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Bullseye Chart

A bullseye chart is a visualization that you can use track the progress of each project in a portfolio. Each project is represented by a dot in the chart. The rings in the chart can be the stages of progression, and the each arc can be a category that the project belongs to.

The visibility of projects in the chart is controlled by the project list under the chart. Only projects visible in the list are visible in the chart. 

           

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When exporting a bullseye chart, use the Lock control to lock the chart into a perfect circle shape. This will prevent issues with the background colors.

           

Chart Control Description
Rings Selects a field to define the rings in the chart
Arcs Selects a field to define arcs in the chart
Labels Selects a field to label the dots.
Color Selects a field to split the dots.
Shape

Selects a shape for the dots.

Name Toggles the label on and off.
Lock Locks the chart into a perfect circle shape.
Circles Applies color to create contrast between the rings.
Wedges Applies color to create contrast between the wedges.
Resize Arcs Resizes the wedges proportionally to the number of dots in each wedge.

Chart options

You can use the Chart Options Panel to add additional elements that can highlight or otherwise enhance parts of the chart.

To access the Chart Options Panel:
  1. Open the bullseye chart in your portfolio.
  2. Click the three parallel lines icon in the upper-right corner of the chart area.

This opens the Chart Options Panel. The chart options are described in the tables below.

           

Layout controls

Chart Option Description
Resize arcs by Resize the chart to accommodate the number and layout of the bricks. The chart width is still constrained by the width of your browser window.

           

           

Legend controls

Chart Option Description
Legend font size The slider adjusts the legend's font size. Move the slider to right to increase size for better readability or to the left to decrease size and fit more items in the legend.
Legend on bottom Render the legend below the chart instead of on the right side.
Legend title Enter a title here to override the default legend title. You can also type a space to have no title. 

           

           

Sizing controls

Chart Option Description
Annotation font size The slider adjusts the font size of the optional labels that appear next to each bubble or symbol. Moving the slider left reduces the font size and moving it right increases the font size.
Arc label font size The slider adjusts the font size of the labels around the edge of the bullseye. Moving the slider left reduces the font size and moving it right increases the font size.
Ring label font size The slider adjusts the font size of the concentric ring labels. Moving the slider left reduces the font size and moving it right increases the font size.
Bubble/symbol size The slider adjusts the size of the bubbles/symbols. Moving the slider left reduces the size and moving it right increases the size.

           

           

Highlighting controls

Chart Option Description
Highlight selected items Outline the bubbles/symbols/bricks in the active portfolio or scenario in blue.
Highlight selected labels Applies bold formatting to annotation labels for bubbles included in the active portfolio/scenario. Labels for other items will be dimmed.

           

           

Pies in bubbles

Chart Option Description
Select fields for pie wedges Render each bubble as a pie chart with the specified fields as wedges. Each bubble's size is still determined by the Size by dropdown and the wedge colors are based on the Color dropdown.
Render donuts Makes the pie charts hollow, like a donut.
Sort pie wedges Sorts each wedge of the pie by size, in descending order.
Second annotation row Select a field to annotate each bubble or symbol. The second annotation is displayed below the primary annotation.