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Funnel chart looks as under: |
Sample XML / JSON for Funnel chart: |
<chart caption="Conversion Ratio" subcaption="May 2007" showPercentValues="1" decimals="1" baseFontSize="11" useSameSlantAngle="1"> { "chart": { "caption": "Conversion Ratio", "subcaption": "May 2007", "showpercentvalues": "1", "decimals": "1", "basefontsize": "11", "usesameslantangle": "1" }, "data": [ { "label": "Website Visits", "value": "385634" }, { "label": "Downloads", "value": "175631" }, { "label": "Interested to buy", "value": "84564" }, { "label": "Contract finalized", "value": "35654" }, { "label": "Purchased", "value": "12342" } ] } |
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Chart Objects | |||
Custom defined Styles can be applied to the chart objects listed below. The table contains the names of the chart objects, short descriptions, list of supported Styles and list of supported animation parameters. |
Object Name | Description | Features Supported | Animation Parameters Supported |
BACKGROUND | Background refers to the background for entire chart. |
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CANVAS | The entire area inside which the chart is plotted. |
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CAPTION | Caption of the chart. |
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SUBCAPTION | Sub-caption of the chart. |
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DATALABELS | Funnel labels. |
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DATAPLOT | Funnel slices. |
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TOOLTIP | Tooltip for the chart. |
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<chart> element |
Functional Attributes |
These attributes let you control a variety of functional elements on the chart. For example, you can opt to show/hide data labels, data values, y-axis values. You can also set chart limits and extended properties. |
Attribute Name | Type | Description | |
animation | Boolean (0/1) | This attribute lets you set the configuration whether the chart should appear in an animated fashion. If you do not want to animate any part of the chart, set this as 0. | |
defaultAnimation | Boolean (0/1) | By default, each chart animates some of its elements. If you wish to switch off the default animation patterns, you can set this attribute to 0. It can be particularly useful when you want to define your own animation patterns using the Styles feature. | |
clickURL | URL in FusionCharts format | The entire chart can now act as a hotspot. Use this URL to define the hotspot link for the chart. The link can be specified in FusionCharts Link Format. | |
palette | Number (1-5) | Each chart has 5 pre-defined color palettes which you can choose from. Each palette renders the chart in a different color theme. Valid values are 1-5. | |
paletteThemeColor | Color Code | If you want your own palette derived from a particular hex color, you can specify the same here. All other colors on the chart will automatically derive from that palette. | |
annRenderDelay | Number (seconds) | If you've defined any annotation groups over chart, using this attribute you can set the duration after which they'll render on the chart. The timer starts from the time the chart has initialized. | |
showPrintMenuItem | Boolean (0/1) | Whether to show "Print Chart" item in the context menu of the chart? Even if you opt to hide the item in context menu, you can still opt to invoke print() JavaScript method of the chart to print the same. | |
showAboutMenuItem | Boolean (0/1) | Setting this to 1 displays a custom context menu in the chart, which can be customized to show your text and can be linked to your URL. For e.g., you can set the context menu of the chart to include "About your company name" and then link to your company home page. By default, the chart shows "About FusionCharts" when right clicked. | |
aboutMenuItemLabel | String | The menu item label for the custom context menu item. | |
aboutMenuItemLink | String | Link for the custom context menu item. You can specify the link in FusionCharts link format to be able to open the same in new window, pop-ups, frames or as JavaScript links. | |
manageResize Since v 3.2 |
Boolean (0/1) | Setting this attribute to 1, you can allow the chart to automatically resize itself when the parent container of the chart is resized. | |
useEllipsesWhenOverflow Since v 3.2
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Boolean (0/1) | When enabled in AUTO mode, long data labels are truncated by adding ellipses to prevent them from overflowing the chart background. The default value is 1. | |
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Chart captions | ||
Using these attributes, you can set the various headings and titles of chart like caption, sub-caption. |
Attribute Name | Type | Description | |
caption | String | Caption of the chart. | |
