A Grouped Horizontal Timed Bar chart is a specific type of bar chart that presents grouped data over time, with bars oriented horizontally. Each bar represents a specific time period, and within each bar, multiple groups of data are displayed side by side.
The Grouped Horizontal Timed Bar Chart example below is displaying Incidents opened over the last 12 months and grouping them together based on the incident category.
Let's look at the Data and Chart options for this Grouped Horizontal Timed Bar Chart. This chart is displaying incident data, therefore the chart is utilizing the incident table.
Conditions: Setting conditions allows you to query the table you are building the chart off of.
Group by: Allows users to organize and aggregate data based on specific fields or criteria.
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. This chart is showing incidents opened or created within the last 12 months, therefore the Date Field input is set to 'Created - sys_created_on'.
Let's look at the Grouped Horizontal Timed Bar Chart style settings that have been changed from the default style settings. A custom title of 'Opened Incidents by Category - Last 12 Months' is set to give insight into what data the chart is displaying.
The Display Legend and Data percentages toggles are engaged to display the legend with the data percentages at the bottom of the chart.
The Individual Values toggle is engaged to display the values of the bars that make up the chart.
