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Overview

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Time Series charts a series of data points, presented against an x axis that displays time in uniform intervals. Opposed to categorical charts, time series effectively shows gaps in the data through the use of these uniform time intervals.

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Yearly Comparison

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If you have a line chart which is time series spanning more than one year range, you can use this option to split the single line into 12 month groups for easy comparison. When using this option the units are set to month and cannot be changed.

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Units

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Allows you to select the time granularity of the chart independant of the table.

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Visible Unit Selection

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Allows the user select the time granularity of the chart independant of the table.

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Date Slider

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Allows the user to zoom in and out of time banded data.

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  1. Enable the Date Slider option through the chart Settings menu
  2. Your chart will now have a slider the user can manipulate to view subsets of the data

 

 

Date format for time series


Change the date format on your charts to a different style. This is available for all charts that support time series.

Type

Description

Format/Example

Report

This shows the date format as it is in the report. For example, if the date is in a numeric format, then it will be displayed as dd/mm/yyyy here.

Note: This format can only be selected for continuous time series.

 

Long

Shows the full name of the selected date unit. For example, if month is the selected unit, it will display the full name of the month.

E.g.: Monday, August, or Quarter 1.

Short

Shows the shorter version of the selected date unit.

Note: Some time units have no difference between their long and short versions, such as Year.

E.g.: Mon, Aug, or Q1.


  1. Create a report with at least one date value.

  2. Navigate to the chart section.

  3. Select a chart that supports the time series. Ensure that you use the date field.

  4. Click on the series setting button in the chart builder’s header.

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  5. Select the date field from the left side panel.

  6. Choose and apply a date format. 

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