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Graphs

Graphs is a component for displaying data in different formats. The generated graphs come from CSV files and can display in the following formats: Area, Bar, Column, Donut, Line, Pie, and Point (Scatter).

Authoring

The Graphs allows you to author different types of graphs using data from a csv file.

Configuring the Basic tab

  • Data Source File: Link to a csv file in the DAM.
  • Graph Type: Choose the graph format you want. There are 7 graph types available to choose from.
  • X label: Notate the dislayed X label for the graph
  • Y label: Notate the displayed Y label for the graph
  • Description: Graph description and is required for screen readers.
  • Display description for screen reader only: checkbox, self-explanatory
  • How do you wish to display this graph's data in a table?
    • For screen readers only
    • Button toggles view of data table
    • Data table shows - no toggle button
  • Toggle Button Text - Show/Hide Table: Notate the displayed label for the buttons.

Examples

Area Chart

Vertical Bar Chart

Area Chart CSV File Structure

Fruits (x) Value (y) Name
Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Pineapples 10,15,13,10 Resources
Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Pineapples 9,10,10,5 Other  Corporate
Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Pineapples 7,9,7,4 Sales
Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Pineapples 5,6,5,1 Manufacturing

Bar Chart

Vertical Bar Chart

Bar Chart CSV File Structure

Year (x) Value (y) Name
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 23, 20, 8, 16 Resources
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 13, 10, 28, 15 Sales
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 2, 10, 18, 10 Manufacturing
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 2, 20, 18, 10 Other Departments

Column

This is a sample description of the bar graph.

Column Chart CSV File Structure

Values (x) Section (y) Fruit (name)
300, 100, 300, 30 Resources, Sales, Other Departments, Manufacturing Apples
212, 212, 100, 200 Resources, Sales, Other Departments, Manufacturing Oranges
150, 150, 10, 100 Resources, Sales, Other Departments, Manufacturing Bananas
50, 150, 52, 100 Resources, Sales, Other Departments, Manufacturing Pineapples

Donut (Multi)

This is a sample description of the donut graph.

Donut Chart CSV File Structure

 Fruits (x) Value (y) Name
Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Pineapples 10,15,13,10 Resources
Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Pineapples 20,25,13,1 Sales
Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Pineapples 10,5,3,12 Manufacturing
Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Pineapples 30,15,23,13 Other Departments

Line

This is a sample description of the line chart.

Line Chart CSV File Structure

Fruits (x) Value (y) Section (name)
Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Pineapples 10,15,13,17 Resources
Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Pineapples 0,5,13,1 Other  Corporate
Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Pineapples 5,15,1,10 Sales
Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Pineapples 10,10,13,10 Manufacturing

Pie Chart

This is a sample description of the pie chart.

Pie Chart CSV File Structure

Section (x) Value (y) Name
Resources, Other Corporate, Sales, Manufacturing, Other Department, Accessibility Concern, HR and Administrations 10, 15, 13, 10, 24  

Point (Scatter) Chart

This is a sample description of the pie chart.

Point (Scatter) Chart CSV File Structure

Section (x) Value (y) Name
Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Pineapples 10, 15, 13, 17 Resources
Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Pineapples 0, 5, 13, 1 Other  Corporate
Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Pineapples 5, 15, 1, 10 Sales
Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Pineapples 10, 10, 13, 10 Manufacturing