Preview

The timeline displays a list of events in chronological order. The main purpose is to communicate time-related information, over time, either for analysis or to visually present a story or view of history.

Try this Mod

Spotfire® Analyst

Download this mod and follow the instructions below to open the mod in Spotfire Analyst:

1. Open Spotfire® Analyst, and create an analysis by loading some data.
2. Drag the downloaded .mod file into the analysis.
3. The visualization mod is added to the analysis.
4. To learn more about the capabilities and limitations of this visualization mod, read the user guide located in the downloaded folder.

For general information on how to use and share visualization mods, read the Spotfire documentation.

Data Requirements

The timeline can be used to visualize any dataset that contains dates and descriptions. In order to make it work properly a data table with at least two columns is required:

• One date hierarchy. A column with actual dates works best, but any combination of categorical columns are supported. This determines the timeline.
• One description column. This determines what is written in the cards.

Optionally a third categorical column could be used to color the cards.

For detailed information on data requirements, the available settings, and an example of how to set up the visualization, read the mod's community article.

Help & Support

This Mod for Spotfire® is not supported by Spotfire Support.

In the event of issues or to suggest features and enhancements, submit an issue in the Mod's GitHub repository.

For general questions about Mods, please post a question in the Forum for Extensions & Mods..