Dynamic Bar Chart

Chart Overview

Scenarios

Visualize ranked data changes over time with animated playback. Example: track top sales ranking shifts over a period.

Benefits

• Visualization: Animate data playback along a timeline.

• Annotation: Add metric annotations, endnotes, and jump links to external systems.

Example

Limits

Configure Chart Data

1. Select the required dimension and measure fields.

   • In the Measures list, find Order amount. Double-click or drag it to the Value Axis/Measure area.

   • In the Dimensions list, find Region. Double-click or drag it to the Category/Dimension area.

   • In the Dimensions list, find Order date (year). Double-click or drag it to the Playback Axis/Time Dimension area.

2. Click Update to refresh the chart.

   

Configure Chart Style

• Configure styling for dynamic bar charts below. For chart title and card styling, see Configure the chart title.

  On the Style tab, go to Style Configuration to configure the chart style.

  Chart Configuration Item	Parameter descriptions
  Category Label	Set Category Label position: Vertical Axis Label or On Bar. Adjust text style.
  Show Data Labels	Toggle Show Data Labels and configure label text style.
  Data Color Scheme	Set the chart color scheme. Customize colors for each field.

• In Feature Configuration, set Playback Axis.

  Name	Configuration Item
  Playback Settings	Autoplay when page loads: The chart plays automatically when the dashboard loads. Loop playback: The chart replays continuously.
  Show Current Time Value	Displays data for the current year on the chart.

• In Axis, set the axis style.

  Name	Configuration Item	Description
  Bottom X-axis	Axis Title	Set the title for the X-Axis.
  	Unit	Set the unit for the X-Axis.
  	Minimum and Maximum	Display the minimum and maximum values for the X-Axis. Note Select Auto for intelligent axis range. Clear Auto to set values manually.
  	Auto Magnify Value Differences	Automatically magnify value differences on the X-Axis. Note If you select this option, the Minimum and Maximum values on the axis use actual values.
  	Show Title and Unit	Show or hide the Axis Title and Unit on the horizontal axis.
  Y-Axis	Axis Title	Set the title for the Y-Axis.
  	Unit	Set the unit for the Y-Axis.
  	Show Title and Unit	Show or hide the Axis Title and Unit on the Y-axis.

Configure Chart Analysis

Next steps

• Share the dashboard with specific people. Share a Dashboard.

• Integrate dashboards into a BI portal for navigation-based thematic analysis. Create a BI portal for PC.