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tim_wilson11
tim_wilson11
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November 15, 2016
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Analysis Workspace: Show value on mouseover in a line chart (or other visualizations

  • November 15, 2016
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When mousing over a data point in a chart, it would be nice to see the actual value for the point.

When anomalies are turned on, the mouseover shows the anomaly detail (% above/below expected). It seems like a natural that the actual value would show when mousing over. The date is nice, but that's actually easier to figure out from the x-axis. Ideally, it would show both.

I realize this detail is in the underlying table, but I frequently kill the table and just leave the line chart, so the user loses the ability to see the specific value.

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    benjamingaines2
    Adobe Employee
    benjamingaines2Adobe Employee
    Adobe Employee
    November 15, 2016

    Hi @GilliganOnData2, I think we already do this. We don't show it directly over the data point, but it is in the legend. See screen shot: Screen Shot 2016-11-16 at 12.38.55 AM.png

    Is there something I am missing here? Is the lesson just that users may not think to look over there, so it should be closer to the data point itself? 

    tim_wilson11
    tim_wilson11Author
    Level 2
    November 16, 2016

    Ah. But...that only works if the legend is displayed, I guess. And, the legend is redundant on a single line chart. I usually turn off the legend in the battle to not have the charts to try to preserve space where I can.

    benjamingaines2
    Adobe Employee
    benjamingaines2Adobe Employee
    Adobe Employee
    November 16, 2016

    Fair enough, @TimWilson! 

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