subCaption | String | Sub-caption of the chart. | |
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Chart Labels & Values | ||
Data labels refer to the names for the data points which appear on the x-axis and data values refer to the plot values. |
Attribute Name | Type | Description | |
showLabels | Boolean (0/1) | Allows you to show/hide the labels of a funnel chart. | |
showLabelsAtCenter | Boolean (0/1) | Whether to show the labels of each funnel at its side or at the center? This attribute is only applicable for 2D Pyramid chart. | |
labelDistance | Number (Pixels) | Lets you set the horizontal distance between the data labels & funnel slices. | |
labelSepChar | String | If you've opted to show both funnel label & value, this attribute lets you specify the character using which they'll be separated. By default, a comma (,) is used. | |
enableSmartLabels | Boolean (0/1) | Whether to use smart lines & labels for the funnel chart? | |
smartLineColor | Color Code | If you've opted to use smart lines, this attribute lets you define the color for the same. | |
smartLineThickness | Number (Pixels) | Thickness of smart lines. | |
smartLineAlpha | Number (0-100) | Alpha of the smart lines. | |
showValues | Boolean (0/1) | Allows you to show/hide data values along with the funnel slices on chart. | |
showPercentValues | Boolean (0/1) | Whether to show the values as percentage or as absolute values? | |
percentOfPrevious | Boolean (0/1) | When showing values in percentage for each slice, you can ask the chart to calculate the percentage value of a slice w.r.t the previous slice (instead of the first slice) by setting this attribute to 1. | |
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Number Formatting Properties | ||
Using the attributes below, you can control a myriad of options like:
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Attribute Name | Type | Description | |
formatNumber | Boolean (0/1) | This configuration determines whether the numbers displayed on the chart will be formatted using commas, e.g., 40,000 if formatNumber='1' and 40000 if formatNumber='0'. | |
numberPrefix | String | Using this attribute, you could add prefix to all the numbers visible on the graph. For example, to represent all dollars figure on the chart, you could specify this attribute to ' $' to show like $40000, $50000. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section. | |
numberSuffix | String | Using this attribute, you could add suffix to all the numbers visible on the graph. For example, to represent all figure quantified as per annum on the chart, you could specify this attribute to ' /a' to show like 40000/a, 50000/a. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section. | |
decimals | Number | Number of decimal places to which all numbers on the chart will be rounded to. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section. | |
forceDecimals | Boolean (0/1) | Whether to add 0 padding at the end of decimal numbers? For example, if you set decimals as 2 and a number is 23.4. If forceDecimals is set to 1, the number will automatically be converted to 23.40 (note the extra 0 at the end). For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section. | |
formatNumberScale | Boolean (0/1) | Configuration whether to add K (thousands) and M (millions) to a number after truncating and rounding it - e.g., if formatNumberScale is set to 1, 1043 will become 1.04K (with decimals set to 2 places). Same with numbers in millions - an M will be added at the end. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section. | |
defaultNumberScale | String | The default unit of the numbers that you're providing to the chart. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section. | |
numberScaleUnit | String | Unit of each block of the scale. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section. | |
numberScaleValue | String | Range of the various blocks that constitute the scale. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section. | |
scaleRecursively | Boolean (0/1) | Whether to scale the number recursively? For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section. | |
maxScaleRecursion | Number | How many recursions to complete during recursive scaling? -1 completes the entire set of recursion. | |
scaleSeparator | String | What character to use to separate the scales that are generated after recursion? | |
decimalSeparator | String | This option helps you specify the character to be used as the decimal separator in a number. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section. | |
thousandSeparator | String | This option helps you specify the character to be used as the thousands separator in a number. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section. | |
thousandSeparatorPosition Since v3.2 - SR1
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Number | This option helps you specify the position of the thousand separator. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting > Basics page. | |
