{"id":6657,"date":"2022-03-04T15:01:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T15:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/?post_type=article&#038;p=6657"},"modified":"2025-02-06T19:04:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T19:04:49","slug":"bubble-chart","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/bubble-chart\/","title":{"rendered":"Bubble Chart\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Start with the video first to get a better grasp of the topic!<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Learn to Plot Bubble chart using Nimble Analytics\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/849094555?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table style=\"line-height: 10px; height: 77px; width: 99.2704%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #f7f7f7;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 108px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 77px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Skip Ahead to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 10px; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#Overview\">Overview<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#Configuration\">Configuration<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#Interpretation\">Interpretation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>The Bubble chart is an extended version of a scatter plot chart with a third variable as Size for the data point. Unlike the scatter plot chart, a bubble chart can be plotted in three dimensions and the size of the dots can vary depending upon the data value.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Bubble_chart-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Bubble_chart-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"862\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Bubble_chart-1.jpg 862w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Bubble_chart-1-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Bubble_chart-1-768x413.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"Configuration\"><\/a>Configuration<\/h2>\n<p>To plot a Spider chart, perform the following steps &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>1. Open the Analytics page and click the <strong>Add Widget<\/strong> icon. The Analytics Builder appears.<\/p>\n<p>2. Click the <strong>Bubble Chart<\/strong> icon. The <strong>Settings<\/strong> page of the bubble chart appears.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BUbble_chart_settngs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BUbble_chart_settngs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BUbble_chart_settngs.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BUbble_chart_settngs-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BUbble_chart_settngs-768x421.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Enter the given information in the Data Criteria and Dimension and Settings as per your requirements<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Widget Name &#8211;<\/strong> Modify the widget name if required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Data Criteria<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Select workitem type &#8211;<\/strong> Select the workitem type for which you want to plot the chart. You can select any number of workitems for a scatter chart. If the selected workitem type has no instances in it, a message is displayed on the screen.<br \/>\n<strong>Note:\u00a0<\/strong>If you select the My Workitem option, the Release, Sprint, and Task Plan options won&#8217;t be selected as they are dependent on the form&#8217;s execution.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Select workitem status &#8211;<\/strong> Select the workitem status such as All, Open, Closed, etc. for the workitem types.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Select Filter &#8211;<\/strong> Select the filter that you want to apply to the workitems for the scatter chart. You can also create a new filter and apply it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date Range &#8211;<\/strong> The Date Range section provides flexible options for selecting date-based criteria and ranges:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Select Date Criteria<\/strong>: Use the dropdown menu to choose how data is fetched. Options include <strong>Created on<\/strong>, <strong>Closed on<\/strong>, and <strong>Last modified on<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Select Date Range<\/strong>: Choose dynamic or custom date ranges to automatically display data based on the selected period. The options include &#8211; <strong>Custom dates<\/strong> ( Requires additional selection of Start Date and End Date), <strong>Current month<\/strong>, <strong>Current quarter<\/strong>, <strong>Current week<\/strong>, <strong>Current year<\/strong> and many more.<\/li>\n<li>If &#8220;Custom dates&#8221; is selected, two additional dropdowns will appear to specify the Start Date and End Date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: For Organization Analytics and Personal Analytics, the Date Range section will only display Start Date and End Date options.<\/p>\n<h4>Dimensions and Settings<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>No. of Dimensions &#8211;<\/strong> Select the number of dimensions you want to see in your chart. You can select either 3 dimensions or 4 dimensions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Select Axis on the chart<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>X-Axis &#8211;<\/strong> Select the attribute (and its values) which you want to be plotted on the X-axis of the chart. The Attribute field shows all the fields which are common in the selected workitem types.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Y-Axis &#8211;<\/strong> Select the attribute (and its values) which you want to be plotted on the Y-axis of the chart. The Attribute field shows all the fields which are common in the selected workitem types.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bubble 1 &#8211;<\/strong> It is a size dimension. When the 3 dimensions are selected, 3 rows are shown in the table next to the bubble chart. Only the number fields are listed here.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a id=\"Interpretation\"><\/a>Bubble 2 &#8211;<\/strong> It is a size dimension. When the 4 dimensions are selected, 4 rows are shown in the table next to the bubble chart. Only the number fields are listed here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Interpretation<\/h2>\n<p>Each bubble in a bubble chart represents a workitem. The bubbles are positioned on the chart as per the value of the X-axis and Y-axis attributes of the workitem. The size of the bubble is represented by the remaining dimensions (bubble 1 and bubble 2). On hovering over a bubble, shows the workitem ID, name, and value of its four dimensions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Bubble_chart-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Bubble_chart-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"862\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Bubble_chart-1.jpg 862w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Bubble_chart-1-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Bubble_chart-1-768x413.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"helpful-block-content wth-theme-thumbs\" data-title=\"\" >\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"wth-title\">Was this helpful?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a data-post=\"6657\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/bubble-chart\/\" data-post-title=\"Bubble Chart\u00a0\" data-response=\"1\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-green-btn icon-thumbsup\">Yes<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a data-response=\"0\" data-post=\"6657\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/bubble-chart\/\" data-post-title=\"Bubble Chart\u00a0\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-red-btn icon-thumbsdown\">No<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","multi-rating":{"mr_rating_results":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/6657"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6657"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/6657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20530,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/6657\/revisions\/20530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}