Altair® Panopticon

 

Shape Variable Configuration

The Shape variable is available in the Scatter Plot, Table, Timeseries Combination, and Timeseries Scatter Plot visualizations.

NOTES:

  • The Shape variable in the Shapes visualization does not contain these properties.

  • This configuration is applicable when the Use Variable option is selected in the Shape drop-down of the visualization settings dialog.

For example:

 

Shape Variable Configuration

  1. Click the down arrow icon to the left of the Shape variable. Initially, the variable has an [Empty] value.

  1. Check the [Empty] box to enable this value.

Clicking on the [Empty] value highlights this selection and currently displays as the associated value of the Shape variable with the Selected Shape set to  by default.

 

You can opt to modify the following properties:

Property

Description

Variable Title

The name of the associated variable to Shape.

Selected Shape

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The selected shape for the [Empty] value. Options include:

 

  1. To associate other columns from the data table, drag and drop them to the Shape variable area. Select one to display the corresponding configuration panel.

  1. Enter the label for the Shape variable in the Variable Title field.

You can parameterize the variable title to support dynamic schema in the dashboards.

  1. Interchange the shapes for column values by pasting them to the desired one.

For example, from:

To:

The shapes of the columns will be changed accordingly.

  1. To go back to the original shapes of the column values, click Recalculate Mapping.

  2. For columns that are not mapped to a shape, select the Default Shape to be used.