Visualization

On the Visualization page, you can manage default settings affecting all visualization types. These settings take effect when creating a new visualization.


Option	Description
Visualization title visible by default	Select whether the title bar for new visualizations should be visible by default.
Visualization description visible by default	Select whether the description for new visualizations should be visible by default.
Gridlines visible by default	Select whether gridlines should be visible in new visualizations (where applicable) by default.
Zoom for axes	Select whether zooming should be automatic or require the use of manual zoom sliders, when creating a new visualization.
Tooltip format	Select whether the tooltip should show "Value names and values" or "Visualization properties and values". Generally speaking, the first option means that the tooltip will show the column names and corresponding values for the highlighted row. The second option means that the tooltip will show the name of the properties (rather than the corresponding columns) and the values. Example "Value names and values": Product: Bananas Month: March Sales: 3300 Example "Visualization properties and values": Color: Bananas X: March Y: 3300
Default fixed color	Select which color should be used as the fixed color in all visualizations.
Default categorical color scheme	Select which scheme should be the default categorical color scheme for all visualizations. If the color scheme is categorical, only the colors from the color scheme will be used in the visualizations. No values will be matched between the color scheme and the visualizations. And if the selected color scheme contains any rules, they will not be included. Note: Changing the default color scheme will not affect any already existing visualizations. The new default scheme will only be used in visualizations created after the change.
Default continuous color scheme	Select which scheme should be the default continuous color scheme for all visualizations. If the color scheme is categorical, only the colors from the color scheme will be used in the visualizations. No values will be matched between the color scheme and the visualizations. And if the selected color scheme contains any rules, they will not be included. Note: Changing the default color scheme will not affect any already existing visualizations. The new default scheme will only be used in visualizations created after the change.
Details visualizations	Settings for specifying the default behavior when using details visualizations where the marking in one or more main visualizations decides what will be shown. See Drilling down into details to learn more about using details visualizations to drill down into your data.
If no items are marked in the master visualizations, show	Select what details visualizations should show when no items have been marked in their main visualizations. Because different visualization types have different available attributes, it varies between visualization types exactly what will be shown using the available alternatives. For example, some visualizations do not show any axis selectors, and others do not show scales. All data - Use this option if you want details visualizations to show all the data from the main visualization that controls the content, if no items have been marked in that visualization. Empty visualization - Use this option if you want details visualizations to show only the scales and axis selectors, where applicable, if no items have been marked in the main visualization. Message on empty background - Use this option if you want details visualizations to show a message if no items have been marked in the main visualization. The axis selectors will also be visible, where applicable. For example, you might want to write a text letting anyone using the analysis know which visualization is the main visualization that controls the content of this visualization.
Heuristics for axis expressions	Under Preferred aggregation method for numeric columns you can select a default aggregation method to use for all numeric columns. If Use default is specified, Spotfire tries to select a suitable aggregation method for each column, based on built-in heuristics. Sum is the most commonly used default aggregation method. If you prefer a particular aggregation method to be used, select it in the menu. When specifying a preferred aggregation method, the built-in heuristics are no longer used.
Legend	Under Max number of values per legend item you can specify how many values to show at most per legend item for new visualizations. Use the Default option to show the default of max 50 values. If an administrator defines a max number, this number is used as the default. An administrator can define this max number using the Administration Manager preference `MaxValuesPerLegendItem`. Use the Custom option to define a specific number. The number you specify here must be between 1 and 250. Note: You can also specify a max number of values in the visualization properties for individual instances of a visualization. What you specify there takes effect immediately.
Reset	Resets all properties on this page to the default values. Note that an administrator can configure which settings should be default for certain user groups on the server. If you are a member of such a group, the options on this page will be set to these defaults when you press the Reset button.