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Line E-Chart

Line E-Charts are fundamental visualization tool designed to provide a clear and insightful representation of data trends over time. Line charts are an essential component to gain actionable insights from historical data. Line E-Charts showcase data points connected by straight lines. This visual format allows for an easy identification of patterns, fluctuations, and shifts in data over a specific time interval, enabling you to grasp the underlying trends. Learn more about creating and using Line E-Charts in Wyn Enterprise below.

In this help article, you will find the following information,

Create a Line E-Chart

To create a line e-chart, navigate to the Resource or Document Portal and follow the below instructions,

  1. Click the + Create button and then click the Create Dashboard option.

    Click the Create Dashboard option

  2. Select the Blank Dashboard option or select a template and click the Create button.

    Create a dashboard using Create button

  3. Navigate to the Custom Visualization tab from the Designer Toolbox and drag and drop the Line Chart(Echarts) onto the design area.

    Drag and drop the Line e-Chart from Custom Visualization tab

Bind Dataset to Chart Scenario

  1. With the Line e-Chart selected, choose a dataset from the Choose Data dropdown in the Data Binding panel.

    Choose dataset from the dropdown

  2. Now, drag and drop the applicable dataset fields in the Values, Axis (Category), Legend (Series), and Tooltip data containers. You can also select a drill-down mode (Default, Pre-set Targets, or Pre-set Path) from the Mode dropdown under the Drill Down option. See theDrill Down help article for more information on drilling down in Wyn Enterprise.

    Drag and drop dataset fields

Format Data Attributes

You can perform various operations in a Line e-Chart to format the data attributes and control data display. Use the settings icon in the Data Field containers to format data attributes. The following operations are included in the Line e-Chart scenario;

  • Aggregation Method: Use the Aggregation Method option to display a summarized value by aggregating multiple values of a data attribute. Aggregation Method supports Sum, Average, Max, Min, Count, and Distinct Count methods. See the Aggregation Method help article for more information.

  • Quick Functions: Use the Quick Functions option to highlight key indicators in your chart scenario by applying powerful calculations on measures. Quick Functions in Wyn Enterprise support Date Based Functions, Ranking Calculation, Percentile Calculation, Running Calculation, Moving Calculation, and Original Value. See the Quick Functions help article for more information.

  • Filter: Use the Filter option to display relevant data in your chart scenario. See the Filter Data help article for more information.

  • Rename: Use the Rename option to change the name of a data attribute to make it comprehensible and meaningful. See the Rename a Data Attribute help article for more information.

  • Remove: Use the Remove option to remove a data attribute from the chart scenario.

  • Tooltip Setting: Use the tooltip setting to customize the tooltips. You can customize the background image, color, and font style, add new data fields, modify the data fields, and modify expressions for data binding.

Analyze Data

Wyn dashboard scenarios support rich data analysis and exploration capabilities to help you analyze massive amounts of information and make data-driven decisions. The following analysis operations are available in the Action Bar corresponding to each scenario in the designer;

  • Filter: To filter out relevant data in your chart scenario. See the Filter Data help article, for information on using the filter options in a dashboard scenario.

  • Sort: To arrange the chart data in a more meaningful order. See the Sort help article for information on using the sort options in a dashboard scenario.

  • Conditional Visualization: To filter, compare, and rant the data in a dashboard scenario. See the Conditional Visualization help article for information on using various visualization options.

  • Data Binding: To modify the data binding of the dashboard scenario with new attributes use the Data Binding option. See the Modify Data Binding help article for more information.

  • Reference Line: To add a static line as a reference line on the chart use the Reference Line option. See the Reference Line help article for information on using various formatting options.

  • Show Data: To show the data linked to the bound dataset in a tabular form, use the Show Data option.

  • Focus: To expand the chart scenario to full-screen size, use the Focus option.

Customize Appearance

Navigate to the Inspector Panel and modify the settings as per your requirements. The properties of the Line EChart are listed and described below.

CHART STYLE

Property

Description

Maintain Color Assignments

To change the color assignments of the column bars, turn the flag to True and change the color of the data items from the Assign Colors popup using the Color Assignment property.

