Main Features of the Charts Library

The Charts Library allows you to display data in charts that can be customized in various ways and to interact with these charts in different manners.

Global Chart Characteristics

The following are the global characteristics of the Charts Library of Views:

• The Charts Library has been designed with a clear separation between the data and the graphical representations of the data.

• A chart can display as many graphical representations of data as you want.

• A chart uses one abscissa scale and as many ordinate scales as you want.

• Two types of charts are available:

  • Cartesian charts displaying data expressed in a Cartesian system of coordinates in a standard way.

  • Polar charts displaying data expressed in a polar system of coordinates in a circular way.

• The orientation of the scales can be customized.

  • In Cartesian charts, the abscissa and ordinate scales can be oriented either horizontally or vertically.

  • In polar charts, the circular abscissa scale can be oriented clockwise or counterclockwise and the radial ordinate scales can be oriented at any angle.

• The charts are data-aware. Changes made to data are automatically reflected in the charts that display these data. The possible modifications made by interacting with a chart are also automatically reflected on the data.

• Three automatic scroll modes (stop, shift, cyclic) are available. These modes allow you to define the behavior of a chart when new data that must be displayed are added to the chart.

• Charts can be created and customized without having to code using Views Studio.