Set Up Visualization Options
Security: These domains in the System functional area:
- Drive
- Discovery Boards: Create
You can configure vizzes to customize the display, such as managing the sort order of fields and overriding populated values for
Drill By
and Show Details
.- Access theConfigurationspanel on your visualization.
- (Optional for Pivot Table viz types) As you complete theColumnssection, consider:OptionDescriptionReset to defaultSelect to reset all configuration on the selected viz.Sort OrderChange the sort order to:
- Alphabetical - AscendingorAlphabetical - Descending
- Value Total - AscendingorValue Total - Descending
Number of column groupingsSet the number of column groupings. There is a maximum limit of 250.TotalSelect theHide Column Totalscheck box to hide the total column value, which displays the cumulative effect of all increments in the last bar using a separate color. - (Optional for Pivot Table viz types) As you complete theRowscolumn, consider:OptionDescriptionReset to defaultSelect to reset all configuration on the selected viz.Sort OrderChange the sort order to:
- Logical - AscendingorLogical - Descendingfor fields with logical sorting enabled.
- Alphabetical - AscendingorAlphabetical - Descending
- Value Total - AscendingorValue Total - Descending
Number of row groupingsSet the number of row groupings. There is a maximum limit of 12000.TotalSelect theHide Row Totalscheck box to hide the total row value, which displays the cumulative effect of all increments in the last bar using a separate color. - (Optional for Area Chart, Bar Chart, Chart, and Line Chart viz types) As you complete theX-Axissection, consider:OptionDescriptionReset to defaultSelect to reset all configuration on the selected viz.Sort OrderChange the sort order to:
- Alphabetical - AscendingorAlphabetical - Descending
- Value Total - AscendingorValue Total - Descending
- Field - Alphabetical AscendingorField - Alphabetical Descending
Number of axis groupings (Max 100)Set a limit for the number of axis groupings. If you set a limit, select theSummarize remaining valuescheck box to display anOthergrouping on the x-axis to view the remaining results. Clear the check box to exclude the remaining results.Display NameChange the axis display name or selectReset to default nameto revert to the original display name. - (Optional for Area Chart, Bar Chart, Chart, and Line Chart viz types) As you complete theY-Axissection, you can change theAxis display nameor selectReset to default nameto revert to the original display name.
- (Optional) As you complete theColorsection, consider:OptionDescriptionReset to defaultSelect to reset all configuration on the selected viz.Sort OrderChange the sort order to:
- Alphabetical - AscendingorAlphabetical - Descending
- Value Total - AscendingorValue Total - Descending
- Field - Alphabetical AscendingorField - Alphabetical Descending
Number of groupings (Max 250)Set the limit for the number of groupings. If you set a limit, select theSummarize remaining valuescheck box to display anOthergrouping on the x-axis to view the remaining results. Clear the check box to exclude the remaining results.Display Name(Optional for Donut Charts) Change the display name or selectReset to default nameto revert to the original display name. - (Optional for Area Chart, Bar Chart, Line Chart, Matrix Chart, Heatmap, and Scatterplot viz types) As you complete theOptionssection, consider:OptionDescriptionData LabelsSelectDisplay data labelsto show data values as text on the viz.For Area, Bar, and Line viz types:
- SelectAllto display data labels for all measures on the viz.
- SelectCustomand then select the specific measure(s) to display data labels for. (For Matrix charts, ifPointis selected, only theAlloption is available).
If there is not enough space on the viz to display data labels without overlapping, some labels may be hidden. You can try to:- Select only specific measures to display labels for.
- Configure decimal points to shorten the data label.
- Expand the viz for more display room.
- For stacked bar charts, zoom into the chart until the label displays.
(Optional Area Chart, Bar Chart, and Line Chart)Reference LinesSelectAdd Lineto add a reference line to compare data against specific values.Select theLine Typeand your specifications for the reference line:- Constant value
- Measure
- Workday Delivered Fields
Select theLabel Displayfor your reference line:- Name and Value
- Name
- Value
You can add multiple reference lines. Remove or disable reference lines from the related actions menu.Note: If there is 1 measure in the drop zone and this is used as a reference line, the defaultCountmeasures the viz. To use the same measure as a Y-axis value and a reference line, the user must add the measure to the Y-axis drop zone twice and identify 1 of these measures as the reference line. - (Optional for KPI viz types) Complete theComparison MeasureandIndicatortabs, see Set Up KPI Viz Options.
- (Optional) As you complete theShow Detailssection, consider:OptionDescriptionEnable Show Details for this vizTurn the toggle:
- On to enable the viz to displayShow Detailswhen you select aggregated marks and cells.
- Off to disable the viz from displayingShow Details.
Override default fields and settingsTurn the toggle:- On to enable custom field configurations forShow Details.
- Off to revert fields to the default values set up by your admin.
Field(Available when you toggle onOverride default fields and settings.) Add, remove, or reorder fields for the viz.Sort Order(Available when you toggle onOverride default fields and settings.) Manage the sort order ofShow Detailsfields by selectingAlphabetical - AscendingorAlphabetical - Descending. - (Optional) As you complete theDrill Bysection, consider:OptionDescriptionEnable Drill By for this vizTurn the toggle:
- On to enable the viz to displayDrill Bywhen you select aggregated marks and cells.
- Off to disable the viz from displayingDrill By.
Override default fields and settingsTurn the toggle:- On to enable custom field configurations forDrill By.
- Off to revert fields to the default values set up by your admin.
Field(Available when you toggle onOverride default fields and settings.) Add, remove, or reorder fields for the viz.Sort Order(Available when you toggle onOverride default fields and settings.) Manage the sort order ofDrill Byfields by selecting:- Alphabetical - AscendingorAlphabetical - Descending.
- Value Total - AscendingorValue Total - Descending.
- Logical - AscendingorLogical - Descendingfor fields with logical sorting enabled.