You can find instructions for accessing settings for Need4viz graphics: Format Custom Element.
For the Timeline, the available parameters are:
Global
Extended parameters
Global → See the user guide for the “Global” section
here
Menu → See the user guide for the “Menu” section
here
X_Axis :
Title & Labels : Define a title for the axis and set the style for title and labels
Axis formatting of axis datetime : Define here the format of the axis values for each type of period (Year/Month/Week/Day…) depending on the level of zoom used to vizualise the chart
Fixed format of axis datetime : You can choose to freeze the axis format. So no matter the zoom level, the type of period (depending on the chosen format) will always be the same. If the field is left empty, the automatic adjustment of the axis defined above will be applied.
Display : Choose here to display a linear axis (missing values will be filled to get a linear axis)
Crosshair : Display and set a crosshair on X axis. You can stick the crosshair on values or follow the cursor freely
Y_Axis1 : This is the first (and main) Y axis used in the chart. Other optional Y axes can be defined in the Options-measure section → See the user guide for the “Axes” section
here.
Options
Zooming : Select here the kind of zooming to activate on the chart
Tooltip : This setting allows you to separate or not the tooltips and to define the date / time format. Depending on the zoom level, the date range will be automatically adapted, define for each range the format of the datetime displayed.
Available DateTime formats
Current date indicator : Setting to manage the current date indicator slider
Color series : This setting allows you to rely on the color set on the labels option
Labels : This setting allows you to set the label options (Outline)
Values : This setting allows you to hide the null values. You can also choose to not optimize the display of values regarding to the level of zoom.
Columns border : This setting allows you to set radius corners (all corners or only top corners) for the columns/bars
Selection → See the user guide for the “Selection” section
here
Controls → See the user guide for the “Selection” section
here
Tooltip → See the user guide for the “Tooltip” section
here
Legend → See the user guide for the “Legend” section
here
Navigation
Colors: Define here the color of the labels and the zoom values and the dates picker.
Upper navigation : Set here to display/hide the upper navigation zone (zoom & calendar selector) as well as the zoom and labels color
Zoom boxes : You can choose here the default zoom level and the available zoom buttons. You can also choose to display the zoom values with buttons or in a listbox.
Date boxes : You can hide here the calendar selectors (only if upper navigation is displayed)
Lower navigation: This setting allows you to display or not the scrollbar and the navigation. You can also center on the current date the chart (when refreshing/opening the report)
Options-measure 1
Chart type : This setting allows you to choose the type of graph you want (lines, steps, points, columns, areas). You can also choose to disable the measure on open.
Values : This setting allows you to specify the name of the measure in the labels (replaces the Webi object name, %SECTION% N4V variable can be used in the label), the unit to add as a measurement prefix or suffix as well as the maximum number of decimal places. The measurement display format (standard - e.g.: 2,345.67, compact - e.g.: 2.3K or compact long - e.g.: 2.3 thousand) can also be defined. You can also choose to display the variation (as delta or value) and assign a font color for positive/negative variations.
Gradient : Choose here to not set a gradient color for areas
Outlines & Markers : These settings allow you to change the style of lines & outlines and to show or hide or change the markers on the lines. You can also change the size of the lollipop bubbles here.
Shadow : This setting allows you to draw a colored shadow around the columns/bars/lines.
Options-measure 2,3,… 10
Same as 1 plus: :
New Y axis properties : This setting allows you to choose the axis label as well as its grid & writing style and its position.
Navigation chart : This setting allows you to display or not the measurement in the navigation diagram.
Export Server → See the user guide for the “Export Server” section here
Export FTP → See the user guide for the “Export FTP” section here
Export SharePoint → See the user guide for the “Export SharePoint” section here