Force-directed Network Chart

The Force-directed Network Chart is a graphic representation of relationships between items in an hierarchical structure. Each node represents a parent and/or child of other nodes to which they are associated with.

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Release notes for the Force-directed Network Chart can be found here.

Installation and configuration

The Force-directed Network Chart 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 new Force-directed Network Chart:

Choose QBeeQ Network Chart from the widget dropdown list

Select data as Category and Value

Configure settings

Configure additional settings using config.js (optional)

Select data

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

Category - The dimension(s) defines the representation and order of the node layers from the inside outward. The first field becomes the main (inner) layer, followed by the others in the order they appear in the panel.

Value - Defines the value that will be visible in the tooltip

Configure settings

Setting	Description	Options
Animation	Enables smooth transitions and entrance effects for the widget	On, Off
Radius	Sets radius for main node and other nodes (points) in pixels	Numeric value
Main Node Label	Defines the label of the main node presented to the user	Text string
Expanded Level	Defines how many nodes will be expanded by default	Numeric value

Configure additional settings using `config.js`

The Force-directed Network Chart uses a config.js file that allows Admins to perform additional configuration/customization.

To locate this file:

Go to the Admin tab > App Configurations > File Management

Continue to the plugins folder > QBeeQForceDirectedTree folder > select the config.js file

You can edit the file's code directly in the user interface.

Setting	Description	Options	Example
fontSize	Sets the size of the text in pixels displayed in the widget		`fontSize: "20px"`
fontWeight	Controls the thickness of the widget text	Font weight reference	`fontWeight: "600"`
fontColor	Sets the color of the text in the widget		`fontColor: "blue"`
tooltipFontFamily	Defines the font family used in the tooltip	Font family reference	`tooltipFontFamily: "Open Sans"`
tooltipFontSize	Sets the font size in pixels used in the tooltip		`tooltipFontSize: "12px"`
tooltipFontWeight	Controls the thickness of tooltip text	Font weight reference	`tooltipFontWeight: "500"`

Using the Force-directed Network Chart

Tooltips

Viewers can hover over each node to view a tooltip containing data from the Data Panels Category and Value.

Click to expand/collapse

Viewers can click any node with a circle to expand (view) or collapse (hide) any sub-nodes.