Fixed Line

Fixed Line

The figure given below shows the Add Fixed Line page.



The table given below describes different fields present on Add Fixed Line page.

Section

Field

Description

Remark

Line

Name

It allows you to select a name for the Fixed Line.

·       Select a proper name that is convenient to remember.

·       It is a mandatory field.

Constant

It allows you to select a constant value, corresponding to which the Fixed Line is plotted.

You need to select the value between the range of values plotted on the axis.

Measure

It allows you to select a Measure Aggregation corresponding to which Fixed Line is plotted.

In Measure, you can select any measure from the available dataset.

 

In Aggregation, you can select one of the following options as per the requirement.

·       Mean

·       Medium

·       Minimum

·       Maximum

·       Sum

·       Percentile

Thickness

It allows you to select the line thickness.

The minimum and maximum values for thickness are 3 and 20, respectively.

Color

It allows you to select the line color.

By default, the color is black.

Transparency

It allows you to select the line shading concentration.

·       The minimum and maximum values for concentration are 0% and 100%, respectively.

·       The 0% value indicates the lightest shade, and 100% indicates the darkest shade for the line color.

·       The default Transparency for the line shading is 50%.

Line Style


It allows you to select the line appearance.

·       You can select any one of the following three types of appearances.

o   Dashed

o   Dotted

o   Solid

·       By default, the dotted line style is applied to the reference line.

Display

It allows you to select the line placement.

·       You can select to place the line at the

o   Back or

o   Front

of the plotted widget

·       By default, the reference line is placed at the Back of the widget.

Data Label

Label

It allows you to select the content displayed along with the line.

·       Select one of the following labels.

o   Value

o   Custom Text

·       When you select the value, it automatically appears in the field next to Label. This field is not editable.

·       When you select Custom Text, you can insert relevant text in the field next to Label, to be displayed with the line.

·       You can make the Label bold, italic, and underline it.

Font

It allows you to select the Label font.

You can select any one of the following font types:

·       Monospace (default)

·       Raleway

·       Roboto

·       Calibri

·       Times New Roman

·       Segoe UI

Size

It allows you to select the Label font size.

The minimum and maximum font sizes applicable are one (1) and 1638, respectively.

Color

It allows you to select the Label color.

By default, the color is light black.

Horizontal Align

It allows you to place the Label horizontally concerning the line.

·       You can align the Label horizontally at the Left, Centre, and Right of the Fixed Line.

·       By default, the Label is always horizontally aligned to the Left.

Vertical Align

It allows you to place the Label vertically concerning the line.

·       You can align the Label vertically Above the Line, On the Line, and Below the Line.

·       By default, the Label is always vertically aligned Above the line.

Background Color

It allows you to select the color for the Label background.

By default, the color is white.

Border Color

It allows you to border the region in which the Label is displayed.

By default, the color is white.

Display Units

It allows you to select the multiples of units in which the Label value is measured.

 

 

·       You can select any of the following units

o   Default

o   None

o   Thousand

o   Lakhs

o   Millions

o   Billions

o   Trillions

·       Default indicates that the unit is assigned automatically by parsing the value.

·       None represents that no unit is set for the value.

Decimal Places

It allows you to select the number of decimal places up to which you want to display the Label value.

The minimum and the maximum number of decimal places allowed are one (1) and nine (9), respectively.


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Notes:

  • You can choose to switch on or off the Data Label field. By default, the Data Label field is switched on.  You can switch it off by clicking the toggle button next to the Data Label heading.
  • You can set the selections to default by clicking Reset To Default next to the Add/Update button.
  • You can choose to insert the Analytics line on the widget by clicking Add.

 

To insert the Fixed Analytics line, first plot a Column Chart using the dimensions and measures from the dataset.

For example, we plot a Column Chart of Average Sales by Category.

By default, no reference line is displayed. The Line toggle is switched Off.



We configure the Fixed Line with constant value by changing the Line and Data Label field parameters.

A random value of 250 is selected as the Line Value for the Fixed Line. All other fields on the Fixed Line page are suitably edited.

The resultant widget is shown below.



We configure the Fixed Line with Measure Aggregate by changing the Line and Data Label field parameters.

A random Sales value is selected and Mean Aggregation is selected for the Fixed Line with Measure Aggregate. All other fields on the Fixed Line page are suitably edited.

The resultant widget is shown below.


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