Packed Bubble

Packed bubble charts display values as clustered circles, where each bubble's size represents a quantitative value, and optional colors indicate categories, revealing proportions without needing axes.

Chart setup to build a packed bubble chart:

1

Axis

Drag the dimension to plot on the axis (e.g., Sub Category).

2

Values parameter

Drag the measure to analyze (e.g., Sales).

3

Chart type

Select Packed bubble from the Hierarchy section of the Chart Type dropdown menu.

A packed bubble chart allows you to compare quantities or relationships in a visually appealing and space-efficient way.

Packed bubble

1. Customization & formatting options under Canvas settings

1.1. Color by

Each bubble can have a different color based on the dimension category, a gradient color scheme, or a uniform color.

Individual category color scheme

Gradient color scheme

Uniform color scheme

2. Packed circles

When your axis dimension is hierarchical and the hierarchy is fully expanded (use the drill-down buttons), the Packed Circles tab will be enabled.

2.1. Cluster mode

Enable this toggle to group child categories under the parent category. When cluster mode is disabled, a regular packed chart will be rendered for each level of the hierarchy.

Cluster mode

2.2. Cluster header

Enable the toggle to display the parent category name for each cluster.

Cluster header

• Auto color: Analytics+ automatically sets the font color for maximum readability. Notice how some dimension categories are displayed in white and others in black, depending on the bubble color. Disable this toggle to assign a custom font color.

Auto color

• Style: Change the font style, size, and color of the header.

Header font style

• Display: The header can be rendered for the parent bubble (All header) or each child category (Child only).

Parent header

Child headers

• Type: Opt for headers to be displayed in a straight line instead of along the bubble curve.

Curved or straight options for the header

• Position: The header can be placed outside the bubble or inside(default).

Header position

• Case: The header text can be styled in small letters, all caps, or capitalized first letters.

Parent categories capitalized

Child categories capitalized

• Weight: Header font can be bold or regular.

Parent categories are displayed in bold font

Child categories are displayed in bold font

• Enable total: Display the total contribution for each category.

Enable totals

• Opacity: Choose to have darker parent or child bubbles.

Darker child bubbles

Darker parent bubbles

• Node opacity: Manually set an opacity factor between 1 and 100, with 1 being the most transparent and 100 being the most opaque.

Node opacity

Additional Formatting Options

Here are the other settings that help you refine your packed bubble chart.

Feature	Description	Link
Number	Configure number formatting (decimals, units)	Charts - number settings
Legend	Show/hide and customize the legends	Charts - legend settings
Data Label	Show exact values for each data point	3.6. Data label customizations
Trellis	Create small multiples using category split	6. Trellis customizations
Conditional Formatting	Apply color rules to highlight values	9. Conditional formatting
Sorting	Sort axis order	Sorting data
Ranking	Limit to top/bottom N categories	Ranking for charts

Migrating from xViz Packed Bubble charts to Analytics+

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