Creating a Graph that displays graph markers in a Grid Layout
You can analyze trends across combinations of data using markers displayed in a grid layout. You can size or color each marker in the grid based on the value of a metric. Click here to see examples of a grid layout below.
Steps:
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Open a new or existing dossier.
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Click Insert Visualization to add a new, blank visualization to the dossier.
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In the Visualization Gallery, click Bubble Chart .
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Drag objects from the Datasets panel to the Editor panel to add the corresponding data to the visualization. You can also drag objects from the Datasets panel directly on the visualization.
To view data requirements for a graph style, hover your cursor over the visualization icon in the Visualization Gallery.
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Place at least one attribute in the Vertical area. A row of markers appears for each element in the attribute.
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Place at least one attribute in the Horizontal area. A column of markers appears for each element in the attribute.
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There are several different ways to color markers, based on attributes or metrics.
To color markers based on an attribute, place at least one attribute on the Color By area. Each value in the attribute appears in a different color.
Display the sales data for each employee using a different color graph item. If you add more than one attribute to the Color By area, each combination of the attribute values appear in a different color.
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To color markers based on the value of a metric, place the metric in the Color By area.
You can automatically color markers based on the value of the Profit metric. Display larger profit values with dark colors and small profit values with light colors.
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To size markers based on the value of a metric, place one metric in the Size By area. Markers with large metric values appear larger in size. Markers with small metric values appear smaller in size.
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To change the shape of markers, select Shapes and Data Labels from the first drop-down list on the Format panel. Then, select the shape of the graph item from the Shape Type drop-down list.
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To display additional metrics when you hover over a graph item, place metrics in the Tooltip area.
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Select which attribute forms appear in the visualization.
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Define the formatting options.
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Click Save .