Radar visualization (SmartViz)

Important

This feature is in beta and subject to change. Reach out to support with any issues.

The Radar visualization plots several numeric measures on their own axes radiating from a center point, joining them into a polygon. Radar charts work well for comparing a handful of entities across the same set of measures, such as service scorecards or SLA breakdowns.

When to use a radar chart

A radar chart compares several entities across the same set of measures, drawing each as a polygon. It works with three to eight measures and only a handful of entities.

Scorecards are the fit: comparing teams or repositories across GitHub Pull Requests, Issues, and Workflow Runs.

Two things to watch. The measures need comparable scales, or one large-valued axis flattens all the others, so normalize to percentages in SQL Analytics first. And the polygon's shape depends on the order of the axes, which can suggest patterns that aren't in the data.

Beyond a few entities, use a Bar grouped by measure.

Try it out

Change the settings below and see how the chart updates. Select a dataset from the dropdown to see different use cases.

Interactive example

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Five health scores where further out is always better, error rate included. Scoring reliability instead of raw errors keeps every axis pointing the same way.

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Shape

Fill areas

Chart: 5 axes, 3 series, filled

Radar settings

Data mapping

Setting	Description
Axes	Required. Select the numeric columns to plot, one axis each. Select as many as you need.
Series	Select a column to group rows into separate polygons.

Legend & labels

Setting	Description
Legend Position	Select where the legend is displayed. Choose from: None, Top, Bottom, Left, or Right.
Show Data Labels	Enable to print the value at each axis point.
Label Color	Choose the text color for data labels.
Label Font Size (px)	Enter the font size for data labels, from `6` to `72`.
Label Format	Enter an Expression to format the data label content. Use `{{value}}`, `{{name}}`, or a column name. The `date`, `number`, and `percent` helpers are available.

Radar

Setting	Description
Shape	Select the grid shape. Choose from: Polygon or Circle.
Fill Areas	Enable to fill each polygon with a translucent color rather than drawing only its outline.
Radius (%)	Enter the size of the radar as a percentage of the available space, from `10` to `100`.

Colors

Add up to 20 colors to set the palette, in order. The palette repeats when there are more items than colors. Leave the palette empty to use the SquaredUp default colors.

Series / status colors

Pin a named value to a specific color, regardless of its position in the palette. Enter the name exactly as it appears in your data, then choose its color.

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