Creating a Network Graph

Owned by Karen Hogan (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Jul 28, 2021
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On the ‘Edit, Chart’ screen, click the ‘Chart’ tab and choose ‘Network Graph' from the list of chart types.

To create a Network Graph, you will need to add the following information on the Data tab, the 3 required pieces of data are all dimensions:

  • Identifier - this is a field that links the nodes together such as an ID number

  • Node - such as an Employee Name

  • State - such as Job Role

A Network Graph can be displayed in two ways:

  • Grouped By Node

  • Grouped By State

The default view is ‘Grouped by Node’ but you can change to ‘Grouped by State’ on the Chart Editor>Attributes tab.

Grouping by State will add an extra level to the chart. For example, in the following screenshots we’ve used data that shows an Organisation’s structure, when we group by Node the chart will show Managers/ Team Leaders and which members of staff they’re responsible for. By adding the Attribute ‘Group By State’ we can also see the job roles for employees.

The following screenshot shows a Network Graph that has been grouped by Node.

The following screenshot shows a Network Graph that has been grouped by State. The ‘Group By State’ option will display additional nodes to show which role each member of staff belongs to.