formula Builder to create the filter expression. |
Disable Filter | toggle | Enable this property to disable the filter. The individual filter property configuration is retained for future use. |
Radial Bar Aggregate Filter Properties
Here are the Radial Bar properties for the pills in the Aggregate Filter tray:
Property | Control | Description |
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Column Label | text box | Enter the fully qualified name of the filter |
Date Part | drop down list | When the filter column is a date, select the part of the date to use. The options are:
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Aggregation | drop down list | When the aggregate filter is a non-formula column, select the aggregation type to use in the filter. The available aggregation types are:
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Operator | drop down list | When the aggregate filter is a non-formula column, select the operator to use in value comparison to the measure value. |
Values | multi-select | When the aggregate filter is a non-formula column, select the comparison value to use in the filter, or enter a new value to use in filter comparison. |
Formula | text box | When the aggregate filter is a formula, enter the formula in the Formula Builder to create the filter expression |
Disable Filter | toggle | Enable this property to disable the filter. The aggregate filter property configuration is retained for future use. |
Radial Bar Insight Settings
Here are the Radial Bar properties for the Insight Settings that appear when you select Settings (gear icon) in the Action bar.
Property | Control | Description |
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General → Max Rows Limit | text box | Enter the maximum number of rows to include in the insight. A value lower than the number of table rows returned will restrict results. A value of 0 will include all rows. |
General → Auto Refresh | toggle | Enable this property to automatically update the insight when the underlying data is updated |
General → Join Measures | drop down list | Select Yes to calculate the group-by function across joined tables |
Layout → Legend | toggle | Enable this property to display a chart legend |
Layout → Values | toggle | Enable this property to display measure values |
Layout → X-Axis Labels | toggle | Enable this property to display x-axis labels |
Layout → X-Axis Title | toggle | Enable this property to display an x-axis title |
Layout → Y-Axis Labels | toggle | Enable this property to display y-axis labels |
Layout → Y-Axis Title | toggle | Enable this property to display an y-axis title |
Advanced → Max Groups | text box | Set the maximum number of groups that cannot be exceeded in the insight |
There is an impact to engine performance when you select Yes to enable the Join Measures property.
Create a Radial Bar Insight Visualization
For an existing dashboard, to create a Radial Bar insight for a given dashboard tab, follow these steps:
- If not already open, open a dashboard.
- To add a new insight to the dashboard, in the Action bar, select +.
- If needed, in the Analyzer, in the Data panel, select Manage Dataset.
- In the Manage Data Sets panel, select one or more business schema views and/or one or more physical schema tables.
- To close the Manage Data Sets panel, select X or any other area of the Analyzer.
- In the Insight panel, select V. Under Charts, select Radial Bar.
Radial Bar Insight Example
Create a radial bar insight that shows the top 10 products by gross margin percent.
Add an insight
In the Action bar, select +.
In the Data panel, select Manage Dataset.
In the Manage Data Sets panel, in Tables, select the SALES and date schemas.
Close the Manage Data Sets panel.
In the Insight panel, under Charts, select Radial Bar.
From the Data panel, drag and drop Add Formula to the Measure tray.
In the Formula Builder, enter the following:
sum(SALES.SALES.AMOUNT_SOLD - SALES.SALES.COST_OF_GOODS) / sum(SALES.SALES.AMOUNT_SOLD)Select Validate & Save.
Change the name of the formula to Gross Margin Percent.
From the Data panel, drag and drop Product to the Grouping Dimension tray.
From the Data panel, drag and drop Category to the Coloring Dimension tray.
Edit the pill properties
Select the arrow to the right of Gross Margin Percent to open the Properties panel.
- For Aggregation, select Formula.
- For Format, select Percent.
Select the arrow to the right of Product to open the Properties panel.
From the Data panel, drag and drop Add Formula to the Drag columns/formulas here tray in Sort By. The default is to sort Descending.
In the Formula Builder, enter the following:
sum(SALES.SALES.AMOUNT_SOLD - SALES.SALES.COST_OF_GOODS) / sum(SALES.SALES.AMOUNT_SOLD)
Change the name of the formula to Gross Margin Percent.
Select Validate & Save.
Name the insight Top 10 Products by Gross Margin Percent.
Edit the insight settings
- In the Action bar, select Settings (gear icon).
- In the Settings menu, set Max Rows to 10.
- In the Action bar, select Save.
Available User Interactions for a Radial Bar Insight on a Dashboard Tab
As a dashboard end user, there are several actions you can take to customize the Radial Bar insight to fit your specific needs.
Filter the Radial Bar Insight
Select a slice of the Radial Bar insight to see the filter menu. You can filter by the Measure, Coloring Dimension, or both.
Download the Radial Bar Insight
- Select More Options (⋮ vertical ellipsis icon) for the Radial Bar insight.
- Select Download.
- Select the download file format:
- PNG
- JPEG
- SVG
View the Radial Bar Insight as a Table
- Select More Options (⋮ vertical ellipsis icon) for the Radial Bar insight.
- Select View as Table, and select the table type:
- Regular
- Aggregated
Set an Alert when Data in the Radial Bar Insight Changes
- Select More Options (⋮ vertical ellipsis icon) for the Radial Bar insight.
- Select Set Alert. Refer to the Scheduler document for additional information on Data Alerts.