Creating a Scatter Chart Widget

The scatter chart displays the distribution of two variables along the x-axis and y-axis.
It also includes two additional dimensions of data that are shown as colored points scattered across the chart:
  • Point: A field that determines the number of points in the chart. A point is drawn for each field value.
  • Size: An optional field that determines the size of the points in the chart. The point size is relative to the field values.
To create a scatter 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 Scatter 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 X-Axis section, click Add button, the Add button, and select the field whose values you want to place on the x-axis.
      Usually, the x-axis in a scatter chart is used to represent numeric data. Descriptive data is also supported.

      You can add only one field.

    2. In the Y-Axis section, click Add button, the Add button, and select the field whose values you want to place on the y-axis.
      Usually, the y-axis in a scatter chart is used to represent numeric data. Descriptive data is also supported.

      You can add only one field.

    3. In the Point section, click Add button, the Add button, and select the field whose values you want to scatter across the chart as points.
      The Point field must contain descriptive data. You can add a Point field only if either the x-axis or the y-axis contains numeric data.

      You can add only one field.

    4. In the Break by/Color section, do one of these:
      • Click Add button, the Add button, and select the field that you want to use to group the data represented in the chart.

        This field must be a descriptive field. If you select descriptive data, the points in the chart are grouped into the members of the Break by field. Each member is represented by a different color.

      • Click Add button, the Add button, and select the field that you want to use to color the data in the chart.

        This field must be a numeric field. If you select numeric data, the point color is a gradient where the highest value is the darkest color and the lowest value is the lightest color.

    5. In the Size section, click Add button, the Add button, and select the field that determines the size of the points.
      This field must contain numeric data.
  5. In the Design tab on the right, customize the appearance of the widget:
    1. Under Legend, specify whether to show or hide the legend and set its position.
    2. Under Marker Size, specify the size of the points.
      If you are not using a Size field, the slider changes the size of all the points on the map. If you are using a Size field, drag each side of the slider to determine the relative minimum and maximum point sizes.
    3. Under Value Label, specify whether to show or hide labels with values and set their orientation.
    4. Under X-Axis, specify whether to show or hide the x-axis and select the graphical elements that you want to include.
      These options are available:
      • Grid Lines: Displays grid lines on the x-axis.
      • Logarithmic: Displays the data using orders of magnitude.
      • Labels: Displays labels on the x-axis.
      • Title: Displays the x-axis title. You can use the default title or enter a different title in the text box.
      • Min, Max, Intervals: To change the default minimum, maximum, or interval values on the x-axis, enter new values in the text boxes. To restore any of the values to their default states, click Reset button, the Reset button.
    5. Under Y-Axis, specify whether to show or hide the y-axis and select the graphical elements that you want to include.
      These options are available:
      • Grid Lines: Displays grid lines on the y-axis.
      • Logarithmic: Displays the data using orders of magnitude.
      • Labels: Displays labels on the y-axis.
      • Title: Displays the y-axis title. You can use the default title or enter a different title in the text box.
      • Min, Max, Intervals: To change the default minimum, maximum, or interval values on the y-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