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ChartGL

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ChartGL leverages hardware acceleration to enable the visualization of very large datasets.

WebGL is used to access the graphics hardware on the local computer accelerating the rendering process by a factor of many thousand. In WebGL2 a combination of vertex shaders (position) and fragment shaders (color) are used to render data points providing the capability to display millions of data points in milliseconds.

Multiple large data sources can be plotted on the same chart with high speed and performance using layers.

Set up

  1. Select a data source, available in Layers. ChartGL will best fit your data to the chart using a wild card selector in Y-Axis Data. Otherwise, select your data to plot for X-Axis Data and Y-Axis Data.

  2. Format your X-axes and Y-axes; add axes labels with Titles.

Basics

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Hover
A View State Parameter which stores the X-axis value contingent on where the hover bar is on the chart; e.g. time or date.
Selected
A View State Parameter to store the X-axis value at the selected position; e.g time or date.
Zoom
Check to enable/disable zoom.
The Zoom feature enables the ability to zoom on a region within both x and y axis, or individually on each x or y axis. Double-Clicking the chart resets the chart to its initial state.
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Mouse scroll can be used for x-axis zoom, with mouse scroll + shift key for y-axis zoom

If zoom is disabled, Range Selection is enabled. Click and drag on chart as normal, but instead of zooming, it stores the x-axis range values. The values can be accessed by assigning viewstates to the Selection Min & Selection Max properties on the x-axes.

Animation Duration
Animation Easing
Define zoom animation and length of time in milliseconds to complete.

The Pan feature enables the ability to pan along one axis at a time. To pan, click and drag from anywhere on the axis. Double-Clicking the chart resets the chart to its initial state.

Layers

Ability to display multiple different data sources on the same chart.

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Bubble/Line/Bar/Waterfall/Bounds/Candlestick

Select either the "Bubble", "Line", "Bar", "Waterfall", "Bounds" or "Candlestick" option for each layer.

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The "Bubble" option displays data as individual points, the "Line" option connects each data point resulting in a continuous line, the "Bar" option displays data as bars, and the "Candlestick" option displays data as candlesticks. The "Waterfall" option displays data as increase and decrease bars, and the "Bounds" option will draw a bounding area between two points.

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Data Source
Data sources
Name
Name used as the chart legend label.
X-Axis Data
Y Axis Data
Select data columns to plot from the data source.
Y Axis includes a wildcard selection for multiple columns. Wildcard selection will use columns of the most common, single kdb type; for example, if a data set has one date type column, three integer type columns, and five float type columns - only the five float columns will be plotted using the wildcard, the integer and date columns will be ignored.
Regular expressions can also be used to define the y-axis.

When a wildcard or regular expression is used, the Color Palette defines point color for each added column.

Data Types

Only scalar data types can be used for X-Axis and Y-Axis.

X-Axis
Select from defined Axes.
Y-Axis
Select from defined Axes.
Open
High
Low
Close
Used only by Candlestick charts; select data columns which correspond to each.
Color
Select color for single plot (non-wildcard/regex) data sets.
Color Data
Select a data column to apply color. When a column is selected, the Color Palette defines point color for each unique value in the column.
Opacity
Define the opacity of the points from a value between 0 (transparent) and 100 (opaque).
Radius Data
Radius Scaling
If the layer type is Bubble, select from Data Source the variable to define which attribute to use for bubble scaling, then adjust the scaling variable to define bubble size.
Scale on Zoom
If the layer type is Bubble, increase bubble size on zoom.
Color
Select color for single plot (non-wildcard/regex) data sets.
Color Enumeration
Select a data column to apply color. When a column is selected, the Color Palette defines point color for each unique value in the column.
Opacity
Define the opacity of the points from a value between 0 (transparent) and 100 (opaque).
Icon

The icon selector allows for the choice of icons from a predetermined list if the layer type is Bubble.

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The icons are then displayed in the position of the data points on the chart.

Icons also support a base64 image in a view state parameter.

