Alternate slices in pie chart

[#1]

Hi, this is a tricky one, not sure if anyone can assist.  I have a pie chart and I need to place the values on the chart.  When there are 2 or more thin slices next to one another, the text overlaps.  There is a good post on how to stagger the text which is great but the client does not want this.  Also, he wants a pie chart and not a bar chart which is unfortunate but what can you do...  One way of ensuring the text does not overlap is to alternate the slices - thin/thick/thin/thick.  Is there any clever way of doing this in QV?

Thanks very much.

[#2]

Hi

I happened upon your post - I don't know the direct answer to your question, but I believe there is an extension which is a pie chart with lines leading out to the values.  I'd look it up for you but I'm a bit pressed for time - it may be worth investigating and I'll take a look myself a little later if I get the time.  Sorry I could not have been of more direct help.

Steve

[#3]

Thanks Steve!  I think you might be onto something.  Its a v11 feature right?  Time to upgrade.  WIll check this out and let you know.

[Gysbert_Wassenaar]

It's part of the example extensions from QlikTech. It should be installed in the examples directory: <...YourQVInstallationDirectory...>\Examples\Extensions\Extension Examples.qar

Note, the extension will only work in WebView and in the ajax client.

[swuehl · Accepted solution]

If you want to use a QV only solution, you can try to sort your chart dimension like

Largest, Smallest, 2nd largest, 2nd smallest, 3rd largest, 3rd smallest ...

Maybe using a sort expression in your chart like

=rank(count(Value))*(rank(-count(Value))-0.5)

[#6]

Thanks for feedback - this approach moves the slices around so I'll tinker with that.  Cheers!

[mountaindude]

Gysbert,

Is the labeled pie chart really included in the standard QV installation these days?

I am running latest QV11 SR4, and the extensions I get as part of QV desktop, when installing the Extension Examples.qar are:

bullet

calendar

geoHeat

org

WebPageViewer

Are others seeing this too? Or am I missing something?