inDecimalSeparator | String | In some countries, commas are used as decimal separators and dots as thousand separators. In XML/JSON data, if you specify such values, it will give an error while converting to number. So, FusionWidgets XT accepts the input decimal and thousand separators from user, so that it can convert it accordingly into the required format. This attribute lets you input the decimal separators. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section. | |
inThousandSeparator | String | In some countries, commas are used as decimal separators and dots as thousand separators. In XML/JSON, if you specify such values, it will give an error while converting to number. The chart accepts the input decimal and thousand separators from user, so that it can convert it accordingly into the required format. This attribute lets you input the thousand separators. For more details, please see Advanced Charting > Number Formatting section. | |
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Funnel Functional Properties | ||
The following attributes are used to customize the functional properties of the funnel. |
Attribute Name | Type | Description | |
streamlinedData | Boolean (0/1) | Whether to present the data as streamlined data or as section data? | |
is2D | Boolean (0/1) | Whether the chart will render as 2D? | |
isSliced | Boolean (0/1) | Whether all funnel slices will be sliced out? | |
isHollow | Boolean (0/1) | Whether the funnel slices will render as filled slices or as hollow ones? | |
useSameSlantAngle | Boolean (0/1) | In a streamlined funnel chart, whether all slices will have the same slant angle? | |
funnelYScale | Number (0-40) | Lets you set the 3D perspective of the funnel. You'll need to restrict your values to a value between 0 and 40 (depending on your funnel chart dimensions) to get a proper drawing. | |
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Funnel Cosmetic properties | ||
The following attributes are used to customize the appearance of the funnel. |
Attribute Name | Type | Description | |
showPlotBorder | Boolean (0/1) | If you've rendered the funnel chart in 2D mode, you can opt to show or hide the funnel border using this attribute. | |
plotBorderColor | Color Code | Border color for funnel (only when rendered in 2D mode). | |
plotBorderThickness | Number (pixels) | Border thickness for funnel (only when rendered in 2D mode). | |
plotBorderAlpha | Number (0-100) | Border alpha of funnel slices (only when rendered in 2D mode). | |
plotFillAlpha | Number (0-100) | Fill alpha for the funnel slices. This attribute is applicable only in 3D pyramid chart. | |
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Chart Cosmetics |
The following attributes let you configure chart cosmetics like background color, background alpha, canvas color & alpha etc. |
Attribute Name | Type | Description | |
bgColor | Color Code | This attribute sets the background color for the chart. You can set any hex color code as the value of this attribute. To specify a gradient as background color, separate the hex color codes of each color in the gradient using comma. Example: FF5904, FFFFFF. Remember to remove # and any spaces in between. For more details see Using Gradients. | |
bgAlpha | Number (0-100) | Sets the alpha (transparency) for the background. If you've opted for gradient background, you need to set a list of alpha(s) separated by comma. For more details see Using Gradients. | |
bgRatio | Numbers separated by comma | If you've opted for a gradient background, this attribute lets you set the ratio of each color constituent. For more details see Using Gradients. | |
bgAngle | Number (0-360) | Angle of the background color, in case of a gradient. For more details see Using Gradients. | |
showBorder | Boolean (0/1) | Whether to show a border around the chart or not? | |
borderColor | Color Code | Border color of the chart. | |
borderThickness | Number (Pixels) | Border thickness of the chart. | |
borderAlpha | Number (0-100) | Border alpha of the chart. | |
bgImage
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String |
To place any image (JPG/PNG/GIF) or Flash movie (SWF) as background of the chart, enter the (path and) name of the background image or SWF file. It should be in the same domain as the chart. Loading of Flash movie is deprecated and is not supported by JavaScript charts. |
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bgImageAlpha
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Number (0-100) |
Helps you specify the opacity for the loaded background image or Flash movie. Loading of Flash movie is deprecated and is not supported by JavaScript charts. |
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bgImageDisplayMode Since v3.2 |
String (stretch, tile, fit, fill, center, none) |
Helps you specify the mode in which the background image is to be displayed.
