Graph

Graph

Overview

PlateEditor features a graphical library for visualization of tabular data generated by the Reports in the form of Graphs. Tables available for conversion into Graphs are presented with the "Graph" option. Clicking it will open a new window allowing visualization of the data in the form of a graph.
Not all tables are currently available for graph visualization, summary tables for example are excluded. They may become available in the future as the Graph library is updated.
The figures in this page were made using the Infection example (see the [Examples] page), based on the data generated by the Grouped Report.
Two setup of data were chosen, as shown below:

• Setup A:
  

• Setup B:
  

Menu

The Menu of the Grapher page lists the available objects and allow for selection and control of the graphs display.

Graphs (1)
This tab lists the available graphs (1b) and their related options (1c).
Multiple graphs are plotted when the table exported holds at least one level 2 row, as in Setup B. Available graphs will be listed as in 1b.
Each graph can be generated with its own scale, or all graphs can be forced to use the same scale (the default behavior), for consistency. Use the "Shared Scales" option (1a) to adjust this behavior.
Options available for each graphs are shown as in 1c. Graphs are composed of multiple Blocs, corresponding to the level 2 columns in the source table.
These blocs can be plotted together on the same graph, or separately as individual graphs. This behavior is controled by the "Plot blocs" option (1c).
Each Graph can be made visible or hidden using the "Visible" option. Finally, the configuration of each graph can be further customized using the "Edit graph config" option (see below for details).

DataSeries (2)
This tab lists the available dataseries (2b) and their related options (2c).
A dataseries is represented by a level 1 row in the source table. They are also listed in the Legend panel of the graph.
Each dataseries can be made visible or hidden using the "Visible" option, and further customized by adjusting its configuration using the "Edit DataSeries config" option (see below for details).

Blocs (3)
This tab lists the available Blocs (3b) and their related options (3c).
Blocs are defined by the level 2 columns in the source table, as in Setup A. If no level 2 columns are present, a single, generic bloc named "bloc" will be created (see Setup B).
Each bloc can be made visible or hidden using the "Visible" option, and further customized by adjusting its configuration using the "Edit bloc config" option (see below for details).

Configurations

Graph configuration
Each graph can be customized using its configuration form.

• Scale: scales are initially generated automatically based on the data to display, but can be customized using the options in this section.
• PlotArea: its Size, Background, Border and Margins properties can be adjusted here.
• Axes: appearance of the X and Y axes, including the ticks, can be changed here.
• Labels: appearance of the texts displayed on the graph axes can be adjusted here. Header lines can also be configured here.
• Titles: texts displayed as the title and Y-axis label can be changed here, along with its appearance. Note that the text is interpreted as html, so special html formatting is allowed (<sub>, <sup>, <b>, <i>...)

DataSeries configuration
Each dataseries can be customized using its configuration form.

• Labels: appearance of the texts displayed in the Legend panel can be adjusted here, along with the size of the dataseries format preview box. In case no values are available for a given datapoint, the appearance of the "no data" symbol can also be tuned here.
• Bars: controls the appearance of the bars for this dataseries. Height of the bars correspond to the average of all the values available for a given datapoint.
• Error-bars: controls the appearance of the error-bars for this dataseries. Error-bars lengths represent the standard deviation of all the values available for a given datapoint (+ SD above the average and -SD below).
• Points: controls the appearance of the points for this dataseries. Each point represent a numeric value available for a given datapoint.

Bloc configuration
Each bloc can be customized using its configuration form.

• Titles: texts displayed as the title for this bloc can be changed here, along with its appearance. Note that the text is interpreted as html, so special html formatting is allowed (<sub>, <sup>, <b>, <i>...)
• DataSeries: gaps between the dataseries for this bloc can be adjusted here.