Display settings for different time series charts
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Summary of Display Settings for Different Time Series Charts
This guide outlines the display settings available for various time series chart types in ServiceNow, including area, scatter, column, spline, line, and step charts. Each chart type has specific settings that enhance visualization and accessibility.
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Key Features
- Line Stroke Width: Adjusts the line stroke width in pixels for area, spline, line, and step charts.
- Disable Tooltip: Option to deactivate tooltips on hover, defaulted to false.
- Show Only One Data Point in Tooltip: When enabled, displays only the hovered data point; otherwise, all data points are shown, with automatic activation at 400% zoom.
- Show Data Table: Provides a data table with chart information for screen reader access, including percentages of total values where applicable.
- Show 0 When No Data Available: Allows the display of 0 in cases where no data is present in the selected dataset.
- Show Continuous Line: Available for area, spline, line, and step charts. If selected, gaps due to missing data points are not displayed.
- Chart Variation: For column charts, choose between stacked or side-by-side column displays.
Key Outcomes
By utilizing these display settings, ServiceNow customers can effectively customize their time series charts to improve data interpretation and accessibility, ensuring that visualizations meet their specific reporting needs and enhance user experience.
Each time series visualization type has a different set of display settings.
Area chart 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 0 when no data available | Choose whether to show 0 when there is no value in the selected dataset or for the configuration. |
| 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 chart 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. |
Column chart 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. |
Spline, line, and step chart 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 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. |