To use the default color palettes for the column bars, turn the flag to False and select a default color palette from the Palette property. By default, the value of the Main Color Assignment property is set as False.

Palette

Palette property is visible only when the Maintain Color Assignment property is set to False. Palette is used to select the group of colors for the column bars.

Graph Opacity

Use the Graph Opacity property to set the opacity level of the e-chart. The value of the Graph Opacity property ranges from 0% to 100%.

Chart Type

Select a chart type Line Chart, Area Chart, or Stacked Area Chart from the dropdown to change the chart type.

Line Style

Select a line style Default, Spline, or Step from the dropdown. By default, the value of this property is set as Spline.

Line Type

Select Solid or Dashed option from the dropdown to set the line type.

Line Thickness

Set the thickness of the lines on the chart using this property.

Show Null As

Select Connected or Gaps option from the dropdown to set the display of null values on the chart scenario.

Show Symbol

To highlight the display points in the chart set the Show Symbol property to True. By default, this property is set as False.

Symbol Shape

Select an option from the dropdown to set the shape of the symbol. The available values are Circle, Hollow Circle, Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Triangle, and Diamond.

Symbol Size

Set the size of the symbol using the Symbol Size property.

Show Mark Point

To display minimum and maximum mark points on the chart scenario set the Show Mark Point property to True. By default, this property is set as False.

Min Mark Point

To display the mark point for minimum values, set the Min Mark Point property to True. By default, this property is set as False.

Max Mark Point

To display the mark point for maximum values, set the Max Mark Point property to True. By default, this property is set as False.

Mark Point Color

Select a color for the mark points using this property.

Mark Point Font

Set the font family, size, color, weight, and style of the mark point text using this property.

Canvas Position

Set the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom positions of the chart canvas using the Canvas Position property.

Custom Echarts Option

Use the Custom Echarts Option to customize the chart using JavaScript code.

Custom Behavior

Use the Custom Behavior option to directly write JavaScript code and use setTimeout/setInterval/myChart (echart instance), etc., to customize the behavior of the chart, to dynamically change the chart content in real-time. Refer to section E-Charts Custom Behavior for more details.

ANIMATION

Property

Description

Entrance Animation

Select an option from the dropdown to set the animation style of the appearance of the chart scenario. After selecting an option (SlideInDown, SlideInLeft, SlideInRight, SlideInUp, SlideInDown, BackInDown, BackInLeft, or BackInRight) from the dropdown, set the delay and duration of the animation using the Delay(s) and Duration(s) properties respectively.

DATA VISUALIZATION

Property

Description

Automatic Carousel

To highlight the columns one at a time and display the tooltip, set the Automatic Carousel property to True. By default, this property is set to False.

Include All Dimensions

To include the labels with Null values in the chart scenario, set this property to True.

Show Zoom Axis

To display the Zoom Axis on the chart scenario set the Show Zoom Axis property to True.

DATA LABELS

Property

Description

Show Data Labels

To display data labels set the Show Data Label property to True. By default, the value of the Show Data Label property is set to False.

Display Pattern

You can add a line break (, \n()) between Category, Series, and Value, by using the Display Pattern property for the data labels. If you hide some parts of the label, like the value, series, and category, the part will be removed from the pattern, and the related connector (the prefix , \n ()) will also be removed. The dropdown list has 3 display pattern options. By default, the display pattern selected is Category, Series(Value).

Moveable

When the data labels are overlapped due to many data labels, you can turn on the Moveable property to manually adjust the position of the data labels in the preview. When the Moveable property is set to True, you can select the data labels using mouse selection in the preview and drag the data labels to the desired position. By default, this property is set to False. By using the Custom Echarts option property under Chart Style, you can change the type of the label Line. E-charts support three label lines: solid, dashed, and dotted.

AXIS(CATEGORY)

Property

Description

Show Axis

To hide the Category (X) Axis, set this property to False. By default, this property is set as True.

Axis Position

Select the Zero, Bottom, or Top option from the dropdown to set the position of the Category (X) Axis.

