I am looking for a way to do a year-over-year line chart for comparing values at the same time frame (day/week/month) compared to the previous year. When looking for examples I am seeing a lot of line charts with an x-axis with values looking like "MM YYYY". What I am trying to do is to create a chart with an x-axis with values looking like "MM" and then different colored lines representing those values at a different year. Below is an example from Tableau...I am wondering if I can create something like this in Quicksight
YoY Tableau
Of course, you can.
Pick a line chart on the visualize panel and
on the fields well add the year in the color
The result will be something like this
Reply To: Ivar Eriksson
Was able to get the YoY plot by adding calculated fields for Month=substring(toString(),6,2)
Year=substring(toString(),0,5)
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There is a hack suggested to the X-Axis in DateFormat rather than the integer month. Please refer
https://repost.aws/questions/QUuKTyrb-5RWaZ1diIBSlj4g/how-to-make-a-year-over-year-line-chart-in-quick-sight
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I am trying to create multi-line subplots such that each subplot represents a rating factor on which firms are rated, and each line represents a firm's change in rating over time. Note that I don't have the date field. I have a string field that says which quarter of the year the Mean of ratings belong to.
I'm new to tableau and I created something like this:
I want to create multiple subplots: one subplot for each of the 8 rating features in the above diagram, and the subplot has multiple lines representing the variation over time for each company. I have 10 companies.
Please guide me on how to achieve this?
A rough sketch of how I Imagine the plot to look like is below:
This will teach you how to make a panel chart in Tableau: https://tarsolutions.co.uk/blog/build-a-dynamic-panel-chart-in-tableau/
It shouldn't to too complex for what you're attempting (fingers crossed!).
Building the panel chart is a little tricky in Tableau. Not terribly hard once you understand table calcs. I suggest starting simpler by moving Measure Names from the Rows shelf to the Pages shelf, then creating the line charts you want - 1 per page. Then learn about table calc partitions and addressing, including “At the Level” to have the info needed to define the panels
To make a colored line chart,
You need one field on columns that you set to display as continuous, making it green. If it is a date field, right click on the field and choose from the second set of groups, like month or quarter.
You need a continuous field on the Rows shelf, use Measure Values in your case
Use a discrete field on color to determine the number of lines, say Shortname
Set the Mark Type to either Automatic or line
We are missing data for some months. If no lines have the month then it just doesn't show up. If one line has it but another doesn't then it seems to sort that month before all the others which looks strange. So we've added in place holder data with a value of zero for missing months but we'd prefer it not actually plot those points.
Ideally, we'd like for all 12 months to show up in the x axis but if a data point is missing (or zero; whatever would make this easier) then we don't want that point to be plotted.
Is dimple able to do this natively, or would I need to manually remove the point with javascript after the chart has been drawn? And if the latter is the case, any pointers to get me started on how to do that would be appreciated.
Adding on my previous question here: TimeSeries question
I would like to plot a unit capacity chart over a Time series (which contains a range of dates set by the user).
The chart I am trying to plot is as follows:
For each Unit Name, I have start and end date for the unit capacities, as shown in the PowerBI table as below:
4 sub questions:
How to plot these capacities over time? Maybe using some DAX functions?
Do i need the SSAS cube to solve this problem or can I do all the work inside PowerBI desktop? If not, is there a better way for example in SSRS?
Is there a way to make the x-axis time series dynamic as specified by the user?
Adding to this, after Leonard's response. After converting the OutageStartDateOrig, and OutageEndDateOrig values I tried to create the calculated column as suggested in the youtube link {enter link description here}. However, the DAX formula as shown in the video gives out a syntax error for me stating that the '.' is incorrect when specifying the range of dates. Any ideas for this? [Screenshot below]:
To create such a visual, I'd recommend an area chart (or stacked area chart) with the date on the axis, the unit name on the legend, and the capacity on the values. You could also do it as a stacked column chart too. However, then each date will be broken into discrete columns. See below image.
In terms of data manipulation, you'll need to convert the data with the date ranges you have above into a row for each individual date & unit. E.g. the first row, instead of being 11/2 to 13/2, would be expanded into 3 rows, one for each date.
You can do this in Power Query as you bring the data into Power BI Desktop, or in DAX after bringing it in. There are several solutions to this outlined in this thread (https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Convert-date-ranges-into-list-of-dates/td-p/129418), but personally, I recommend the technique (and video) posted by MarcelBeug (https://youtu.be/QSXzhb-EwHM).
You'll also want an independent list of dates (with no gaps) to join the final date column to - otherwise your visual will skip dates when no units had capacity. By default, the chart will begin on the first date with data and end on the last date with data, so in that sense it is dynamic, but you can add a date slicer to give the end-user more control.
Area chart on top, column chart on bottom, date slicer on right filtering Jan-Mar.
I am trying to populate a bar chart in SSRS using the following calculated field:
=COUNT(IIF(Fields!JobDeployment.Value <"1440",1,Nothing))/Count(Fields!CaseStatus.Value)
To explain it is the amount of tasks that have taken under a day to complete divided by the amount of tasks.
This is then attributed as a percentage each month and the end game would be that these percentages are in a bar chart.
Now when I select my bar chart with the Values series being the above calculated field it doesn't return any values
The data is correct in the table so I'm happy with that but when I want it in graph form, I am getting no results.
Could someone please be kind enough to give some pointers as to why this is the case
Thanks
Dan
If you're using Visual Studio (as opposed to Report Builder) you should get an error message explaining why it didn't work. The expressions you can use within charts are limited. Instead, you can have the logic done at the dataset level and leave the aggregation to the chart.
Add a calculated field to your dataset to check your condition.
=IIf(Fields!JobDeployment.Value < "1440", 1, Nothing)
In the chart, just compare the counts.
=COUNT(Fields!FilteredJobDeployment.Value) / Count(Fields!CaseStatus.Value)
I have the following dataset:
Which creates the following line graph with Roletype as the category group and experience as the value:
How can I pivot this graph so Roletype is on the y axis and values are on the x axis?
I think you are actually using an area chart rather than a line chart, but both function the same way. The y-axis measures a numerical value. You indicate what is on the y-axis by placing something in the values area. If you use a field that isn't a number, it's going to try to sum it or count it or aggregate it in some way. You should use a different chart type to effectively display non-numerical data (see this article about choosing the correct chart type). If you want to assign values to your role-types and then display the description on the axis you could do that. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it as an effective way to communicate your message.
To show use the values for the y-axis, add the role-type values field to your dataset. Use that in the values for your chart and aggregate by avg. Follow the instructions in the accepted answer here. You basically set the number type for your vertical axis labels to custom and then add the list of possible values. This only works if you know exactly what values you are expecting.