Circles Timeline Tutorial

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Circles timelines are good for showing discrete values of varying size across multiple categories (eg earthquakes by continent)

How to build in Analyzer:

1. Select 'Scatterplot' under 'Popular Charts' as the Chart Type
2. Create Calculated Field named 'Dummy Field': 1
3. Drag 'Date' to X-Axis
4. Drag 'Dummy Field' into 'Y Axis'
5. Drag 'Region' into 'Series'
6. Drag 'Sales' into 'Bubble Size'
7. In Chart Properties, configure the following:
   1. General -> Font Size: Larger
   2. General -> Symbol Border Colour: White
   3. General -> Symbol Transparency Percent: 30
   4. Quadrant Lines-> Y Scale Value: 1
   5. Gridlines -> 'Hide All Grids' checked
   6. Data Label Settings -> Text as %_BUBBLE_VALUE
   7. Data Label Settings -> Text Size: Small
   8. Data Label Settings -> Justification: Center
   9. Data Label Settings -> 'Use Scale Format' checked
   10. Data Label Settings -> 'Use Scale Abbreviation' checked
   11. Value Scale (Y) -> 'Show Label': Never
   12. Value Scale (X) -> 'Show Label': Never
   13. Hover Text Settings -> Hover Text as

%_SERIES_NAME | %_XVALUE

Sales ($): %_BUBBLE_VALUE

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