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waterfallchart properties

waterfallchart()

These are the properties used by Qlik Sense waterfall charts.

Since:
  • Qlik Sense September 2017

Properties

showTitles

Type: Boolean

Show title for the visualization.

Default: true.

showDetails

Type: Boolean

Sets if visualization details should be shown.

Default: false

title

Type: String | qStringExpression

Visualization title shown if "showTitles": true.

subtitle

Type: String | qStringExpression

Visualization subtitle shown if "showTitles": true.

footnote

Type: String | qStringExpression

Visualization footnote shown if "showTitles": true.

disableNavMenu

Type: Boolean

Disables the hover menu in the visualization.

Default: false

qHyperCubeDef

Type: Object

The hypercube definition used by most visualizations.

A subset of the properties available in the qHyperCubeDef is presented here. For complete documentation of all available properties, see Engine API: HyperCubeDef.

Information noteThe maximum number of measures that can be set for this chart type is 15.

qMeasures

Type: Array

Description: Extends NxMeasure, see Engine API: NxMeasure.

Additional properties

  • qDef

    Type: Object

    Description: Extends NxInlineMeasureDef, see Engine API: NxInlineMeasureDef.

    qDef Properties
    Name Type Description
    autoSort Boolean

    Set to automatically sort the measure.

    Default: true
    cId String ID used by the client. Must be unique within the current chart.
    numFormatFromTemplate Boolean

    When enabled, the number format to use can be selected from multiple predefined formats based on the desired type: number or date.

    Default: true
    isCustomFormatted Boolean Set to true to toggle off the default client formatting.
    othersLabel StringExpressionContainer String expression container.

  • qAttributeExpressions

    Type: Array

    Extends NxAttrExprDef, see Engine API: NxAttrExprDef.

    id

    Type: String

    One of:

    • cellBackgroundColor: for attribute expression, expression for background color of table cell.
    • cellForegroundColor: for attribute expression, expression for text color of table cell.

qLayoutExclude

Type: Object

customErrorMessage

Type: Object

Set to define custom error messages.

  • calcCondition

    Type: String

    Description: Deprecated. Use qCalcCondition.qMsg instead. Set to customize the calculation condition unfilled message.

measureAxis

Type: Object

Measure axis settings.

measureAxis properties
Name Type Description
showBounds Boolean

Set to show min and max on axis.
dock String

Sets the axis docking position. Can be one of:

  • near
  • far

Default: near
spacing Number

Set the axis scale:

Default: 1
autoMinMax Boolean

Set to use automatic min/max for measure color.

Default: true
minMax String

Set custom max/min. Can be one of:

  • min
  • max
  • minMax

Default: min
min ValueExpressionContainer Set the min value for the range.
max ValueExpressionContainer Set the max value for the range.

gridlines

Type: Object

Grid line settings.

gridLines settings
Name Type Description
auto Boolean

Set to show grid lines.

Default: true
spacing Integer

Defines the grid line spacing. Used when "auto": false. Can be one of:

  • 0: no lines
  • 1: wide
  • 2: medium
  • 3: narrow

Default: 2

color

Type: Object

Color settings for the waterfall chart.

color properties
Name Type Description
positiveValue Object

Color for positive values.

Properties:

  • color:

    Type: String

    Description: Color as hex string. Default: #0000FF
  • index:

    Type: Integer

    Description: Index in palette. Default: 6
negativeValue Object

Color for negative values.

Properties:

  • color:

    Type: String

    Description: Color as hex string. Default: #FF0000
  • index:

    Type: Integer

    Description: Index in palette. Default: 6
subtotalValue Object

Color for subtotal values.

Properties:

  • color:

    Type: String

    Description: Color as hex string. Default: #C3C3C3
  • index:

    Type: Integer

    Description: Index in palette. Default: 6

legend

Type: Object

Legend settings.

legend properties
Name Type Description
show Boolean

Set to show the legend.

Default: true
dock String

Sets the legend position. Can be one of:

  • auto
  • right
  • left
  • bottom
  • top

Default: auto
showTitle Boolean

Show the legend title.

Default: true

Example using qlik-visual

Tip noteFor more examples of how to create waterfall charts on the fly, see Mashups: Creating waterfall charts.

In this example we create a basic waterfall chart, containing of three measures, with a custom title and color legend switched off.

<qlik-visual appid="Tutorial-Golf.qvf"
  type="waterfallchart"
  cols='[
    {
      "qDef": {
        "qLabel": "Expected",
        "qDef": "Avg(ExpPutts)",
        "valueType": "NORMAL"
      }
    },
    {
      "qDef": {
        "qLabel": "Actual",
        "qDef": "Avg(Putts)",
        "valueType": "INVERSE"
      }
    },
    {
      "qDef": {
        "qLabel": "Shots gained or lost",
        "qDef": "Avg(ExpPutts-Putts)",
        "valueType": "SUBTOTAL"
      }
    }
  ]'
  options='{
    "showTitles": true,
    "title": "Shots gained or lost putting",
    "legend": {
      "show": false
    }
  }' >
</qlik-visual>

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