Infographics Chart
The QBeeQ Infographic Charts plugin is a population pyramid-style chart for Sisense that replaces solid bars with repeated icon patterns. Instead of a plain bar, each category row displays two opposing series of icons - one on each side, where the number of filled icons represents the actual value against a defined maximum. This makes the data immediately intuitive and visually engaging, especially for demographic or comparative analysis.
Release notes for the Infographics Chart can be found here.
Installation and configuration
The Infographic Charts plugin can be installed by an Admin, following the directions in Installing QBeeQ Plugins.
Operating system and version support:
- Linux - Latest
- Windows - Latest
Creating an Infographic Chart
To create a new Infographics Chart:
Filters are optional.
- Choose QBeeQ Infographic Charts from the widget dropdown list
- Select data as Category, Break By, Value, and Maximum Value in the data panel
- Assign colors to each Break By value using the Sisense color picker
- Configure chart settings in the design panel
Data must be selected for all 4 sections in the data panel before the chart will render. If any panel is empty the widget will display no data.
Select data
Data | Description | Behavior | Example |
Category | The dimension that defines the rows of the chart. | Each unique value becomes a horizontal row on the Y axis. | Age group, region, product line |
Break By | A dimension with exactly two distinct values. | The first value is displayed on the right side, the second on the left side, forming the two opposing series.
⚠️ The Break By expects exactly two distinct values. If the dimension returns more than two values, only the first two will be used for the left and right series. | Gender (Male / Female), period (Current Year / Previous Year) |
Value | The measure that determines how many icons are filled for each category and Break By combination. | Population count, sales volume, number of employees | |
Maximum Value | A measure that sets the full-scale limit for X-axis.
ℹ️ This value is queried as a separate aggregate and is applied symmetrically to both sides of the chart.
Use a measure that returns a single scalar value (e.g. MAX(Total) or a fixed target). | Both sides share the same maximum, so the chart is symmetric. | Total population, capacity, target |
Configure settings
Setting | Description | Options |
Animation | Enables or disables animation when the widget loads or refreshes | On, Off |
Legend | Shows or hides the legend, defines the legend position when set to on. | On, Off
When set to on:
Left - Displays to the left of the chart
Right - Displays to the right of the chart (Default)
Top - Displays above the chart
Bottom - Displays below the chart |
Infographics Chart behavior
Icon Fill Pattern
Each bar is rendered as a row of repeating icons. The filled icons (in the series color) represent the actual value; the remaining icons are shown in a light grey placeholder color to indicate the remaining capacity up to the maximum.
Bidirectional Layout
The chart is a horizontal bidirectional bar chart:
- The first Break By value is displayed extending to the right
- The second Break By value is displayed extending to the left
Both sides share a symmetric X axis, scaled by the Maximum Value.
Using the Infographics Chart
Tooltips
Hovering over a bar shows a tooltip with the series name, category, and formatted value. Values use the format mask defined on the Value measure in the data panel.
Limitations
The icon defaults to the male figure and female figure icons, and cannot currently be changed.