Closed-end single-axis tile display options

The most common type of closed-end questions are single data axis questions. These questions automatically render tiles as bar graphs, and display as percentages. The total respondent count in the data cut for the report, n, is displayed in parentheses in the title bar next to the question label. Options are ordered by counts: those with the greatest counts appear at the top, and are then listed in descending order. If there are more options than can fit within the graph, they are not all shown, and a message indicating the number of excluded options is included on the left hand side of the graph (near the Y-axis).

To configure a single data axis Topline tile, click the Gear icon in the tile's title bar.

This reveals a menu with nested options. The options available for closed-ended tiles are listed below.

All Topline tiles include the Gear menu options Export, Insert Tiles, Clone, and Refresh. For more information on these universal options, click universal options.

Display As
Bar Chart	Displays data as a bar chart. Options are displayed on the Y-axis of the tile, percentages on the X-axis, and counts within each bar. This is the default selection for single data axis closed-ended tiles.
Pie Chart	Displays data as a pie chart. Options and counts are displayed within each pie slice, and mousing-over a slice reveals percentages.
Chart Title
Default	Applies the default chart title, as defined by the question text, row text (in the case of tables), or a `desc` tag (if applied). This is the default selection.
Custom	Allows you to specify custom text to use as the title. When selected, a text field appears which allows you to enter the text.
Colors
Default	Applies the default chart color scheme.
Custom	Allows for alternate colors to be specified in a text field. Acceptable inputs include basic color names (e.g., red, blue) or hex values (#2F4F4F, #D3D3D3, etc.). See Topline Colors for a list of available colors.
Help	Opens the Topline Colors article in a new tab in the IntelliSurvey platform.
Options
Show Label	Percentage - Shows values as percentages (default). Counts - Shows values as counts. None - Hides data bar labels.
Label Format	Decimals - Alters the number of decimal places to display in the labels, rounded to the place value specified in this option's text field. By default, labels are rounded to the nearest whole number. Prefix - Appends a specified prefix before the label's value. By default, any prefixes specified from the field/original question will be used unless this text field/option is utilized. Suffix - Appends a specified suffix after the label's value. By default, any suffixes specified from the field/original question will be used unless this text field/option is utilized. Show if ≥ - Establishes a minimum value under which a label will be hidden.
Sort By	Original Order - Displays options in the order in which they appear within the survey source (default). ID - Displays options sorted by the option ID as defined within the survey source. If IDs are letters, they will be sorted alphabetically. Description - Sorts in alphabetical order using the option text. Count - Modifies the sort order of the option axis to use counts. The option with the highest N will appear first and options appear in descending order of N. Can be flipped by clicking Sort Reverse, see below.
Sort Reverse	Flips the selected sort order.
Show Empties	Shows response buckets which have N = 0. Available for bar charts only (and active by default).
Show X-Axis	Turns on the display for the X-axis. The percent of total respondents is shown on this axis. Available for bar charts only.
Limit	Enforces a maximum number of response buckets which appear in the graph on the tile. Available for bar charts only. If a limit is applied, the tile will display "(show X more)", where "X" is the number of additional buckets/options not being shown. Clicking on this will cause the tile to display the hidden response buckets. If not selected, the default limit is 150 options.

Packages	There are a great many configuration options available for Topline tiles. To make these options easier to manage, it is possible to save sets of option selections so that they may be recalled together. These groups of options are called packages.
Filter	To define a data cut that applies to a single tile only, use Filter. Different filters can apply to different tiles within a single Topline report, as opposed to the data cut defined by the Record Selector, which applies to every tile in a Topline report.
Analyze
Compare By	Compare By is a tool that allows users to view data from a given question through the lens of Comparison Groups created from another question. The comparison groups create an additional axis of data which is used to create a graphical cross-tabulation between the original question and the selected Compare By question.
Response Buckets	Buckets transform response options from the values defined in the survey source into different values for reporting purposes. These proxy values are defined in a survey spreadsheet, and the values only apply to the Topline summary tile for which the feature is enabled. Actual raw survey data is not modified. In addition to individual options, buckets also allow option ranges to be distilled into different numeric values, and those values may be positive or negative, exclusive or overlapping. The most common application of this feature is for NPS reporting.
Trend	Some studies are re-run multiple times and so gather data for the same fields for multiple iterations of fielding. The Topline report's Trend feature enables longitudinal analysis for data in these studies, so that data from different waves of fielding can be compared readily.

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