Show Axis Line

To hide the Category (X) Axis line, set this property to False. By default, this property is set as True.

Axis Line Type

Select Solid or Dashed line type for the Category (X) Axis line from the dropdown.

Axis Line Color

Set the color of the Category (X) Axis line using this property.

Axis Line Width

Set the Category (X) Axis line width using this property.

Show Grid Lines

To show the grid line of the Category (X) Axis, set this property to True. By default, this property is set as False.

Grid Line Type

Select Solid or Dashed type of grid lines for the Category (X) Axis from the dropdown.

Grid Line Color

Set the color of the grid lines of the Category (X) Axis.

Grid Line Width

Set the width of the grid lines of the Category (X) Axis

Show Split Area

To highlight the split area on the chart, set the Show Split Area property to True. By default, the property is set to False.

Odd Area Color

Select a color to highlight the odd area.

Even Area Color

Select a color to highlight the even area.

Show Tick Labels

To hide the tick labels of the Category (X) Axis, set this property to False. By default, this property is set as True.

Label Direction

Select the Horizontal, Vertical, or Diagonal option from the dropdown to set the direction of the Category (X) Axis labels.

Label Overflow Setting

Select Hide, Ellipsis, or Wrap option from the dropdown for the overflowing text of the labels.

Show Tick Marks

To hide the tick marks of the Category (X) Axis, set this property to False. By default, this property is set as True.

Show Title

To show the title of the Category (X) Axis, set this property to True. By default, this property is set as False.

Title Offset

Set the offset distance of the title from the Category Axis using this property.

Axis Font Setting

Set the font family, size, color, weight, and style of the Category (X) Axis labels using the Axis Font Setting options.

VALUE AXIS

Property

Description

Show Axis

To hide the Value (Y) Axis, set this property to False. By default, this property is set as True.

Max Value

Set the maximum value of the Value (Y) Axis labels using the Max Value property.

Min Value

Set the minimum value of the Value (Y) Axis labels using the Min Value property.

Interval

Set the interval between two labels of the Value (Y) Axis using the Interval property.

Reversed

To reverse the appearance of the chart scenario, set this property to True. By default, this property is set as False.

Axis Position

Select the Left or Right option from the dropdown to set the position of the Value (Y) Axis.

Show Axis Line

To hide the Value (Y) Axis line, set this property to False. By default, this property is set as True.

Axis Line Type

Select Solid or Dashed line type from the dropdown for the Value (Y) Axis line.

Axis Line Color

Set the color of the Value (Y) Axis line using this property.

Axis Line Width

Set the Value (Y) Axis line width using this property.

Show Grid Lines

To show the Value (Y) Axis grid line, set this property to True. By default, this property is set as False.

Grid Line Type

Select Solid or Dashed type of grid lines for the Value (Y) Axis from the dropdown.

Grid Line Color

Set the color of the grid lines of the Value (Y) Axis.

Grid Line Width

Set the width of the grid lines of the Value (Y) Axis.

Show Split Area

To highlight the split area on the chart, set the Show Split Area property to True. By default, the property is set to False.

Odd Area Color

Select a color to highlight the odd area.

Even Area Color

Select a color to highlight the even area.

Show Tick Labels

To hide the tick labels of the Value (Y) Axis, set this property to False. By default, this property is set as True.

Format

Set a general, number, currency, percentage, or a custom format for the labels of the Value (Y) Axis.

Display Unit

Select Auto, None, Thousands, Millions, Billions, or Trillions option from the dropdown to set the display units of the Value (Y) Axis labels.

Label Direction

Select the Horizontal, Vertical, or Diagonal option from the dropdown to set the direction of the Value (Y) Axis labels.

Show Tick Marks

To hide the tick marks of the Value (Y) Axis, set this property to False. By default, this property is set as True.

Show Title

To show the title of the Value (Y) Axis, set this property to True. By default, this property is set as False.

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Title Offset

Set the offset distance of the title from the Value Axis using this property.

Axis Font Setting

Set the font family, size, color, weight, and style of the Value (Y) Axis labels using the Axis Font Setting options.