Properties - Appearance

The Appearance settings control the look and feel of your heatmap, helping you apply custom features and colors.

This topic contains the following sections:

General

With General settings (Figure 1), you can choose to Show titles, entering a Title, Subtitle, Footnote and select to Toggle off hover menu.

Figure 1: General

Heatmap Settings

With Heatmap Settings (Figure 2), you can show or hide Measure values, set the Values Font Size and set the Mode for the heatmap (Size to Data or Full Size Expand). You can also choose to customize the Scale for the heatmap, setting a Min. Scale Value and Max. Scale Value, choose to Hide values outside scale, and set a Tile Radius.

Figure 2: Heatmap Settings

Rows

Rows settings (Figure 3) manage the rows in the heatmap, showing the Rows title, and setting the Title Color, Title Size, Title Font Size, Font Family, Dimension Font Style. You can also display alternative dimensions with Show Alternative Count and choose to Show drilldown breadcrumbs.

Figure 3: Rows

You can also show Dimension labels (Figure 4), setting the Labels position, Labels color, Labels Font Size, Font Style and Label char limit.

Figure 4: Dimension Labels

Columns

Columns settings (Figure 5) manage the columns in the heatmap, showing the Columns title, Title Color, Title Size, Title Font Size, Font Family, Dimension Font Style. You can also display alternative dimensions with Show Alternative Count and choose to Show drilldown breadcrumbs.

Figure 5: Columns

You can also show Dimension labels (Figure 6), setting the Labels position, Labels color, Labels Font Size, Font Style and Label char limit.

Figure 6: Labels

Colors

Colors in Vizlib Heatmap allow you to choose between three different Coloring Types: Gradient (choosing from a range of color schemes), Sequential (choosing from a color palette or defining colors via the expression field and set a range with from and to values), and Expression (set the color using a standard Qlik Sense expression). Figure 7 shows a gradient color setting, including options to Reverse Colors in the display and set a Null Value Color.

Figure 7: Colors

Legend

The Legend settings (Figure 8) control the legend in the chart. If you Show a legend, you can set the Legend Orientation, Legend Position, Legend Size, Legend Values and choose the Value labels detail. You can select a Legend Value Format from the drop-down, and choose a Negative Format.

Figure 8: Legend

You can also choose to Enable Animations (Figure 9), show a Measures title, and set the Title Color, Title Font Size, Font Family, and Measures Font Style. You can also display alternative measures with Show Alternative Count and choose to Show drilldown breadcrumbs.

Figure 9: Enable Animations, Title