Visualization types reference

Visualizations help you display your data in the format you want. Once you add metrics and attributes to your query, Explore automatically displays your query in the most suitable format. You can change the chart type in the Visualization type () menu on the right sidebar.

This article contains the following topics that help you choose the best visualization for your needs:

• Chart types for comparing trends over time
• Chart types for displaying workflow
• Chart types for comparing categories
• Chart types using metrics as axes
• Chart types for comparing metrics
• Chart types for comparing values to total results
• Other chart types

Chart types for comparing trends over time

When you want to look at result trends over time, charts with a left to right progression are a good choice to give a sense of flow.

• Line
• Column
• Area
• Sparkline

Chart types for displaying workflow

When looking at your company's results, there are chart types available to best display the workflow of your organization. These chart types focus on demonstrating how results progress rather than comparing results.

• Funnel
• Relational
• Parallel set
• Word cloud

Chart types for comparing categories

Explore includes chart types that help you to understand queries that compare team, or category results. These chart types are recommended for reporting on metrics in relation to attributes (categories).

• Bar
• Dot
• Treemap
• Bubble pack
• Picto chart

Chart types using metrics as axes

While other charts have at least one axis defined by an attribute, the charts in this article use only metrics for axes. This can be helpful for comparing multiple metrics without the scale being altered.

• Bubble
• Radar

Chart types for comparing metrics

While you can compare metrics with all of the chart types, sometimes you might want to view results for only one metric or compare multiple metrics without adding attributes. With the exception of the waterfall chart, these charts work best when comparing one or two metrics.

• KPI
• Bullet
• Gauge
• Waterfall

Chart types for comparing values to total results

If you are analyzing how your individual values equate to the total result, Explore offers visualizations that can help you easily display your data. For example, you can use these charts to evaluate which groups are solving the most tickets or what combination of values is producing the highest numbers.

• Pie
• Sunburst

Other chart types

Although Explore features many visualizations to help you present your query results, sometimes a simple table is the best way to present information.

• Working with tables