Label on top of a bar chart is hidden

#1

Hello,

On a dashboard, I display a bar chart, on which I want a label ‘#1’, ‘#2’ and ‘#3’ (it displays only a top 3) above the bars.

This was fine to define (properties of the bar chart > click data point series > Text > add a data label, with position outside/top), and I have almost what I want:

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The only issue is that ‘#1’ does not appear. I do see it during page load, but the animation pushes it up, outside the barchart area.

I would like to have the bars scaled down a bit to leave room to display the label. I am pretty sure I could add a blank element above the chart, or maybe get my hands dirty with CSS, but I wonder (and hope) if it can be done within Dundas itself?

#2

do you have a series label?
is the text of that series label “Best performing campaigns based on open rate”?
try removing it and see if your “#1” shows up.
you might want to just have the series label as a text label, so you can put it some where else.

#3

Hi @guillaume,

Looks to me that you just need to make some space and there are lots of ways to do this.

  • You could change the scale end position by adjusting the Custom Maximum property
  • You can add a Margin using the Maximum Margin property
  • Under Series Labels, you can change the rules where labels will try to adjust themselves
  • You can also adjust font sizes to make more space

Basically ya… just make room somehow and you should be fine.

#4

Thanks @jeff. I agree on the “somehow” I’m just trying to find the easiest way on a busy dashboard. Custom maximum is indeed exactly what I need. Thanks!

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#5

Sorry @james, I didn’t notice your message at first. The text is a standalone text label indeed, but without the custom maximum the bar chart were taking priority over the data label.