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bgImageVAlign Since v3.2 |
String (top, middle, bottom) | Helps you to vertically align the background image. | |
bgImageHAlign Since v3.2 |
String (left, middle, right) | Helps you to horizontally align the background image. | |
bgImageScale Since v3.2 |
Number (0-300) | Helps you magnify the background image. This attribute will only work when the attribute bgImageDisplayMode is set to none, center or tile. | |
logoURL | String | You can load an external logo (JPEG/PNG/SWF) on the chart once it has rendered. This attribute lets you specify the URL of the same. Owing to Flash Player security settings, you can only specify logos that are on the sub-domain as the SWF file of the chart. | |
logoPosition | String ( TL, TR, BL, BR, CC ) | Where to position the logo on the chart:
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logoAlpha | Number (0-100) | Once the logo has loaded on the chart, you can configure its opacity using this attribute. | |
logoScale | Number (0-100) | You can also change the size of externally loaded logo at run-time by specifying a value for this parameter. | |
logoLink | String | If you want to link the logo to an external URL, specify the link in this attribute. The link can be in FusionCharts link format, allowing you to link to new windows, pop-ups, frames etc. | |
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Font Properties |
Using the attributes below, you can define the generic font properties for all the text on the chart. These attributes allow you a high level control over font properties. If you intend to specify font properties for individual chart elements (like Caption, sub-caption etc.), you'll need to use the Styles feature. Using Styles, you can also specify advanced font properties like Bold, Italics, HTML Mode etc. Using Styles you can also configure real-time values. |
Attribute Name | Type | Description | |
baseFont | Font Name | This attribute lets you set the font face (family) of all the text (data labels, values etc.) on chart. If you specify outCnvBaseFont attribute also, then this attribute controls only the font face of text within the chart canvas bounds. | |
baseFontSize | Number | This attribute sets the base font size of the chart i.e., all the values and the names in the chart which lie on the canvas will be displayed using the font size provided here. | |
baseFontColor | Color Code | This attribute sets the base font color of the chart i.e., all the values and the names in the chart which lie on the canvas will be displayed using the font color provided here. | |
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Legend Properties |
In funnel chart the name of each dataplot shows up in the legend of the chart. If you do not need the legend, you can opt to hide the same. Also, the legend can be placed at the bottom of the chart or to the right of the chart. Using the attributes below, you can configure the functional and cosmetic properties of the legend. |
Attribute Name | Type | Description | |
showLegend
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Boolean (0/1) | Whether to show legend on the chart. | |
legendPosition
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String (BOTTOM or RIGHT) |
The legend can be plotted at two positions on the chart - below the chart (BOTTOM) and on the RIGHT side of the chart. | |
legendCaption
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String | You can add a caption for the entire legend by setting the same here. | |
legendIconScale
Since v 3.2 |
Number (Greater than 0 and less than equal to 5) | Scaling of legend icon is possible starting FusionWidgets XT. This attribute lets you control the size of the legend icon. The default scale value is 1. Anything less than 1 reduces the size of the legend-icons on the chart. Any value bigger than 1 enlarges the icons. e.g., 0.5 means half the size, whereas, 2 means twice the size. |
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legendBgColor
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Color (Hex Code) | Background color for the legend. | |
legendBgAlpha
Since v 3.2 |
Number (0-100) | Background alpha for the legend. | |
legendBorderColor
Since v 3.2 |
Color (Hex Code) | Border Color for the legend. | |
legendBorderThickness
Since v 3.2 |
Number (In Pixels) | Border thickness for the legend. | |
legendBorderAlpha
Since v 3.2 |
Number (0-100) | Border alpha for the legend. | |
legendShadow
Since v 3.2 |
Boolean (0/1) | Whether to show a shadow for legend. | |
legendAllowDrag
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Boolean (0/1) | The legend can be made drag-able by setting this attribute to 1. End viewers of the chart can drag the legend around on the chart. | |
legendScrollBgColor
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Color (Hex Code) | If you've too many items on the legend, a scroll bar shows up on the same. This attribute lets you configure the background color of the scroll bar. | |
legendScrollBarColor
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Color (Hex Code) | If you've too many items on the legend, a scroll bar shows up on the same. This attribute lets you configure the bar color of the scroll bar. | |
legendScrollBtnColor
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Color (Hex Code) | If you've too many items on the legend, a scroll bar shows up on the same. This attribute lets you configure the color of buttons of the scroll bar. | |
reverseLegend
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Boolean (0/1) | You can reverse the ordering of datasets in the legend by setting this attribute to 1. | |
interactiveLegend
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Boolean (0/1) | This attribute lets you interact with the legend in your chart. When you click a particular legend key, the associated slice slides out from the chart. Re-clicking the key causes the slice to slide in. | |
legendNumColumns
Since v 3.2 |
Number (Zero and Positive Integers) | The legend items are arranged in columns. Using this attribute, you can set the number of columns. This value undergoes internal checking on judicious use of white-space. In case, the value is found improper, the chart auto-calculates the number of columns.
