BUBBLE PLOT

The bubble chart shows the interrelation between three metrics.

PLOT DETAIL

The plot is generated for the chosen dimension....

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.., for each period.

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SAVING THE PLOT

To save the plot as a PNG file, click on the small camera icon on the top right corner of the plot.

OTHER OPTIONS

Open the expander under the 📊 Plot type drop down menu by clicking on the ➕ sign.

Additional options are available for selection.

You can choose which metric to assign to the x and y axes, and which to map as bubble size, as well as other options.

You can change the number of top items or the color and type of labels. You can label the bubbles with their label, their value, both or not label them. You can choose the color of the bubble labels.

Values can be plotted in absolute value, as a % of total dataset, as a % of total dataset after filters, or as a % of the result row. The last two options only make sense if you plot a result row.

EDIT AND MOVE LABELS

You can edit and move around plot titles and labels. In this chart..

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...you can move the value labels around and adjust their position.

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ANNOTATE CHARTS

It is possible to annotate charts with lines, rectangles and circles. It is possible to modify the shapes and move them around, and delete them.

Hover and click on the "draw line", "draw circle" and "draw rectangle" icons on the menu bar on the upper right of the chart.

Draw and edit your shapes.

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ADD PLOT MESSAGE

It is possible to add a message to the chart.

Add your message in the text box, one chart at a time.

Once you have finished writing the message for a chart, click on the 🚀 Submit button.

Your message will appear above the chart title.

The downloaded image of the chart contains the message.

CHART TITLE

The chart title is set on three lines: the first line contains the reporting unit ("who"), the second line the business metric ("what") and the third line the time period ("when").

You can adjust the position of the title, the message text and the horizontal line by moving them around with the mouse.

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CHOICE OF COLOR PALETTE

You can choose one of the nine available color palettes. Six are inspired by Mekko Graphics, the other are default Tableau and PowerBi palettes, and a palette inspired from the IBCS examples.