Icicle chart

In this chapter we are going to walk you through how you can create an icicle chart using the Anlytic platform.

Icicle charts are useful for highlighting proportions. Whether you're analyzing market shares, budget allocations, or survey responses, icicle charts offer an intuitive way to showcase proportions and percentages within a dataset. With our intuitive drag-and-drop interface, users can effortlessly import their data and generate icicle charts in a matter of seconds.

How to create an icicle chart?

1. Add a visualization container to your dashboard. Select the option data visualization and click on create. This will take you to the create visualization page.

2. Choose a table from the catalog and double-click the column names you want to use. The selected columns will be added directly into the Data table.

3. Click Chart to configure your visualization. In the General section, set the chart title and description and choose icicle chart as the chart type.

4. In the Data section, choose the data sheet and then select the Data and Levels fields. The Levels field (X axis) determines the hierarchy structure of the icicle chart.

5. In Display Options, you can configure how totals, labels, and colors appear in the icicle chart. The Show total toggle is off by default, and the text field displays “Total,” which you can rename as needed. You can turn on level labels using the Show labels for levels toggle, or display values as percentages with the Default to percentage toggle. The Colors section allows you to customize the chart’s color palette and set a Total color when totals are shown. All changes are applied instantly in the chart preview.

6. When you finish configuring the chart, click Create visualization in the top-right corner of the page. Your icicle chart will be saved and displayed on the dashboard.

How to edit an icicle chart?

Follow the steps below to edit icicle chart:

1. Hover over an icicle chart container from the dashboard. Three dots will appear on the top right hand corner of the chart container. Click on the three dots and an option menu will appear. Click on 'edit' from the option menu.

2. After making the chages to the chart, click on change table from the top right corner of the page. Your chart changes is saved and chart is displayed on the dashboard.

How to delete an icicle chart?

Follow the steps below to delete icicle chart:

1. Hover over an icicle chart container from the dashboard. Three dots will appear on the top right hand corner of the chart container. Click on the three dots and an option menu will appear.

2. Click on 'delete' from the option menu. Click on delete to confirm your choice. Your chart is permanently deleted.

In next page we are going to walk you through how you can create a headline statistics.