When set to 0, the chart automatically decides the number of columns. The above is applicable when legendPosition is set to BOTTOM. If the legendPosition is set to RIGHT, the number of columns is always set to 1. |
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minimiseWrappingInLegend
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Boolean (0/1) | Whether to minimize legend item text wrapping. | |
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Tooltip properties |
These attributes let you control the tooltip. You can set the background color, border color, separator character and few other details. |
Attribute Name | Type | Description | |
showToolTip | Boolean (0/1) | Whether to show tooltip on chart? | |
showPercentInToolTip | Boolean (0/1) | Whether to show percent values in tooltip? If not, the actual values will be shown. | |
toolTipBgColor | Color Code | Background Color for tooltip. | |
toolTipBorderColor | Color Code | Border Color for tooltip. | |
toolTipSepChar | String | The character specified as the value of this attribute separates the name and value displayed in tooltip. | |
showToolTipShadow | Boolean (0/1) | Whether to show shadow for tooltips. | |
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Chart Paddings & Margins |
The following attributes help you control chart margins and paddings. FusionWidgets XT allows you manually customize the padding of various elements on the chart to allow advanced manipulation and control over chart visualization. Padding in FusionWidgets XT is always defined in pixels, unless the attribute itself suggests some other scale (like plotSpacePercent). You can also define the chart margins. Chart Margins refer to the empty space left on the top, bottom, left and right of the chart. It's not necessary for you to specify any padding/margin values. FusionWidgets XT automatically assumes the best values for the same, if you do not specify the same. |
Attribute Name | Type | Description | |
captionPadding | Number (Pixels) | This attribute lets you control the space (in pixels) between the sub-caption and top of the chart canvas. If the sub-caption is not defined, it controls the space between caption and top of chart canvas. If neither caption, nor sub-caption is defined, this padding does not come into play. | |
chartLeftMargin | Number (Pixels) | Amount of empty space that you want to put on the left side of your chart. Nothing is rendered in this space. | |
chartRightMargin | Number (Pixels) | Amount of empty space that you want to put on the right side of your chart. Nothing is rendered in this space. | |
chartTopMargin | Number (Pixels) | Amount of empty space that you want to put on the top of your chart. Nothing is rendered in this space. | |
chartBottomMargin | Number (Pixels) | Amount of empty space that you want to put on the bottom of your chart. Nothing is rendered in this space. | |
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<set> element |
Each <set> element (child of <chart>element) represents a set of data which is to be plotted on the chart and determines a set of data which will appear on the chart. |
Attribute Name | Type | Description | |
label | String | Label for the funnel slice. | |
value | Number | Numerical value for the funnel. This value will be plotted on the chart. | |
link | String | You can define links for individual data items. That enables the end user to click on data items (Funnel slices) and drill-down to other pages. To define the link for data items, use the link attribute. You can define links that open in same window, new window, pop-up window or frames. Please see Drill-Down Charts section for more information. Also, you'll need to URL Encode all the special characters (like ? and &) present in the link. | |
toolText | String | By default, FusionWidgets XT shows the "label, value" as tooltip text for that data item. But, if you want to display more information for the data item as tooltip, you can use this attribute to specify the same. | |
color | Color Code | Color for funnel slice. | |
alpha | Number (0-100) | Alpha for funnel slice. | |
showValue | Boolean (0/1) | You can individually opt to show/hide values of individual data items using this attribute. This value over-rides the <chart> level value. | |
borderColor | Color Code | Border Color for the funnel slice. | |
borderAlpha | Color Code | Border Alpha for the slice. | |
isSliced | Boolean (0/1) | Whether this funnel slice will be sliced out? | |
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The XML API for the following features have not been discussed here:
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