Here, you can customize ‘Display Periods’, which determine the boundaries for the displayed data. For example, ‘All Data’ will load all available data between the first and last datetime in your dataset, but options such as “Last Year” will limit visible data to a specific timespan. To access data before or after the display period, user can scroll with a sideways swipe or by using the navigation buttons (if they are enabled). This section contains the following options:
Initial Display Period: Select the time period that is displayed upon the initial chart load. User can easily navigate away from it by scrolling, drilling down, or selecting a different display period in the toolbar, but this will be the user’s first impression of your timeline chart. The default setting is All Data, but we recommend selecting a display period that works best with your data and the purpose of your report.
Display Periods in Toolbar: Select the display periods that are available to the user as dropdown menu options in the toolbar (if Display Period Button is enabled). They will be able to switch between them on-the-fly. Be mindful of the number of enabled options to not overwhelm the user.
Enable All and Disable All in this section may look like toggles, but they actually function like buttons. Press Enable All to instantly enable all display periods, or Disable All to clear your selection and disable all display periods.
Available options:
- All Data
(always enabled): Displays
all data between the first and last datetimes in the field.
- This
Week: Displays data
for the current week (i.e. if today is Wed 3rd, the chart will show
Mon 1st to Sun 7th). Affected by First Day of Week
setting.
- This
Month: Displays
data for the current month (i.e. if today is Jul 14, the chart will show Jul 1
to Jul 31)
- This
Quarter: Displays
data for the current quarter (i.e. if today is Jul 14, the chart will show Q3
(Jul 1 to Sep 30)).
- This
Year: Displays data
for the current year (i.e. if today is Jul 14 2026, the chart will show Jan 1
to Dec 31 2026)
- Last
Second: Displays
data for a 1000ms timespan up to the current time. Requires granularity in
milliseconds.
- Last
Minute: Displays
data for a 60-second timespan up to the current time. Requires granularity
in seconds.
- Last
Hour: Displays data
for a 60-minute timespan up to the current time. Requires granularity in
minutes.
- Last
Day: Displays data
for a 24-hour timespan up to the current time. Requires granularity in
hours.
- Last
Calendar Week: Displays
data for the last completed week prior to current time (i.e. if today is Wed 10th,
the chart will show Mon 1st to Sun 7th). Affected by
First Day of Week setting.
- Last
Week: Displays data
for a 7-day timespan up to the current time (i.e. if today is Wed 10th,
the chart will show Wed 3rd to Wed 10th).
- Last Two
Weeks: Displays
data for a 14-day timespan up to the current time.
- Last
Calendar Month: Displays
data for the last completed month prior to current time (i.e. if today is Jul
14, the chart will show Jun 1 to Jun 30).
- Last
Month: Displays
data for a 30-day timespan up to the current time (i.e. if today is Jul 14, the
chart will show Jun 14 to Jul 14)
- Last
Calendar Quarter: Displays
data for the last completed quarter prior to current time (i.e. if today is Jul
14, the chart will show Q2 (Apr 1 to Jun 30)).
- Last
Quarter: Displays
data for a three-month timespan up to the current time (i.e. if today is Jul
14, the chart will show Apr 14 to Jul 14).
- Last
Calendar Year: Displays
data for the last completed year prior to current time (i.e. if today is Jul 14
2026, the chart will display Jan 1 to Dec 31 2025).
- Last
Year: Displays data
for a 365 day timespan up to the current time (i.e. if today is Jul 14 2026, the
chart will show Jul 14 2025 to Jul 14 2026).
Even though the settings panel shows all available Display Periods as toggles, the user will see only the options that are supported by your data. For example, if you enable “Last Minute”, but your datetimes are DD-MM-YYYY, the visual will not offer it to the user since there is not enough granularity to show that display period.
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