Box Plots

Box plots are based on one metric and one or more attributes. Groups and subgroups to expand the depth of the information you provide in this visual type. Box plot visuals can be used only with data sources that use connectors that support percentile calculations necessary for box plots.

 

Configure Colours for a Specific Box Plot

If you share your data in groups and subgroups, you can apply colour attributes as needed.

Specify the colour settings for a specific box plot using the Colour sidebar

1. Edit the visual you want to modify.
2. If you are editing the visual in a dashboard, select Settings from the visual drop-down menu. The sidebar menu for the visual appears. If you are editing the visual from the Visual Gallery, the sidebar appears to the right of the visual.
3. Select  on the sidebar menu. The Colour sidebar for the visual appears.
   
4. Configure the colour settings as described below. As you change the colour settings, the legend at the top of the Colour sidebar shows how the legend will appear on the visual. Supported colour specifications are described in Specify Colours.
   

   Setting	Description
   Legend	Enable or disable to display a dynamic legend in this visual. Dynamic legends allow you to temporarily add or remove data shown in the visual. For distinct colour styles, select a data point in the legend to turn it off and on in the visual. Use the colour selector to manually assign colours for legend items. If available, enable or disable a static legend for this visual.
   Colour Attribute	Select the attribute that affects the segment colour in the visual.
   Group By Colour Palette	Select a colour palette for this specific visual. Select the Inherit from theme checkbox to use the colour palette specified by the theme.

5. Close the Colour sidebar and the colour settings are dynamically applied to the visual.
6. Select  to save the dashboard and the visual with its updated settings.
   
   

Multi-Grouping for Box Plot Visuals

Box plot visuals can include groups and subgroups: add a subgroup to expand the depth of the information you provide in this visual type.