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Share Trend graph

This graph shows how a measure changes over time for each member of the "Group By" attribute. The stacked area and stacked line graphs also show the total of all members over time.

Stacked Area

Line

Stacked Bar

Unstacked Bar

Marker

Option

Explanation

Open Comparative for date

You can click on a date to open a Comparative widget for that date.

For this option to be available in view mode, the "allow spawning" option must be on in dashboard settings.

Select dates (i.e. rubber-band)

In Select mode, you can view data totals and averages for a subset of the date range (e.g., just a few weeks) in a pop-up window. Click in the upper-right corner to choose Select mode. Then, click and drag around the dates you want to see.

Consider the following when selecting dates:

  • Verify that the dates shown at the top of the window match the desired date range.

  • If the selection area includes the last date on the graph, make sure that you select from left to right and select all the way to the right graph axis.  

Zoom

In Zoom mode, you can zoom in on a subset of the date range (e.g., just a few weeks). Click in the upper-right corner to choose Zoom mode. Then, click and drag to zoom. To zoom back out, click Reset zoom.

Compare checked or all members

If you have checked members, you can display only the checked members or compare all members (i.e., based on sort). Click in the upper-right corner to access these options.

Chart format (Stacked Area, Line, Stacked Bar, Unstacked Bar, or Marker)

Click in the upper-right corner to choose one of these formats. (See the previous examples.)

Actual Value or Percent

Click in the upper-right corner to choose between a graph of actual values or percent of the total (i.e. mix). The percent option does not allow graphing of measures calculated with multiplication or division.

Show Others

(for actual values only)

The graph groups all members not shown into its own category (Others). You can show or hide the Others by clicking in the upper-right corner (visible on mouseover) and selecting Show Others.

# of members/page

To show more or fewer members in the graph at one time, click and drag the slide control in the bottom-left corner of the widget.

Visual options

- colors, type, size

To access visual options in view mode, click in the graph legend (visible on mouseover). Visual options are also available under graph settings in explore mode.

In visual options, choose a color palette and configure the graph components (type, style, size).

Tip: To assign consistent colors to members across the dashboard, go to member coloring in dashboard settings.

In graph settings (in explore mode):

- Dynamic scaling

By default, the vertical axes start at zero and extend beyond the maximum values; however, in graph settings, you can turn on Dynamic Scaling to start at the minimum value and go to the maximum value. This makes it easier to see fluctuations in the data. For example:

- Data labels
In graph settings, check or clear the Enable Data Labels option.