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Bar Percentage
Defines bar width as a percentage of its range when Bar Percentage is selected under Bar Width Type.
Bar Fixed Width
Defines bar width as a fixed value when Fixed Width is selected under Bar Width Type.
Bar Width Type
Dropdown select between Bar Percentage and Fixed Width.
Bar Orientation
Dropdown select between Vertical and Horizontal.
Bar Increase Color
Bar Decrease Color
Used when layer type is Waterfall. Define visual style of the Waterfall bar increase and decrease colors based on the previous bar value.
x1
x2
Used when layer type is Bounds. Define the x1 and x2 coordinates of the bounding region.
Legend Group
Dropdown to assign the layer legend to a Legend Group
Legend Enabled
Toggles display of data legend.
Enabled
Toggles display of the data layer on the chart. Can be tied to a view state parameter.

Candlestick Format

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Bear Color
Set color for down day candles
Bull Color
Set color for up day candles
Neutral Color
Set color for flat days
Wick Color
Set color for candlestick wicks
Bar Percentage
Defines candlestick body width as a percentage of its range when Bar Percentage is selected under Bar Width Type.
Bar Fixed Width
Defines candlestick body width as a fixed value when Fixed Width is selected under Bar Width Type.
Bar Width Type
Dropdown select between Bar Percentage and Fixed Width.

Line

Used if the layer type is Line

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Fill

fill      | description
--------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`nofill`  | No color fill
`Layer n` | For color fill between charted line and selected layer
`origin`  | For color fill between chart line and X-axis
Fill Color
The color used for line fill for single plot (non-wildcard/regex) data sets.
Fill Opacity
The opacity used for line fill
Fade to Transparent
Where a line fill color is employed, a transparency gradient will be applied to the layer
Fill Palette
Sets line fill colors for wildcard/regex y-axis or color enumeration.

Color Palette

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Sets plot point colors for wildcard/regex y-axis or color enumeration.

Actions

Actions

Highlight rules

Highlight Rules

Labels

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Data labels can be added to any layers and will place labels next to datapoints/bars as desired. The options for this are as follows.

Enabled
Turns on or off data labels, can be tied to viewstate.
Label Color
Color of Label Text
Label Frequency
Label will be applied to every nth data point where n is the label frequency.
Align
Position label to the top, bottom, left, right, or center of the data point.
Offset
The offset represents the distance (in pixels) to pull the label away from the data point. This can be specified as a single number (e.g. 4) or an x,y coordinate (e.g. 4,10).
Label Rotation
This option controls the clockwise rotation angle (in degrees) of the label, the rotation center point being the label center. The default value is 0 (no rotation)
Max Label Quantity
Max number of labels to draw. The default value is 10.
Label Template
Define data to display

Must return a string, HTML not supported.

Select data to display with the Template Editor - Basic or Advanced mode. Existing data and view states can be displayed. Handlebar helpers can be used for formats.

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Font -> Bold
Makes Label bold
Font -> Size
Adjust font size in px.

X axes

X-Axis n

Add multiple x-axes.

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X-Axis Type
Choose between Linear or Category data.
Position
Position axis to the top or bottom of the chart.
Height
Height of the tick area of the x-axis in pixels.
Number of Ticks
Sets the number of ticks to display in the axis.
Stacked
When using a Bar chart, bars will be stacked.

Range

Use Min/Max
Toggle use of Min and Max to build x-axis.
Min
Max

Define minimum and maximum values for x-axis.

Hard range

Charted data outside of the set Min and Max range will not be displayed. If all data falls outside the set range, the chart will be blank.

Selection Min
Selection Max
Pulls min and max x-axis values on a zoom select into assigned view state parameters.

Gridlines

OffsetGridLines
Check to align x-axis grid lines to mid-point between tick values.
GridLinesColor
GridLinesOpacity
Define visual style of x-axis grid lines; opacity has a value between 0 (transparent) and 100 (opaque).

