topic Re: Display x-axis labels in continuous line chart in App Development

Display x-axis labels in continuous line chart

morenoju — Sat, 16 Nov 2024 00:42:50 GMT

Hi folks,

How can I display the x-axis label in a continuous line chart with 96 possible values for the dimension (5 minutes intervals of a day)?

Re: Display x-axis labels in continuous line chart

sonkumamon — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 19:34:14 GMT

It seems like it's a problem with the chart size, try increasing it and see if you can view the axis.

Re: Display x-axis labels in continuous line chart

morenoju — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:06:48 GMT

Hi @sonkumamon , unfortunately, even when I maximize the chart, the x-axis remains unseen.

Re: Display x-axis labels in continuous line chart

sonkumamon — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 22:53:47 GMT

Try to change it to non-continuous and see what happens.

Re: Display x-axis labels in continuous line chart

morenoju — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 13:33:24 GMT

Hi @sonkumamon , they continuous scale button is disabled, so I can't uncheck it. However, notice that I need the line to fit the chart without scrolls since it's supposed to be understood at a glance.

I've tried changing number of axis values from Max to Auto. The labels show up, but the chart is unreadable since it needs the scroll.

Re: Display x-axis labels in continuous line chart

lashagoch — Tue, 04 May 2021 15:06:23 GMT

Hi @morenoju, I have the same issue, have you found any solution to display labels on the x-axis? 🙂

Re: Display x-axis labels in continuous line chart

morenoju — Tue, 04 May 2021 16:03:45 GMT

Hi @lashagoch , unfortunately never worked.

I still keep getting complaints from users about this now and then.

Re: Display x-axis labels in continuous line chart

eddie_wagt — Wed, 05 May 2021 09:11:59 GMT

Do you need all labels? Or do you want to show only some of them, for example the min or max of all values? When continuous is enabled the labels are being dropped, but you can show labels as a workaround as value label. Like this. Use the dual function: dual(Timestamp,sum(Speed)) and format is Measure expression. Enable 'Show values'

Re: Display x-axis labels in continuous line chart

morenoju — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 15:16:28 GMT

Hi @eddie_wagt , thanks for the suggestion. However, I really need the labels to show up on the usual a-axis.

It's hard to believe that it's not possible... I'm still looking for a way to achieve it.

Re: Display x-axis labels in continuous line chart

Don_Stocks_ — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 20:44:02 GMT

Hi @morenoju,

One possible solution would be to use derived fields. In doing so, you can set the field tags to specify how to display the fields on a continuous axis.

The $qualified and $simplified field tags are the key here. The field tagged with $qualified will display when zoomed in, the $simplified will show when zoomed out.

Great example here:

https://community.qlik.com/t5/Documents/Top-10-Viz-tips-QlikWorld-2021-part-V/ta-p/1787570

(see the sheet named 'Custom time axis with weeks')

Re: Display x-axis labels in continuous line chart

morenoju — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 20:13:07 GMT

@Don_Stocks_ , I think you are right with the derived fields, but I'm struggling to have a way to use the tags. My time calendar is like this:

How can I tag "calendar_time" as '($axis)' so it's always displayed in the continuous charts?