Chart Window: Customizing a Chart
Once you've created a Chart you can customize it using the Toolbar at the top of the Chart Window.
Tip
By right-clicking on a Chart you can access a Context Menu that provides many of the same options as the Toolbar.
Setting the Chart Type
To Change the Chart Type, click the Chart Type drop-down button from the Toolbar, choose Line Chart or Column Chart, and then click the Apply button. Note that a Chart's Panels will have different behavior based on the Chart type:
For Line Charts:
- Each data set will be represented as a series of points connected by a line.
- Each Disaggregated data set will have its own Chart Panel.
- Multiple Scenarios will be shown as separate lines.
For Column Charts:
- Each data set will be represented as a column.
- Each Disaggregated data set will have its own column.
- Multiple Scenarios will be shown as separate columns.
Setting the Timesteps
To change a Chart's Timesteps, enter new values into the Timesteps text box on the Toolbar and then click the Apply button. Be aware that the Timesteps text box has two input validation modes, depending on the Chart Type:
For Line Charts:
The Timesteps must be two integers representing the start and end Timesteps. For example:
- From 2018 to 2028
For Column Charts:
The Timesteps can be specified as either single integers or as ranges of integers. Some examples are:
- 2018
- 2018,2022
- 1000-2000
- 1,2,3,4-10
Important
The Timestep values must be valid for the current set of Scenarios.
Tip
If you delete all values from the Timesteps text box it will be re-populated with default values (i.e. typically the full range of timesteps) the next time you click the Apply button.
Setting the Iteration Type
If you are visualizing output from a Monte Carlo simulation you will have the option to set the display of each Monte Carlo iteration (i.e. "realization"). To Change a Chart's Iteration Type, click the Iteration Type drop-down button, choose Mean, Single Iteration, or All Iterations, and then click the Apply button.
Mean:
When the Iteration Type is Mean, the Average value across all iterations will be charted for each data point.
Single Iteration:
When the Iteration Type is Single Iteration, the exact value for the current iteration will be charted for each data point. When you select this mode, you will be able to choose the current iteration using the numeric up-down control.
All Iterations:
When the Iteration Type is All Iterations, the exact value for all iterations will be charted for each data point.
Setting the Error Bar Type
If you are visualizing output from a Monte Carlo simulation you will also have the option to control the display of a Chart's Error Bars. Click the Error Bar Type drop-down button, choose No Ranges, Min/Max, or Percentile, and then click the Apply button.
No Ranges
When the Error Bar is No Ranges, no error bars will be generated.
Min/Max
When the Error Bar Type is Min/Max:
- If it is a Line Chart, each line will be bounded by a shaded range generated from the minimum and maximum values (across all iterations) for each timestep.
- If it is a Column Chart, an Error Bar symbol will be shown in the center of each column indicating the minimum and maximum values (across all iterations) for that column.
Percentile
When the Error Bar Type is Percentile [x] to [y]:
- If it is a Line Chart, each line will be bounded by a shaded range generated from the xth percentile to the yth percentile (across all iterations) for each timestep.
- If it is a Column Chart, an Error Bar symbol will be shown in the center of each column indicating the xth percentile to the yth percentile (across all iterations) for that column.
Other Options
A variety of other options are available from the Options dialog. To open the Options dialog, click the Options button in the Toolbar. You will find the Options dialog is divided into two tabs, Options and Format , with the following sections:
Options Tab
Y axis
Option | Description |
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Same scale | Sets the same minimum and maximum Y axis values for all Chart Panels. |
Minimum to zero | Sets the Y axis minimum to zero for all Chart Panels. |
Fixed intervals | Maintains a fixed number of intervals on the Y axis as the chart is resized. |
Legend
Option | Description |
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Include legend | Shows the Chart Legend. |
Scenario name | Shows the Scenario name in the Chart Legend text. |
Scenario ID | Shows the Scenario ID in the Chart Legend text. |
Stage name | Shows the Pipeline Stage name (Transformer-specifc outputs only). |
Timestamp | Shows the date and time the Result Scenario was completed. |
Data
Option | Description |
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No data as zero | Shows no-data points as zero instead of a gap. |
Data points | Shows a dot for each data point in each series (Line Charts only). |
Data points only | Only show a dot for each data point in each series (Line Charts only). |
Other
Option | Description |
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Tooltips | Shows tooltips for each data point in each series. |
Titles | Shows the Chart Y axis and X axis titles. |
No-data panels | Shows panels that contain no data. |
Tip
Many of these options are also available from the Context Menu by right-clicking on a Chart.
Format Tab
Titles
Specify the text for the X and Y axis titles.
Fonts
Customize the fonts for the Legend and each type of title.
Y/X Axis
Set the number format for each Chart Panel's X and Y axis values.
Line width
Change the thickness of the line connecting data points and the upper and lower confidence intervals (Line Charts only).
Context Menu Options
There are a few other options that are only available from the Context Menu:
Option | Description |
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View Data | Shows the data used to generate each series in a single Chart Panel. |
Zoom Chart | Opens a single Chart Panel in a new window. |
Export | Exports the data used to generate each time-series in a single Chart Panel. |
Export All | Exports the data used to generate each time-series in all Chart Panels. |
Copy to Clipboard | Copies the entire Chart to the clipboard. |
Reverse All Changes
Using the Revert button in the Toolbar, you can reverse all changes that have been made to a chart since the library was last saved.