Format

Hide Trailing Zeroes
Hide display of trailing zeroes in x-axis tick values.
Display
Toggle display of x-axis labels.
Begin at Zero
Axis data starts at zero.
Numeric Format
Select x-axis format between Number, Smart Number, Formatted Number.
Decimal Places
Set precision point for x-axis numeric label.
Font Size
Set tick font size in pixels.
Prefix
Suffix
Add text to the tick label; e.g. currency or percentage symbol.

Title

Display
Toggle display of x-axis label.
Label String
Define x-axes label text.
Font Size
Set label font size in pixels.

Y axes

Y-Axis n

Add multiple y-axes.

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Y-Axis Type
Choose between Linear or Category data.
Position
Position axis to the left or right of the chart.
Width
Width of the tick area of the y-axis in pixels.
Number of Ticks
Sets the number of ticks to display in the axis.
Stacked
When using a Bar chart, bars will be stacked.

Range

Use Min/Max
Toggle use of Min and Max to build y-axis.
Min
Max

Define minimum and maximum values for y-axis

Hard range

Charted data outside of the set Min and Max range will not be displayed. If all data falls outside the set range, the chart will be blank.

Selection Min
Selection Max
Pulls min and max y-axis values on a zoom select into assigned view state parameters.

Gridlines

OffsetGridLines
Check to align y-axis grid lines to mid-point between tick values.
GridLinesColor
GridLinesOpacity
Define visual style of y-axis grid lines; opacity has a value between 0 (transparent) and 100 (opaque).

Format

Hide Trailing Zeroes
Hide display of trailing zeroes in y-axis tick values.
Display
Toggle display of y-axis labels.
Begin at Zero
Axis data starts at zero.
Numeric Format
Select y-axis format between Number, Smart Number, Formatted Number.
Decimal Places
Set precision point for y-axis numeric label.
Font Size
Set tick font size in pixels.
Prefix
Suffix
Add text to the tick label; e.g. currency or percentage symbol.

Title

Display
Toggle display of y-axis label.
Label String
Define y-axis label text.
Font Size
Set label font size in pixels.

Overlay

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Show Crosshairs
Check to show crosshair on chart.
Show Coordinates
Check to show coordinates on chart.
Snap Crosshair to Data
If selected, crosshairs and coordinates will move to the nearest valid point on hover.
Use custom tooltip
Enable custom tooltip.
Custom tooltip
Define tooltip; simple example:
<table>
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th>{{this.0.xAxis}}</th>
            <th></th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    {{#each this}}
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <td width="{{width}}">
                <i class="{{icon}}" style="color:{{color}}; {{image}};"></i> {{name}}:
            </td>
            <td>{{yAxis}}</td>
        </tr>
        {{/each}}
    </tbody>
</table>

Templates

Show all data points
Displays all y-axis values for selected point on the x-axis.
Group tooltip by layer
Use when Show all data points is enabled; displays data points in a distinct column for each Layer instead of a continuous list.

Legend

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Position
Position can be defined as bottom,top,left, or right; left or right when legend grouping is used.

Legend Groups

Add new Legend Group. To enable, add a Legend Group item here and update the Legend Group value in at least one Layer

Name
Define name for Legend Group
Expanded
Checkbox for expanding/collapsing Legend Group
Icon
Define icon for Legend Group

Annotations

Annotations are user-defined shapes or markings that provide more information about the chart.

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Show Annotate Controls
When checked, displays the Annotate controls Screenshot within the component. The Annotate controls consist of a toggle button Screenshot, an Edit button Screenshot, an Undo button Screenshot, and a Redo button Screenshot.
Annotations
This field stores any changes to the default annotation type and color, and information describing the annotations. When set to a view state parameter of type string, this information will persist when saved by the user.

Creating annotations

Clicking on the Annotate button Screenshot will toggle Annotation mode. When Annotation mode is on, the Overlay and Zoom features are disabled, and an icon will appear to the left of the control to indicate the current annotation type and color. The following is a list of the different annotation types and how the Annotate toggle button will appear for each type:

Annotation type Control
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Rectangle Screenshot
Horizontal line Screenshot
Vertical line Screenshot
Trend line Screenshot

By default, the annotation type is set to a text note. To create an annotation, click and hold the left mouse button from a desired area in the chart, drag the mouse to an endpoint for the annotation, and release the button.

