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Metrics & Axes
editMetrics & Axes
editSelect the Metrics & Axes tab to change the way each individual metric is shown on the chart. The data series are styled in the Metrics section, while the axes are styled in the X and Y axis sections.
Metrics
editModify how each metric from the Data panel is visualized on the chart.
- Chart type
- Choose between Area, Line, and Bar types.
- Mode
- stack the different metrics, or plot them next to each other
- Value Axis
- choose the axis you want to plot this data too (the properties of each are configured under Y-axes).
- Line mode
- should the outline of lines or bars appear smooth, straight, or stepped.
Y-axis
editStyle all the Y-axes of the chart.
- Position
- position of the Y-axis (left or right for vertical charts, and top or bottom for horizontal charts).
- Scale type
- scaling of the values (linear, log, or square root)
- Advanced Options
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- Labels - Show Labels
- Allows you to hide axis labels
- Labels - Filter Labels
- If filter labels is enabled some labels will be hidden in case there is not enough space to display them
- Labels - Rotate
- You can enter the number in degrees for how much you want to rotate labels
- Labels - Truncate
- You can enter the size in pixels to which the label is truncated
- Scale to Data Bounds
- The default Y-axis bounds are zero and the maximum value returned in the data. Check this box to change both upper and lower bounds to match the values returned in the data.
- Custom Extents
- You can define custom minimum and maximum for each axis
X-Axis
editBy default one X-axis is defined on a chart, but you can add as much as you need. Clicking on the + sign to create a new X-axis.
- Position
- position of the X-Axis (left or right for horizontal charts, and top or bottom for vertical charts).
- Advanced Options
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- Labels - Show Labels
- Allows you to hide axis labels
- Labels - Filter Labels
- If filter labels is enabled some labels will be hidden in case there is not enough spave to display them
- Labels - Rotate
- You can enter the number in degrees for how much you want to rotate labels
- Labels - Truncate
- You can enter the size in pixels to which the label is truncated