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Radar Chart

Screenshot A Radar Map

Set up

  1. Define a data source and select chart type to create.

  2. Select Radar Columns for the category data.

  3. Add a Layer and define the Series Data to plot.

Basics

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Chart Type
Dropdown selection between: radar, polarArea and pie.
Data Source
A data source.
Focus
A View State Parameter for linking components.
Selected Value
Selected Value Attribute
Selected Row ViewState Routing
To capture clicks on the chart

Selected values

Data

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Radar Columns
Select from data source or view state parameter; values represent radar labels.
GridLine color
AngleLine color
Gridline Opacity
AngleLine Opacity

Define radar color and opacity line. Opacity is a value between 0 and 100.

Layers

Layer 1

Data
Determine which data column is charted.
Color
Border Color
Use color Palette
Radar Color Opacity
Set area and border color of radar.
Display Name
Descriptive name of data layer (label in chart).
Point Style
Point Radius
Define criteria of radar points. Select from circle, cross, crossRot, dash, line, rect, rectRounded, rectRot, star, and triangle.

Legend

Show
Toggle display of legend.
LabelColor
Set legend font color.
Position
Place legend top, bottom, left and right.

Chart padding

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Left
Right
Top
Bottom
Assigns internal pixel padding.

Ticks

Controls radar internal grid labels.

Display
Toggle display of tick labels.
Font Color
Font Size
Define color and size of tick labels.
Show Label Backdrop
Adds white space around labels, improving clarity.
Backdrop Color
Backdrop Padding X and Y
Sets radar tick label color and area padding.
Max Ticks Limit

Sets number of radar zones.

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Begin at Zero
Central point of radar starts at zero versus best fit.
Format
Select from General, Number, Smart Number, Formatted Number, Datetime.
Decimal Places
Where Number, Smart Number, Formatted Number is selected, set number of Decimal Places to use.
Hide Trailing Zeroes
Doesn't display trailing zeroes in a number.
Date/Time Format
Set date type when Datetime is selected.
Prefix
Suffix
Apply text label, e.g.: "%", "£", "$".
Radar Labels Size
Set font size of outer radar labels.

Tooltip

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Stack Tooltip Data
When checked, it will subtract current level from previous level to return a differential.

Custom tooltips

Tooltip Helper

Color palette

Define when radar chart uses OLAP/Pivot data.

Animations

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Enabled
When checked offers smoothing render animation.

File export

Export

Format, Margins

Style for common settings