Hierarchy Chart

Visualize hierarchical data

Render Types

Hierarchy charts support the following render types.

Tree

Hierarchy Tree

Treemap

Hierarchy Treemap

Sunburst

Hierarchy Sunburst

Bar (Drill Down)

Hierarchy Bar

Specifications

Aggregation

Hierarchy charts aggregate values (metrics) for each hierarchy level (dimensions) and render a hierarchy structure.

Item
Role
Notes

Hierarchy

Dimension

Specify from higher to lower levels (e.g., Region → Prefecture → City)

Value

Metric

Used as weight if specified

Example Configurations

  • Show "Sales composition by Region → Prefecture → City" as a sunburst

    • Hierarchy (Dimension): Region, Prefecture, City

    • Value (Metric): Sum of sales

  • Show "Counts by organizational hierarchy" as a tree

    • Hierarchy (Dimension): Division, Section, Team

    • Value (Metric): None (aggregated by row count)

Render Type Specifications

  • Tree, Treemap, and Sunburst render the hierarchy as-is

  • Bar (Drill Down) starts at the top level, and clicking a bar drills down to the next level

    • Specify two or more levels and set the render type to "Bar (Drill Down)"

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