The following types of annotations can be created:

Text Note

A text note is text that can be added directly to the chart. Upon creation of the text note, the text note dialog is launched so users can edit the text and styling of the text note. To edit, double-click on the text note to bring up the text note dialog. The text note resizes automatically based on the text and styling. The font size of the text note does not scale when the chart is zoomed in or out. To move the text note, hover over the text note until the mouse pointer changes to the multidirectional cursor, then click and drag the text note to the new position.

Rectangle

A rectangle is a 4 sided polygon having all right angles. To move the rectangle, hover over the rectangle until the mouse pointer changes to the multidirectional cursor, then click and drag the rectangle to the new position. To resize the rectangle, hover over any endpoint until the color of the square anchor changes to red Screenshot and then click and drag the endpoint to its new position.

Horizontal Line

A horizontal line is a line that extends the width of the chart. Horizontal lines can only be moved up or down. To move the horizontal line, hover over the line until the mouse pointer changes to a bidirectional cursor, then click and drag the line to its new position.

Vertical Line

A vertical line is a line extends the height of the chart. Vertical lines can only be moved left or right. To move the vertical line, hover over the line until the mouse pointer changes to a bidirectional cursor, then click and drag the line to its new position.

Trend Line

A trend line is a straight line connected by two points. To move the trend line, hover over the trend line until the mouse pointer changes to the multidirectional cursor, then click and drag the line to the new position. To resize the trend line, hover over either end of the line until the color of the square anchor changes to red Screenshot and then click and drag that endpoint to its new position.

Text Note dialog

The text note dialog is used to update the text and styling of the text note. Changes made to the annotation properties will appear on the chart in real-time.

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Text
The text of the text note - click in the field to edit
Text color
The color of the text - click on the field to bring up the color picker
Font size
The font size of the text
Bold
When checked, makes the text bold
Text margin
The space between the text note border and the text
Fill color
The fill color of the text note area - click on the field to bring up the color picker
Fill opacity
The fill opacity of the text note area - slide to the left for more transparency and to the right for more opacity
Border thickness
The thickness of the text note border
Border color
The border color of the text note - click on the field to bring up the color picker
Border opacity
The border opacity of the text note - slide to the left for more transparency and to the right for more opacity
Anchor position

Anchor position identifies which corner of the text note remains fixed on the chart. This property is particularly useful when you want the/ text note to always be positioned above or below an element when zooming in or out. Select top left when you want the text note to be precisely positioned underneath an element (i.e. a line, bar, or point). Select bottom left when you want the text note to be precisely positioned above an element.

Annotations dialog

Clicking on the Edit button Screenshot will bring up the annotations dialog.

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The Annotation Settings section is where the user can view and change the default annotation type and color.

Annotation type
The available annotation types are Text note, Rectangle, Horizontal line, Vertical line, and Trend line
Annotation color
The color of the annotation to be created - click on the field to bring up the color picker

The Edit section contains a table of existing annotations each with a color button to change its color and a delete button to delete the specified annotation. The text note has an additional Edit button which brings up the text note dialog to update the text and styling of the text note. Changes made here will appear on the chart in real-time.

Delete All
Deletes all annotations
OK
Commits all changes in the dialog
Cancel
Reverts all annotations to their previous state.

Undo and Redo

The Undo and Redo buttons allow the user to navigate through the chronology of user actions affecting any and all annotations.

Clicking on the Undo button Screenshot reverses a user action affecting annotations. This includes changes made on the chart directly, or by way of the annotation dialogs. Continuing to press the Undo button will reverse these user actions up to the beginning of their dashboard session.

Clicking on the Redo button Screenshot restores annotations affected by a user clicking the Undo button. If the user performs an action affecting annotations after an Undo button press, the Redo button will be disabled.

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