Display options

When you add a column to a visual, you can configure it in two ways: Logic and Display. These options are available from the ellipses (...) menu next to the column name in the design bar.

• Logic – Controls how the column is calculated or aggregated.

• Display – Controls how the result is formatted and shown in the visual.

The options available in the Display tab depend on the type of data (Numeric, Date, or Text).

Numeric fields

When the field contains numeric values:

• Title Add a custom axis or label title.

• Type

  • Discrete – treat values as categories.

  • Continuous – treat values as a range.

• Sort (Discrete only)

  • Natural – numerical order from smallest to largest.

  • Alphabetic – A → Z.

  • Column – sort by another column’s values.

  • Manual – drag and drop to reorder.

• Scale (Continuous only) Choose how values are scaled:

  • Linear – evenly spaced values.

  • Logarithmic – compress large ranges using a logarithmic scale.

    • Base: set the log base (default 10).

  • Power – apply an exponential scale.

    • Exponent: set the exponent (default 1).

  • Symmetric log – logarithmic scaling that supports both positive and negative values.

    • Base: set the log base.

  Additional options:

  • Domain (min / max) – set custom axis limits.

  • Reverse scale – flip axis direction.

  • Round limits – round axis limits to cleaner values.

  • Use secondary axis – add this field to a second axis.

• Format

  • Apply to Axis, Labels, or All.

  • Options include number type (Automatic, Number, Percentage, etc.), decimals, display units (e.g. Thousands, Millions), negative value style, prefix/suffix, and thousands separator.

• Axis and Tooltip Toggle whether they are displayed.

Date fields

When the field contains dates:

• Title Add a custom axis or label title.

• Type

  • Discrete – show dates as categories.

  • Continuous – show dates along a timeline.

• Sort (Discrete only)

  • Natural – chronological order of the values in the column (for example, days of the week run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday etc. starting from your defined first day of the week).

  • Alphabetic – A → Z.

  • Column – sort by another column’s values.

  • Manual – drag and drop to reorder.

• Scale / Domain (Continuous only)

  • Domain (min / max) – set start and end dates for the axis.

  • Reverse scale – flip axis direction.

  • Round limits – snap axis ends to cleaner dates.

  • Use secondary axis – place dates on a second axis.

• Format

  • Apply to Axis, Labels, or All.

  • Options include date style (short, medium, long), custom formats, etc.

• Axis and Tooltip Toggle whether they are displayed.

Text fields

When the field contains text/categorical values:

• Title Add a custom axis or label title.

• Sort

  • Natural – for strings natural order means alphabetical order of the values in the column.

  • Alphabetic – A → Z.

  • Column – sort by another column’s values.

  • Manual – drag and drop to reorder.

• Axis and Tooltip Toggle whether they are displayed.