Visualization properties in expressions

In some cases, you might want to use the expression or the display name currently set on an axis as a dynamic part of another expression, so that it changes with your selections. For example, this can be interesting in a visualization title or in a tooltip or label. You might also want one axis to be automatically configured to use the same expression as the one set on another axis. For example, you might want the color axis to automatically update to the same expression as what is used on a categorical axis.

There are a number of different "axis expressions working like properties" available in the visualizations. These properties exist only in the context of a visualization and they have values that are defined by the currently used settings in the visualization. For example, a scatter plot can expose the display name of its X and Y-axis expressions as properties and these can in turn be used to specify the visualization title.

The syntax to use is ${Axis.Axis Name.DisplayName}, ${Axis.Axis Name.ShortDisplayName} and ${Axis.Axis Name.Expression}, for the display name, short display name and the underlying expression, respectively. For example, if the Axis Name is "X", the expression could refer to ${Axis.X.DisplayName}, ${Axis.X.ShortDisplayName}, or ${Axis.X.Expression}. Note that the actual axis names to use can be different in two similar looking visualizations, see below. The ${DataTable.DisplayName} property can be used in all visualizations to retrieve the name of the main data table used in the visualization.

These properties can be used the same way as other types of properties. See Properties in expressions for more information. All of the display name-properties listed below also have a corresponding property for the actual expression.


Visualization	Axis name used in expression	Axis (property) it represents
[All visualizations]	`DataTable.DisplayName`	The name of the main data table used in the visualization
Cross table	`Axis.Columns` `Axis.Measures` `Axis.Rows`	Horizontal axis Cell values Vertical axis
Graphical table	`Axis.Rows`	Graphical table rows
Bar chart	`Axis.Color` `Axis.Columns` `Axis.Pages` `Axis.Panels` `Axis.Rows` `Axis.X` `Axis.Y`	Color by Trellis columns Trellis pages Trellis panels Trellis rows Category axis Value axis
Waterfall chart	`Axis.Color` `Axis.Columns` `Axis.Pages` `Axis.Panels` `Axis.Rows` `Axis.X` `Axis.Y`	Color by Trellis columns Trellis pages Trellis panels Trellis rows Category axis Value axis
Line chart	`Axis.Line` `Axis.Color` `Axis.Columns` `Axis.Pages` `Axis.Panels` `Axis.Rows` `Axis.X` `Axis.Y`	Line by Color by Trellis columns Trellis pages Trellis panels Trellis rows X-axis Y-axis
Combination chart	`Axis.Color` `Axis.Columns` `Axis.Pages` `Axis.Panels` `Axis.Rows` `Axis.X` `Axis.Y`	Color by Trellis columns Trellis pages Trellis panels Trellis rows X-axis Y-axis
Pie chart	`Axis.Color` `Axis.Columns` `Axis.Pages` `Axis.Panels` `Axis.Rows` `Axis.Size` `InnerAxis.Color` `InnerAxis.SectorSize`	Color by Trellis columns Trellis pages Trellis panels Trellis rows Pie size by Color by Sector size by
Scatter plot	`Axis.Color` `Axis.Columns` `Axis.DrawingOrder` `Axis.Line` `Axis.Marker` `Axis.Order` `Axis.Pages` `Axis.Panels` `Axis.Rotation` `Axis.Rows` `Axis.Shape` `Axis.Size` `Axis.X` `Axis.Y` `InnerAxis.Color` `InnerAxis.SectorSize`	Color by Trellis columns Drawing order by Connect by (draw a separate line per value in) Marker by Order by (order each line by) Trellis pages Trellis panels Rotation by Trellis rows Shape by Size by X-axis Y-axis Pie sector color Pie sector size
3D scatter plot	`Axis.Color` `Axis.Columns` `Axis.Marker` `Axis.Pages` `Axis.Panels` `Axis.Rows` `Axis.Size` `Axis.X` `Axis.Y` `Axix.Z`	Color by Trellis columns Marker by Trellis pages Trellis panels Trellis rows Marker size by X-axis Y-axis Z-axis
Map chart - Feature layer	`Axis.Color` `Axis.Columns` `Axis.Geometry` `Axis.Pages` `Axis.Panels` `Axis.Rows`	Color by Trellis columns Feature by Trellis pages Trellis panels Trellis rows
Map chart - Marker layer	`Axis.Color` `Axis.Columns` `Axis.DrawingOrder` `Axis.Line` `Axis.Marker` `Axis.Order` `Axis.Pages` `Axis.Panels` `Axis.Rotation` `Axis.Rows` `Axis.Shape` `Axis.Size` `Axis.X` `Axis.Y` `InnerAxis.Color` `InnerAxis.SectorSize`	Color by Trellis columns Drawing order by Connect by (draw a separate line per value in) Marker by Order by (order each line by) Trellis pages Trellis panels Trellis rows Rotation by Shape by Marker size by X-axis Y-axis Pie sector color Pie sector size
Treemap	`Axis.Color` `Axis.Columns` `Axis.Pages` `Axis.Panels` `Axis.Rows` `Axis.Size` `Axis.Hierarchy`	Color by Trellis columns Trellis pages Trellis panels Trellis rows Size by Hierarchy
Heat map	`Axis.Columns` `Axis.Pages` `Axis.Panels` `Axis.Rows` `Axis.X` `Axis.Y` `Axis.Measures`	Trellis columns Trellis pages Trellis panels Trellis rows X-axis Y-axis Cell values
KPI chart	`Axis.Color` `Axis.Comparative` `Axis.Tile` `Axis.X` `Axis.Y`	Color by Comparative value Tile by X-axis Y-axis
Parallel coordinate plot	`Axis.Line`	Line by
Summary table	`Axis.CategoryAxis`	Categorization
Box plot	`Axis.Color` `Axis.Columns` `Axis.Pages` `Axis.Panels` `Axis.Rows` `Axis.X` `Axis.Y`	Color by Trellis columns Trellis pages Trellis panels Trellis rows X-axis Y-axis