Anatomy
Learn about the individual parts of bubble chart.
- Chart title: Title of table which can be wrapped or hidden
- Refresh button: Manually refreshes data
- X axis title: Title of the x-axis of the chart
- Y axis title: Title of the y-axis of the chart
- Bubbles: Defines the the metrics
- X axis label: Displays the grouped by column names
- Y axis label: Displays the grouped by row names in the first column
- Vertical grid lines: Designates the grouped by X axis values across the Y axis
- Legend: Applies when you include one or more “group bys” for the chart
Subcomponents
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Usage
Use bubble chart to shows two ordinal fields, such as Priority and Age, as circles of different sizes along an x-y axis. Use the relative size and position of the circles to compare fields and see their relationships.
Configurations
Learn how to customize bubble chart. Use the data properties to select and organize the data you want your users to see from the source. Select the chevron icon to expand a section and display the properties in each category.
Header
The component header displays in the top left and contains the title and a description that appears when the user hovers over the information icon. You create the header and then show or hide it with the controls provided. By default, the header is configured to show, but the content is empty.
Header separator
Use the controls to add a line that separates the header from the rest of the bubble chart. This line is hidden by default.
Wrap title
If the title is long, an ellipsis displays to truncate it by default. If you want the title to wrap to a second line, you can toggle this on.
Chart border
You can show or hide a bordering box around the chart. By default it is shown.
Data source
You can select between different data sources for your visualization: system data tables and preconfigured Performance Analytics indicators. If you are changing your data source, the option list provides suggestions based on previous selections and items that match your search.
Tables
You can select any table from the system to use in your visualization and filter that data. When you apply a table as the data source, a preview list appears showing all available records in that table.
A condition builder above the list enables you to set filter conditions on the data before using it in your visualization. This is useful for limiting the data shown in the chart to only the data you need.
Metric (bubble size)
Select the specific data from the data source to display in the bubble chart and specify the label that identifies it. Select an aggregation type from the dropdown list. You can select a specific field from the data source table to display. If you leave the field empty, all fields are used, depending on any filtering conditions you applied when you selected the data source.
Dimensions
The dimensions define the bubble chart. They are enabled after you add the data source and metrics.
Y-axis
Mandatory numeric table field with values that show on the bubble chart's y-axis.
X axis
Mandatory numeric table field with values that show on the bubble chart's x-axis.
Group by
You have the option to choose any table field other than the x- and y-axis to group all fields in a multiple series. Each group is distinguished by bubble color on the chart.
And we have a group by - an optional field to allow to split all records in multiple series.
Data update
You can configure your chart to update automatically in real time or on a defined refresh schedule.
Follow filters
You can configure a data visualization to allow the use of individual chart filters and allow a chart to use the filters set on that workspace page. Filters set on the data source always run on the component. The “Follow filters” property, which is set to “true” by default, applies any filters set on the workspace page in addition to those set on the data source. Setting the “Follow filters” option to “false” prevents any filter input from the workspace page.
Filter icon
The filter icon and the number of filters impacting the visualization are shown in the top-right corner of the chart by default. If you don’t select a filter to apply to a visualization, the icon does not show. You can hide the filter icon and number of filters applied.
Data drilldown
You can configure bubble chart to enable users to drill down into data directly from a chart by clicking any data point. This enables users to view data such as records and record lists from data tables.
Refresh
You can configure your visualization to refresh after the user has been away from a page for more than a specified number of minutes.
Presentation
Bubble chart has the colors setting under presentation.
Colors
By default, the theme based color palette is used. For a single data source without “group by,” the first palette color (blue by default) is used for the single series. You can select another color.
For multiple data sources, a “single color” is used, but you can select the color for each series. When “group by” is used; you can select the palette and a different color is set per series.
Behavior
Learn how bubble chart behaves when the display changes or a user interacts with the component.
Chart positioning
The bubble chart is always centered within the container and retains a fixed height/width ratio. The height and width of the chart is responsive to the data visualization container size.
Bubble chart can’t be manually adjusted.
Responsive behaviors
The bubble chart is responsive based on the width and height of the container.
Interactions
When the enable drilldown property is active, users can select data points in a bubble chart to open individual records.
Truncation
By default, long titles truncate and an ellipsis displays. On hover, a tooltip shows the full content.
Usability
Bubble chart complies with all internationalization and accessibility requirements.
Internationalization
When this component is used in a platform configured for a right-to-left (RTL) language, all elements flip and the text aligns to the right.
Accessibility
Learn how to access the actionable elements of bubble chart through keyboard interactions and screen readers.
Bubble chart tab order
Keyboard interactions
Tab: Moves from the main header to the chart bubbles
Enter or space bar: Triggers an action associated with an interactive element when in focus.
Arrow right, arrow left: Moves from bubble to bubble right and left
Arrow up, arrow down: Moves focus from bubble to bubble up and down
Note: When using keyboard keys to move from bubble to bubble, the order is not linear; it’s based on the record lines and how they are sorted or arranged.