Sparklines
Sparklines are compact, inline charts that show trends or variations in a single metric across a sequence—often embedded in tables or dashboards. They help you visualize data patterns across multiple rows without taking up much space.
Use sparklines to highlight time-based trends or fluctuations next to detailed records, providing immediate context within your data table.
Example use cases
example
- Sales trends by product: Show monthly or quarterly sales for each product in a list.
- Inventory monitoring: Visualize stock level changes over time to spot trends or anomalies.
Sparkline types
| Chart | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Sparkline | Displays a simple trend line for each row or group to highlight changes over time. | |
| Complex Sparkline | Adds markers or multiple values to each sparkline, enabling deeper per-row trend analysis. |
Create a sparkline
- Select Data Models and Views from the navigation panel.
- Right-click the data model you want to use and select New View from the context menu.
- In the Select a View dialog, select Sparkline or Complex Sparkline from the Misc category.
- Enter a Name for the view. To assign names in other languages, select the translation icon next to the text box.
- Select the fields you want to include for each section.
- (Optional) Toggle Sample Mode to preview the data using a sample dataset.
- Click Confirm. The new view opens with your initial settings.
- Customize the view by using the view organizer, content area, and Toolbar.
- In the Toolbar panel, select Save or Save As to save your changes.
Sparkline settings
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Enter a descriptive name for the worksheet. Select the translation icon to add labels for different languages—ideal for multilingual environments. |
| Sample Mode | Enable to open the worksheet in sample mode. |
| Show one row for each | (Complex Sparkline only) Select the field that determines how sparklines are grouped or repeated. |
| Create Spark Points for each | Select the field that defines each data point on the sparkline—typically a time or category field. |
| Generate Sparks Based on Values from | Choose the field or metric used to calculate the trend value for each point. |