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# Time series display settings

# Display settings for time series data visualizations {#ariaid-title1}

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Updated June 15, 2026  
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## Summary of Display settings for time series data visualizations

This guide outlines the configurable display settings available for various time series data visualizations in ServiceNow, including area, scatter, column, spline, line, and step charts.
These settings allow you to customize how data points and tooltips are presented, enhancing data interpretation and accessibility for end users.
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## Key Features

* **Tooltip Controls:** Enable or disable tooltips on hover, and choose whether to show only the hovered data point or all data points in the tooltip. By default, only one data point is shown when zoomed in at 400%.
* **Data Table Display:** Show an accompanying data table for improved screen reader access, including percentages of totals where applicable.
* **Line Stroke Width (Area, Spline, Line, Step):** Adjust the thickness of lines in pixels to improve chart readability.
* **Markers (Area, Spline, Line, Step):** Option to display symbols at each data point to highlight specific values.
* **Show 0 for Missing Data (Area, Scatter, Spline, Line, Step):** Choose whether to display zero values when data points are missing within the existing time series. Note that trailing zeros beyond the dataset range are not generated.
* **Continuous Line (Area, Spline, Line, Step):** When enabled (and "Show 0 when no data available" is off), the chart displays a continuous line without gaps for missing data points.
* **Show Percentage of Total in Tooltip:** Display the percentage contribution of each data point alongside absolute values across all visualization types.
* **Column Chart Variation:** For column charts, select between stacked or side-by-side display of group-by values.

## Practical Benefits

These display settings provide ServiceNow customers with flexible options to tailor time series visualizations for clarity, accessibility, and user preference. Adjusting tooltips and markers helps users quickly identify critical data points, while data tables enhance accessibility compliance. Controls over missing data representation and chart continuity improve visual accuracy and interpretation of trends. Column variation options support better comparative analysis across grouped data.  
Each time series visualization type has a different set of display settings.

## Area visualization display settings {#display-settings-ts-charts__section_vs1_jjv_c2c}

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| Field | Description |
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| Line stroke width | Sets the line stroke width for the items on the chart in pixels. |
| Disable tooltip | Option to remove tooltips on hover. Default: false |
| Show only one data point in tooltip | When turned on, the tooltip shows only the data point being hovered over. When turned off, the tooltip shows all data points. Default: Off, except when zoom is 400%, which automatically turns it on. |
| Show data table | Shows a table with chart and graph data for easier screen reader access. Data includes the percentage of the total for each value, when appropriate. |
| Show markers | Display a symbol at each data point on the chart to simplify identifying specific values. Available for line, spline, area, and step charts. |
| Show 0 when no data available | Choose whether to show 0 when there is no value in the selected dataset or for the configuration. Note: When enabled, the application fills missing values within an existing time series. However, it does not generate values for timestamps beyond the available dataset. As a result, if the selected date range extends past the last recorded data point, the visualization will not display a trailing 0, because no data point exists for that timestamp. |
| Show % of total in tooltip | Enable to show the percentage each data point contributes to the total alongside absolute values in the tooltip. |
| Show continuous line | Available when Show 0 when no data available is not selected. When selected and there is no data for a specific time, there is no gap in the chart and it shows continuous line. |
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## Scatter visualization display settings {#display-settings-ts-charts__section_sr3_jkv_c2c}

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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Disable tooltip | Option to remove tooltips on hover. Default: false |
| Show only one data point in tooltip | When turned on, the tooltip shows only the data point being hovered over. When turned off, the tooltip shows all data points. Default: Off, except when zoom is 400%, which automatically turns it on. |
| Show data table | Shows a table with chart and graph data for easier screen reader access. Data includes the percentage of the total for each value, when appropriate. |
| Show 0 when no data available | Choose whether to show 0 when there is no value in the selected dataset or for the configuration. Note: When enabled, the application fills missing values within an existing time series. However, it does not generate values for timestamps beyond the available dataset. As a result, if the selected date range extends past the last recorded data point, the visualization will not display a trailing 0, because no data point exists for that timestamp. |
| Show % of total in tooltip | Enable to show the percentage each data point contributes to the total alongside absolute values in the tooltip. |
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## Column visualization display settings {#display-settings-ts-charts__section_tvm_skv_c2c}

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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Chart variation | Select whether to display the group-by values in stacked columns or side-by-side. |
| Disable tooltip | Option to remove tooltips on hover. Default: false |
| Show only one data point in tooltip | When turned on, the tooltip shows only the data point being hovered over. When turned off, the tooltip shows all data points. Default: Off, except when zoom is 400%, which automatically turns it on. |
| Show data table | Shows a table with chart and graph data for easier screen reader access. Data includes the percentage of the total for each value, when appropriate. |
| Show % of total in tooltip | Enable to show the percentage each data point contributes to the total alongside absolute values in the tooltip. |
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## Spline, line, and step visualization display settings {#display-settings-ts-charts__section_fsn_qlv_c2c}

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| Field | Description |
|-|-|
| Line stroke width | Sets the line stroke width for the items on the chart in pixels. |
| Disable tooltip | Option to remove tooltips on hover. Default: false |
| Show only one data point in tooltip | When turned on, the tooltip shows only the data point being hovered over. When turned off, the tooltip shows all data points. Default: Off, except when zoom is 400%, which automatically turns it on. |
| Show data table | Shows a table with chart and graph data for easier screen reader access. Data includes the percentage of the total for each value, when appropriate. |
| Show markers | Display a symbol at each data point on the chart to simplify identifying specific values. Available for line, spline, area, and step charts. |
| Show 0 when no data available | Choose whether to show 0 when there is no value in the selected dataset or for the configuration. Note: When enabled, the application fills missing values within an existing time series. However, it does not generate values for timestamps beyond the available dataset. As a result, if the selected date range extends past the last recorded data point, the visualization will not display a trailing 0, because no data point exists for that timestamp. |
| Show % of total in tooltip | Enable to show the percentage each data point contributes to the total alongside absolute values in the tooltip. |
| Show continuous line | When selected and there is no data for a specific time, there is no gap in the chart and it shows continuous line. |
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