Properties Available for Most Charts

Zero Line Color

Determines the color for the "zero line" on most single-axis charts. You can enter either the name of the color or the hexadecimal color code (such as FF0000 for red). This attribute does not work if the zero line is also the baseline (that is, the chart must contain negative values). In the example, this property has been set to red.

Zero Line Width

Determines the width of the "zero line" on most single-axis charts, in pixels. This attribute does not work if the zero line is also the baseline (that is, the chart must contain negative values). In the example, this property has been set to 5.

Text 

Specifies text for data labels. This property is the "on switch" for data labels—you must specify text for them to appear.

For more information about creating data label text, including a list of available macros, see Formatting Data Label and Hover Text in Your Chart.

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Position 

Determines where data labels are shown in relation to their corresponding data items. 

Available positions differ between chart types. For example, Pie and Funnel graphs include Outside Leaders and Outside Arranged Leaders options. Leaders are lines that connect data labels to their associated data items in the graph. If you select Outside Leaders, diagonal leaders are used; if you select Outside Arranged Leaders, the leaders are horizontal.

The example shows a chart in which the data label position is set to Inside Top for a Vertical Bar graph.

Fill

Lets you add a colored fill to your data labels. The example at right shows a chart in which a red fill color with 45% transparency has been added. 

Fill Color

Lets you specify the color for the fill in your data labels. This property is only available when you check the Fill box.

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Fill Transparency Percent

Lets you specify the fill transparency for data labels. You can specify any number between 0 and 100, in which 0 is completely opaque and 100 is completely transparent. This property is only available when you check the Fill box.

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Rotate

Lets you rotate data labels 90 degrees. The example at right shows a chart in which this has been done.

Justification 

Determines the justification for multi-line data labels—either Left, Center, or Right. For information about creating data label text, see Formatting Data Label and Hover Text in Your Chart. The example graph includes multi-line data labels that have been left-justified (by selecting Left for the Justification property).

Show When Zero

Determines whether data labels are shown for graph elements with a value of 0. 

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Use Scale Format

Determines whether data labels use the same formatting that has been set for the value scale. 

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Use Scale Abbreviation

Determines whether data labels use the same scale abbreviation that has been set for the value scale. 

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Percent Value Decimal Places

Determines the number of decimal places used in percentage values in data labels.

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Allow Overlap

Determines whether data labels are still shown when they overlap. 

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Show Data Labels On 

Determines whether data labels appear for lines, bars, or both in line-bar combination charts.  

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Text

Lets you set the text that appears in chart hovers. A variety of macros for showing chart values in your hovers is available. For more information and a list of available macros, see Formatting Data Label and Hover Text in Your Chart.

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Use scale format

Determines whether hovers use the same formatting that has been set for the value scale. This property overrides the Hover Format, Divide Value By, Decimal Places, and Negative Numbers properties.

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Use scale abbreviation

Determines whether hovers use the same scale abbreviation that has been set for the value scale.

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Hover Format

Determines whether values in hovers have currency or percent symbols affixed. This property is overridden by the Use scale format property.

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Divide Value By

When set, values in hovers are divided by the specified factor. This option is useful when the values in your chart are very large and you want to abbreviate them by dividing by a common number. For example, if the values in your chart represented millions of dollars, you could choose to divide by millions—all of the values in the hovers would then be reduced to more manageable single digits. When you choose to divide by Percentage, the numbers in the value scale are multiplied by 100. This property is overridden by the Use scale format property.

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Decimal Places

Determines the number of decimal places in values in hovers. This property is overridden by the Use scale format property.

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Title

Determines whether labels appear alongside value scales. For more information, see Adding Scale Titles to Your Chart. The example shows a Grouped Bar with Line chart in which value scale labels are used to distinguish the line and bar data.

Show Label

Determines whether labels appear for value items.

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Label Format

Determines the general number format for value scale numbers and data labels. For more information, see Formatting Values in Your Chart.

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Divide Scale By

Refers to the number that values in the value scale are to be divided by, if any. This option is useful when the numbers on your value scale are very large and you want to abbreviate them by dividing by a common number. For example, if all of the numbers on the value scale represented millions of dollars, you could choose to divide by millions—all of the numbers on the scale would then be reduced to more manageable single digits. When you choose to divide by Percentage, the numbers in the value scale are multiplied by 100.

