Configuring Charts with a Diagram Tile
  • 10 Aug 2021
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Configuring Charts with a Diagram Tile

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Overview

In a Page Designer, a Diagram Tile component can be used to create a quick infographic to be displayed on a Dashboard. While Diagram Tiles have a multitude of uses and customizations, this tutorial focuses on the Line Graph component. Line graphs are used to track changes over a period of time.

The following example will demonstrate how to configure a Line Chart, however, all Diagram Tiles using charts can be configured similarly.

Example

  1. To begin, navigate to a Designer Project and select CREATE FORM from the Global Action Bar.
  2. In the Create Form window, select Page. Name the Page and click CREATE.
  3. In the Page Designer, from the Toolbox > TILES section, drag a Diagram Tile component to the Page.
  4. From the Properties panel of the Diagram Tile component, under DIAGRAM TILE select PICK DIAGRAM TILE FLOW.
  5. In the Create or Pick Flow window, select CREATE. Then, click Diagram Tile and give the Flow a name.
  6. In the Flow Designer, locate the Toolbox > CHARTS section and drag a Lines component to the workspace.
  7. Navigate to the Properties panel >  CHART SETUP > Chart Style and select SimpleDoubleSeries.
    SimpleSingleSeries
    This will allow the user to build a line graph Diagram Tile component with one line.
    SimpleDoubleSeriesThis will allow the user to build a line graph Diagram Tile component with two lines.
    MultipleSeriesThis will allow the user to build a line graph Diagram Tile component with more than two lines. This selection will also allow the Diagram Tile to take in a list of data.
  8. Next, navigate to CHART SETUP - VIEW and select Yes for Show Label and Show Value.
  9. Locate the X- and Y-Axis Label fields and add corresponding names to the data that will be represented.
  10. Then, locate the INPUTS > Series1 and Series2 and change the inputs for both to Select From Flow then click ADD INPUT for both. 
    1. Add corresponding value names that reflect the line titles. 
  11. Save and close the Flow Designer.
  12. In the Page Designer, locate the DIAGRAM TILE section in the Properties panel and click EDIT.
  13. In the Flow Designer, connect the Start step to the End step.
  14. With the End step selected, navigate to the Properties panel > INPUTS to change the input mapping of BusinessA and BusinessB to Constant.
    For example purposes, constant data has been mapped in; data can also be dynamically populated using the Select From Flow input mapping type.
  15. In each value field, input example data to populate the line graph.
  16. Save and close the Flow Designer.
  17. Save and Close the Page Designer.
  18. In the Designer Project, right-click on the Page with the Diagram Tile and navigate to View > Preview Page.
  19. In the Preview Page window, notice the appearance of the two lines based on the input values.

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