Creating a Polar Chart Widget

You can use the polar chart, or radar chart, to compare multiple categories or variables with a spatial perspective in a radial chart.
To create a polar chart:
  1. Click Dashboards tab, the Dashboards tab, and select a dashboard from the list.
  2. In the Widget library panel, click Create new widget button, the Create new widget button, to create a widget and open it in the Widget Designer.
    For more information, see Creating Widgets.
  3. In the Widget Designer, select Polar Chart from the list of widget types in the top-left corner.
  4. In the data panel on the left, add data to the widget:
    1. In the Categories section, click Add button, the Add button, and select the field whose values are represented as columns in the circle.
      You can add only one field.

      Usually, the categories of a polar chart contain descriptive data.

    2. In the Values section, click Add button, the Add button, and select the field whose values determine the distance between the top of the column and the center of the polar circle.
      Usually, the values in a polar chart represent numeric data.

      When you select more than one field in the Values section, the items are stacked on top of each other.

    3. In the Break by section, click Add button, the Add button, and select the field that you want to use to group the data represented in the chart.
      The field added in the Break by section is represented by its own column and color in the chart and is automatically added to the chart legend.

      You can use a Break by field under these conditions:

      • You can add only one Break by field.
      • The Break by option is available only when a single field is selected in the Values section.
      • If you used the Break by option, you can select only one field in the Values section.

  5. In the Design tab on the right, customize the appearance of the widget:
    1. Under Polar Type, select Column, Area, or Line.
    2. Under Legend, specify whether to show or hide the legend and set its position.
    3. Under Value Label, specify whether to show or hide labels with values and set their orientation.
    4. Under Categories, specify whether to show or hide the categories and select the graphical elements that you want to include.
      These options are available:
      • Grid Lines: Displays grid lines.
      • Labels: Displays value labels.
      • Title: Displays the category title. You can use the default title or enter a different title in the text box.
    5. Under Axis, specify whether to show or hide the axis and select the graphical elements that you want to include.
      These options are available:
      • Grid Lines: Displays grid lines.
      • Logarithmic: Displays the data using orders of magnitude.
      • Labels: Displays value labels.
      • Min, Max, Intervals: To change the default minimum, maximum, or interval values on the axis, enter new values in the text boxes. To restore any of the values to their default states, click Reset button, the Reset button.
  6. Click Apply.
Parent topic: Creating Widgets