Chart and Axis Tab

The Chart and Axis Tab allows you to set the Chart Type, then configure the chart properties.

A GridWorX Chart's Chart and Axis Tab

• Chart Type - Use the pulldown menu to select from either Categorical, Scatter, Pie, Donut, Polar, Date Time, SPC Histogram or SPC Line.

  Date Time Chart Type

  The Date Time chart type allows users to show very performance-based charts based date and time information. The Date Time chart type works in the same way as a normal Categorical Chart. You can also set the Label formats.

   

  Date Time Chart Type

  

   

  The following figure shows a chart and a grid that show 20,000 items. It takes 6 seconds to show all the data and then the GUI is quite responsive. In this example, the labels are also customized..

   

  Date Time Chart Type Example

  

   

  Some Suggestions for VERY LARGE Datasets:

  1. You may wish to disable Tooltips to improve performance. You can get the tooltips anyway, once you enable the trackball.
  2. Areas and Lines (as well as Splines) work very well. Bars may not work with Date Time axis.
  3. You may wish to avoid Markers., as they can also affect performance and readability.
  4. You may also wish to avoid labels, as well.

You can then decide to update settings for the X-Axis or Y-Axis of the chart. Clicking on the checkbox to the left of either 'X-Axis' or 'Y-Axis' allows you to make the following changes:

• Title - Enter a title for the specified axis. Click on the colored square to the right of the text entry field to select a color option (solid/gradient/image).

• Show Grid lines - Click to use grid lines for the specified axis.

• Use specific (X- or Y-) range  - Based on the selected Chart Type, you can decide for what range these settings will affect. You will be able to enter the Minimum or Maximum ranges in the text entry field or click on the # buttons to open the Data Browser and navigate to your specific range data.

• Log base -  Check this box if you wish to specify logarithmic values on the Y Axis. Once checked, you can enter a value in the nearby text entry field (or use the up/down arrow buttons).

• Enable Drilldown - Use this checkbox to enable or disable drilldown capabilities within the chart.

• Drilldown Variable - Enter the drilldown variable in the text entry field or click on the button to open the Data Browser to navigate to your selected drilldown variable. You can also click on the to reset the list of drilldown dimensions.

• Edit Drilldown dimension and levels - Clicking the Edit button opens the BI Drilldown Chart Configuration window. Edit your settings here then click on the Close button to return to the Chart and Axis tab properties.

See Also:

Series Tab

Advanced Tab

GridWorX Configuration Ribbon

Adding a GridWorX64 Viewer