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Decimal Places

Determines the number of decimal places used in decimal values. You can choose from Default, None, and options for numbers of decimal places (from ".0" to ".00000"). By default, Domo automatically determines the optimal number of decimal places for each number in the chart. When you select None, all values are rounded to the nearest whole number.

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Negative Numbers

Determines the format for negative numbers. If you select -100, all negative numbers have a minus symbol affixed. If you select (100), all negative numbers are enclosed in parentheses.

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Max

Determines the maximum values on a value scale. For more information, see Setting the Minimum or Maximum Value on Your Chart's Value Scale.

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Min

Determines the minimum values on a value scale. For more information, see Setting the Minimum or Maximum Value on Your Chart's Value Scale.

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Divisions

Determines the number of value scale gridlines in a chart. For more information, see Specifying the Number of Value Scale Gridlines in Your Chart. The example shows a chart with eight value scale gridlines.

Log Scale

Determines whether the value scale increments logarithmically. On a logarithmic scale, each successive increase is exponential. These scales are useful when you have a wide range of data that doesn't fit well on a regular linear scale. The example shows a chart that uses a logarithmic scale to handle a wide range of data.

Include Zero

Determines whether a line for "0" appears in the chart.

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Title

Determines whether labels appear alongside category scales. For more information, see Adding Scale Titles to Your Chart. The example shows a chart in which a category scale label is used.

Show Label

Determines whether labels appear for category items.

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Determines whether multiple levels of dates are shown and, if so, how many. You can have up to 3 levels of dates. For example, if the dates in your chart were represented by week and you selected 3 Tiers, the timeline would continue to show weekly data but the weeks would be broken out into monthly divisions, and the months would be broken out into quarters, as shown in the screenshot. 

For more information about Tiered Dates, see Applying DataSet Columns to Your Chart.

Date Output Format

Determines how dates appear in the chart. For more information, see Changing the Date Format in Your Chart and Adding Filters to Your Chart.

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Label Interval

The interval at which labels appear for items on the category scale when there are too many items to show. By default, when there are more labels than fit on the category scale, Domo automatically trims out enough labels to prevent label overlapping. However, you can specify the interval at which labels are trimmed. For example, if you wanted every third label to appear in your chart and all others to be trimmed, you would enter 3 in the Label Interval field. The example shows a chart in which the user set the Label Interval property to 8, so a label appears for every eighth item in the chart.

Max Label Length

Determines the maximum number of characters that appear for each category label. This property does not work unless a value is also entered for Max Rotated Label Length. The example shows a chart in which the Max Label Length has been set to 5.

Allow Label Rotation

Determines whether labels are rotated if necessary in most kinds of Line charts.

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Max Rotated Label Length

Determines the maximum number of characters that appear when labels are rotated. This property does not work unless a Max Label Length value is specified.

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Never Use Time Scale

Determines which type of time scale is used in supported chart types with time data. By default, when time data is used in supported charts, such as Line and Bar charts, Domo automatically makes it appear using a date grain appropriate for your data. This is shown in the first example at right, in which the timeline takes date data spanning several months and shows it by month. If there are periods with no data, gaps are shown accordingly in the timeline. If you check this box, however, date data appears as it does in your DataSet, using individual dates and applying the Date Output Format setting. This is shown in the second example at right, in which the time scale uses individual dates, as in the DataSet. If there are periods with no data, gaps are not shown for those periods in the timeline.

Currency Symbol

Refers to the symbol for currency numbers. The default currency symbol is "$." You must select Currency as your label format for this to work. For more information, see Formatting Values in Your Chart.

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Currency Symbol Position

Determines whether a currency symbol appears before or after its value. The default currency symbol position is Before. You must select Currency as your label format for this to work. For more information, see Formatting Values in Your Chart.

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Decimal Separator

Determines the symbol for separate decimal values. The default decimal separator is a period.

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Thousands Separator

Determines the symbol for separate thousands in large numbers. The default thousands separator is a comma.

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