Scatter & Bubble chart data

Scatter & Bubble chart data

CSV

CSV data comes in the format:

x;y;value;bullet_color;bullet_size;url;description

For example:

100;100;40;#00FF00;;http://www.amcharts.com;amCharts
-40;30;4
100;-40;15

Each new line determines a new data point/bubble. Its attributes are separated by a special character (the semicolon ';' is used by default - you can change it in the settings).

x is the data point/bubble's location along the X (horizontal) axis.
y is the data point/bubble's location along the Y (vertical) axis.
value is the bubble's value. This determines the size of the bubble relative to other bubbles.
bullet_color is the color of the bullet (if you are using scattered data points, not bubbles).
bullet_size is the size of the bullet (if you are using scattered data points, not bubbles).
url is the URL that will be opened when the viewer clicks on the bullet/bubble.
description is a description that will be displayed when the viewer rolls the mouse cursor over the bullet/bubble.

Remember, if you are using CSV data, you must tell the software to look for that format. This is done by setting <data_type>csv</data_type> in the settings file. If you load your data from a file, you will probably need to change file name of your data file too.

XML

Here is example of XML data for scatter chart:

chart>
 <graphs>
   <graph gid="0">
     <point x="154" y="45" value="112">Point description can go here</point>
     <point x="187" y="85" value="155"></point>
     <point x="198" y="32" value="160"></point>
     <point x="224" y="12" value="95"></point>
     <point x="244" y="19" value="78"></point>
     <point x="268" y="88" value="53"></point>   
   </graph>
 </graphs>
</chart>

Graphs defines the graph. Every graph has ID: gid="1". This ID is necessary if the settings for the graph are located in the settings file, and the "gid" in the data file must match the "gid" in the settings file.

Point defines the individual data point. A point must have at least "x" and "y" attributes defined. "x" and "y" can be numbers or dates. The date format is set in settings file, <date_formats><date_input> setting. The default date format is YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss.

XML data attributes

Other available attributes of a <point> are:

value	The size of the bubble. This acts like a third dimension of data - instead of a position along an axis, the data is represented by size.
bullet	If you are using a scatter chart, the data points can be represented by bullets. This attribute sets the shape of the bullet - if it is not provided, no bullet is shown. The following values are available: square, round, square_outlined, round_outlined, filename.swf. The filename.swf is the name of Adobe Flash file – you can use a custom Flash object as a bullet. The Flash file must be placed in the folder specified as "path" in the HTML code snippet. Outlined bullets use the plot area color for the outline.
bullet_size	The size of the bullet. This only affects predefined bullet shapes, not custom Flash bullets.
bullet_color	The color of the bullet. This only affects predefined bullet shapes, not custom Flash bullets.
bullet_alpha	The opacity of the bullet. This only affects predefined bullet shapes, not custom Flash bullets.
url	The URL that will be opened when the viewer clicks on the bullet. You can also set the URL as a Javascript command. Because of security restrictions set by the Adobe Flash Player, the URL will not be clickable if you view the chart from a file on your hard drive. It needs to be uploaded to a Web server and then viewed through a browser for the URL to work correctly.

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