Overview
Maps the occurance of events against the values of a numeric data set over time.
Chart Data Options
Option |
Description |
|---|---|
Label |
Time value |
Value |
Metric shown in the line (the top of the chart) |
Event |
Binary values that signify if the event was occurring on each of the time values. |
Event Chart Tutorial
Summary
In order to set up an Event Chart you will need:
- Create a report with chart display
- Select a field to use as the Label
- Select a field to use as the Value
- Select field(s) to use as the Event(s)
- Create your chart, selecting Special Purpose as the type, and Event as the chart
- Provide the Label, Value, and Event options and Refresh
- Customise the Chart as required
- Close the Chart Builder
- Save your report
Tutorial
1. Click on the Create link and select Report to begin building your report.
In order to complete this tutorial you will need to import some sample data to use. Make sure you have a writable data source prepared.
2. You should now be on the Initialise Report page. Select the CSV Import as the build tool.
3. Select your writable data source in order to store the spreadsheet data.
4. Select a view category
5. Select the EventChartSample.csv file.
6. Click on at the top of the page to move to the next step.
7. You should now see the spreadsheet preview (as pictured here). Select Report as the category for each of the columns.
8. Set the spreadsheet name to be Event Chart Sample and the description to Tutorial Data.
9. Click on at the top of the page to move to the next step.
10. You should now be on the Step 1. Report Data page. To start with, set the Output Options to Chart Only by selecting it in the Report Options section on the right. This will ensure that the information appears as a chart.
11. Now you need to add metrics to your report. Click on the next to the Report category to expand it.
12. Drag and drop EventDate, SocialMediaCampaign, OnlineCampaign, PaperCampaign, and WebsiteHits fields into the Columns area.
13. Click on at the top of the page to move to the next step.
14. You should now be on the Report Preview page. Click on the image of a Pie Chart (pictured here) to go to the Chart Format page where you can setup your chart.
15. Click on the Chart Menu, select Special Purpose as the Chart Type and click on the picture of the Event Chart to select it.
16. Click Save, this will load the options for an Event Chart.
17. In the Chart Data section you will need to select the data for each setting in the chart.
18. Set the Label to EventDate, set the Value to WebsiteHits, and select the Events; SocialMediaCampaign, OnlineCampaign, and PaperCampaign.
19. Click the Refresh link to generate your chart.
20. You should now have a chart that looks like the one pictured.
21. You now need to Save and Activate your chart. Click on the Close button to go back to the Report Preview page.
22. Click on the Save Menu and use Event Chart Tutorial as the Name.
23. Type This Event Chart was created using the Charts Tutorial as the Description.
24. Enter Tutorial as the Category and Charts as the Sub Category.
25. Click Activate.