Configuring Bar Visualization

This article provides instructions on how to configure the bar visualization on your dashboard.

To configure a bar visualization, perform the following steps:

1. Navigate to Dashboard Studio from the navigation menu of the Platform Console. The Create/Load Dashboard displays.
2. Click the Create a new Dashboard option. The Dashboard Studio page displays.
3. Click the Add Visualization button to add a widget on the page.
4. From the widget the displays, click the Configure button. You can also click the Gear icon located on the upper-right corner of the widget to configure the visualization. The Configure Visualization dialog displays.
5. Enter a name and description for the widget.
6. From the Select Pipeline Dataset drop-down menu, select the dataset you want your dashboard to pull data from. The Select Visualization and Configure Data sections display.
7. Select the Bar visualization.
8. In the Configure Data section, configure the following fields:
   • Select Metrics - This tab is used to configure how the data will be displayed in the widget.
     • Metric - Select the metric you want to include in the widget, which contains the data sent by the device. Note that the metrics displayed here are the fields/columns specified in the Data Set plugin.
     • Aggregation - Select how the data for the metric will be grouped in the widget. Options are the following:
       • Average - Displays the average value of all data received for the metric.
       • Sum - Displays the total value of data received for the metric.
       • Max - Displays the highest value of data received for the metric.
       • Min - Displays the lowest value of data received for the metric.
     • Color - Select the color that will be used to present the data.
     • Add Metric - Click this link if you want to add another metric to the widget.
   • Set Filter - This tab is used to filter the device the dashboard will retrieve data from.
     • By Device - Select the devices you want your dashboard to retrieve data from.
     • By Group - Select the device group of the devices you want your dashboard to retrieve data from.
       Note: You can select multiple devices or device groups.
   • Chart Options - This tab is used to configure how the data for the metrics will be displayed.
     • Grouping - Select how the data for the metrics will be grouped.
       • Metric - Displays all data sent by all devices for the specified metric/s in the Select Metrics tab. Note that selecting this option allows you to configure the how the data from the specified metric in the Select Metrics tab will be displayed.
       • Device - Displays the data sent by each device for the specified metric/s in the Select Metrics tab. Note that selecting this option will only allow you to configure the Metric field in the Select Metrics tab.
     • Orientation - Select the orientation for the bar graph.
       • Vertical - Displays the graph vertically.
       • Horizontal - Displays the graph horizontally.
     • Sort - Select how the data in the bar graph will be sorted.
       • Ascending - Displays the data in ascending order.
       • Descending - Displays the data in descending order.
9. After you have configured the visualization, click Configure. You will be directed to the Dashboard Studio page with your configured visualization displayed.
10. Click Save Dashboard. The Save Dashboard dialog displays.
11. Enter a name and description for the dashboard.
12. Click Save to complete saving your dashboard. A confirmation message saying your dashboard has been created will be displayed.