Chord Diagram – QBeeQ | Documentation

A chord diagram visualizes the relationships and flow of values between multiple categories arranged in a circle, where each arc along the outer ring represents a category, and the ribbons connecting them show the magnitude of the relationship between each pair.

Use it to reveal cross-category patterns, such as how demographic segments like age groups and gender overlap or distribute across a dataset, that would be difficult to see in a traditional table or bar chart. The thickness of both the arc and the ribbon ends is proportional to the volume of the connection, making it easy to compare which categories share the strongest links.

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Release notes for the Chord Diagram are available here.

Installation and configuration

The Chord Diagram plugin can be installed by an Admin, following the directions in Installing QBeeQ Plugins.

Operating system and version support:

Linux - Latest

Windows - Latest

Creating a Chord Diagram

To create a new Chord Diagram:

Choose QBeeQ Dependency Chord from the widget dropdown list

Select data as From_item, To_item and Value

Configure settings

Select data

Use the data panel to select data to display on the chart:

Data	Description	Behavior
From_item	A categorical dimension representing the origin of the relationship.	Each unique value is displayed as a segment on one side of the chord. ⚠️ High cardinality (too many categories) may reduce readability.
To_item	A categorical dimension representing the destination of the relationship.	Each unique value is displayed as a segment connected to the source categories. ⚠️ High cardinality (too many categories) may reduce readability.
Value	The metric or formula that determines that defines the strength or magnitude of the relationship between `From_item` and `To_item`.	Determines the thickness of the chords and the size of segments.

Configure settings

Setting	Description	Options
Animation	Enables smooth transitions and entrance effects for the widget	On, Off

Using the Chord Diagram

Disable and re-enable chords

Viewers can click on an outer ring segment to disable and re-enable individual chords. When disabled, the chords will be hidden from view. Clicking on the disabled outer ring segment again will make it visible.

Limitations

The click-to-filter feature is not available for this plugin. The chart can be filtered using the native Sisense dashboard filters.