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Radar

Use the Radar chart to show how qualitative data points compare to one another. For example, you can use a Radar chart to show a budget.

A radar chart shows 3 or more variables represented on an axis starting from the same point.

Radar.svg

Input

The Radar chart uses text, numeric, and date columns, but requires a numerical column for the Spokes parameter.

Configuring the Radar chart

Use the following configuration options to configure the Radar chart.

Note

This procedure gives configuration options through the Pipe module. If you have already created charts, you can access them through your Dashboards.

  1. Go to the Pipes module from the side navigation bar.

  2. From the Pipes tab, click an existing pipe to open, or create a new pipe. To create a new pipe, read the Creating a pipe documentation.

  3. In the Pipe builder, add at least one data source to your pipe. For more information on adding a data source, see the Data Input tool.Data Input

  4. Add tools to build out your pipe. For more information about adding tools to your pipe, see the Using the Pipe builder canvas documentation.

  5. Create a chart from your pipe by clicking Charts on the canvas toolbar.

  6. Click Create Chart.

    The chart page opens.

  7. From the configuration pane, go to the Setup tab, and select the tool that you want to create a chart for.

    Note

    Whatever tool you select in your pipe when you add the chart is selected by default.

  8. Under Chart type, start typing Radar to filter the list, then click the Radar graphic to select it.

  9. Under Partition by, select a text, numeric, or date column to use as the partition.

  10. Under Spokes, select a numeric column to use for the values.

  11. Expand the Advanced field, click Show to select either Preview or Last built:

    • Preview displays the first 100 rows of your data from your last build.

    • Last build displays the first 1000 rows of your entire dataset from your last build.

  12. Under Sort, select to sort your chart data by None, Ascending or Descending.

  13. Click the Customize tab to add custom styling to your chart.

    Table 129. Customize tab configurations

    Field

    Description

    Chart and axis titles

    Select the following to add titles to your charts:

    • Include chart title

    • Include chart subtitle

    Colour

    Expand the Colour field, click on the column colour, and select a new colour.

    Legend

    Select the Include legend checkbox to add a legend to your chart.



  14. Click Return to pipe to go back to your pipe. To view your chart or create a dashboard for your charts, read the Dashboards documentation.