A Timed Pie Chart refers to a Pie Chart that represents data over specific time intervals or periods. In a timed pie chart, the data is segmented into slices, with each slice representing a portion or percentage of the whole for a particular time period.
This Timed Pie Chart is displaying Incidents by Priority over the last 12 months.
Now, Let's look at the Data and Chart options for this Timed Pie Chart. It is displaying Incident data so the chart is utilizing the Incident table.
Conditions: Setting conditions allows you to query the table you are building the chart off of.
Aggregate Type: Refers to a data aggregation method or function used to combine or summarize data from multiple records. They allow users to perform calculations on sets of records to derive meaningful insights. Some common aggregate types include:
Count: Calculates the number of records in a set.
Count Distinct: counts the number of unique, non-duplicated values in a field.
Sum: Adds up the values of a specified field for a set of records.
Average: Computes the average value of a specified field for a set of records.
Minimum: Finds the minimum value of a specified field in a set of records.
Maximum: Determines the maximum value of a specified field in a set of records.
Calendar Type: The calendar input can be set to a Standard Calendar or Fiscal Year.
Trend Type: Trend Type refers to the general direction or pattern of change in a set of data points over a specific period of time.
Date Range: This input determines the range of time displayed on the line chart. The Date Range considers the dates associated with the field selected in the Date Field chart option.
Date Field: A 'Date' field is designed to store date and time values.
Sort by: Allows user to determine the order of the list. Sort by can set as Value Descending, Value Ascending, Alphabetically Descending, Alphabetically Ascending.
Now, let's look at the style settings that have been changed from the default style setting that give this Timed Bar Chart more clarity. First a custom title of "Open Incidents - Last 12 Months" is set to provide quick understanding of the data being displayed.
Next, the Labels and Data Values toggles are engaged to display the values of each segment in the Timed Bar Chart.
Finally, the Display legend and Data percentages toggles are engaged to display the legend along with the percentages of each segment in the Timed Bar Chart at the bottom of the chart.
