Spider Charts

A Spider Chart is a variant of the Polar Chart, commonly used to compare multivariate data sets. For example, a Spider Chart can compare the total sales of each item split by the salesperson.

An example Spider Chart.

Settings

To configure a Spider Chart, open the Report containing the chart, click the ... icon in the top-right corner of the Visual, and select Configure. The left panel has five tabs: Settings, Series, Y-Axis, Legend, and Drilldown.

Settings panel.

• Group by: select a Field to use for the x-axis of the chart.
• Sort groups by: Value, Group Ascending, or Group Descending.
• Number of groups to show: the maximum number of individual groups shown.
• Step: display all labels or step by increments.
• Label Rotation: sets the angle of the X-axis group labels.
• Include Other/Remaining items: creates a separate group for records not displayed, and allows renaming the column.
• Include Empty/Null items: creates a separate group for empty or null values.
• Split by field: choose a Field to split groups, displaying a second group inside the chart (with sort and sub-group count options).
• Zoom: set the zoom on the x-axis, y-axis, or both.
• Stacking: None, Normal, or Percent. Stacking only applies to bar and column chart types.
• X-Axis title: supplies a label for the x-axis.
• Polar Chart: must be enabled for Spider Charts. Disabling it changes the chart to the underlying Series Chart Type.

Series

The Series tab lets you edit the displayed data or add additional series. Four icons at the bottom of the panel are Series, Color, Label, and Delete.

Series tab.

• Add aggregate: adds a new series (the + next to Series 1).
• Value Type: Per-group, Overall, or Literal.
• Value Field: sets the type of aggregate value to calculate for the series.
• Missing Values: skips null or zero values in groupings. Applies only to Line, Spline, and Area chart types.
• Series name: changes the name of the series in the legend.
• Series chart type: changes the type of chart being used.
• Y-Axis: name the axis. More than one axis on a Spider Chart does not make sense.

Color

The Color tab lets you change the display colors for the selected series.

Color tab.

• Auto, Based on Value, Rotate, Shades, and Exact: the same color strategies as other charts.

Labels

The Labels tab lets you change how the data is labeled and displayed.

Labels tab.

• Show labels in-line, Label content, Decimal Places, and Tooltip: the same label options as other charts.

Y-Axis

The Y-Axis tab lets you set the label of the y-axis and how data displays. A Spider Chart only needs one Y-axis.

Y-Axis tab.

• Y-Axis: a list of y-axes added to the Visual.
• Axis Title: adds a title to the axis.
• Type: Linear, Logarithmic, Datetime, or Category.
• Minimum/Maximum: designates a minimum and maximum for the axis.
• Add Axis: adds an axis. Spider Charts only use one axis.

Legend

The Legend tab lets you set if and how a legend is displayed.

Legend tab.

• Show legend, Float legend over chart, Layout, Vertical Align, Horizontal Align, and Maximum Height: the same legend options as other charts.

Drilldown

The Drilldown tab lets you configure what data, if any, is available to drill down or pivot on from the Visual.

Drilldown tab.

• Enable view data: enables the View data and Pivot by options.
• Pivot by: enables the Pivot by option for the Visual.
• Chart Drilldown: enables the Drilldown by option (All Fields or Selected Fields).

Also available through the REST API

Everything on this page is built on Informer's public REST API, the same one the product uses, so your scripts and integrations can do it too. Developer reference: Reports.