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A timeline allows you to view how data has changed over time, for example, how demand for real estate purchases has changed in different seasons. With the timeline, you can:

  • Filter layer data by date or date and time attributes without changing the data sample. To do this, you can select time periods on the timeline for which layer data is displayed on the dashboard.
  • View an animation of data changes for the selected period.

The timeline can only work with data that contains an attribute with the Date type. Make sure that when uploading data as a file, you specify the data in a supported date and time format and select Date in the Type column.

You can use the timeline for layers with any data visualization methods, except for the Buildings.

Example of working with the timeline:

Configuring a widget

  1. Go to the Dashboards tab.

  2. Select the required dashboard.

  3. Click Timeline icon in the lower-left corner.

  4. Set the parameters of the timeline.

  5. Manage the viewing of data using the player in any of the following ways:

    • Use the Play button and Pause button buttons (not available for the Contour visualization method).
    • Use arrows Left arrow and Right arrow.
    • Move the slider manually.

Parameters

  • Layer name: data layer that is used to display data on the timeline.

  • Attribute: data attribute which change is displayed on the timeline. You can select an attribute only with the Date type.

  • Step size: step size by which the time interval limits are shifted when playing the animation. The available values are 15 minutes, Half hour, Hour, Day, 7 days, 30 days, 60 days.

  • Selected interval: limits of the time interval that are used to display data.

  • Playback mode: select how the specified time interval moves along the timeline when the animation is played:

    • Change: both limits of the time interval are moved by the step size when the animation is played.

      Example:

    • Accumulation: the left limit of the interval remains unchanged, and the right limit shifts by the step size when the animation is played. The data accumulates over time.

      Example:

  • Animation speed: speed at which the data on the dashboard is updated when the animation is played. For example, 1.0 is once per second, 2.0 is twice per second, etc.

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