Display settings for different time series data visualizations

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    Summary of Display Settings for Different Time Series Data Visualizations

    This guide provides essential display settings for various time series visualization types, including area, scatter, column, spline, line, and step visualizations. Understanding these settings will help you customize your visualizations effectively to enhance data interpretation and accessibility.

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    Key Features

    • Line Stroke Width: Adjusts the thickness of lines in the chart.
    • Disable Tooltip: Option to remove tooltips on hover; default is false.
    • Show Only One Data Point in Tooltip: Displays only the hovered data point, with the default setting off unless zoomed in at 400%.
    • Show Data Table: Provides a data table for better accessibility, showing percentages where applicable.
    • Show Markers: Displays symbols at each data point for easier identification (available in specific chart types).
    • Show 0 When No Data Available: Option to display 0 in the absence of data.
    • Show % of Total in Tooltip: Displays the percentage contribution of each data point to the total in tooltips.
    • Show Continuous Line: Ensures no gaps in the chart when data is missing, if selected.

    Key Outcomes

    By utilizing these display settings, ServiceNow customers can create clearer, more informative visualizations that enhance data analysis and improve the user experience, particularly for those relying on screen readers. Customizing these settings helps ensure that visual data representations are effective and accessible to all users.

    Each time series visualization type has a different set of display settings.

    Area visualization display settings

    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.
    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.

    Scatter visualization display settings

    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.
    Show % of total in tooltip Enable to show the percentage each data point contributes to the total alongside absolute values in the tooltip.

    Column visualization display settings

    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.

    Spline, line, and step visualization display settings

    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 % 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.