Diagramme

Charts present data visually, making them a user-friendly way to show patterns, trends, and relationships between data.

Create a chart

To create a chart manually:

  1. Select the cells containing the data you want to represent using a chart.

  2. Click Insert ‣ Chart from the menu bar.

    Tipp

    Odoo uses the most appropriate chart type for the selected data; this can be changed in the configuration section of the chart properties, which opens on the right side of the spreadsheet.

  3. Make any desired changes to the configuration or design of the chart in the chart properties.

Customize charts

A chart that has been created manually or inserted from an Odoo graph view can be further customized via the chart properties.

Here, it is possible to modify various aspects of the chart’s configuration and design via the Configuration and Design tabs respectively.

Tipp

A chart’s properties can be accessed at any time, as follows:

  • For any chart, whether manually created or inserted from an Odoo view, hover over the chart then click the (menu) icon and click Edit.

  • For a chart inserted from an Odoo graph view, click Data on the menu bar then select the relevant chart, as prefaced by the (chart) icon, e.g., (#1) Sales Analysis.

Konfiguration

Der Reiter Konfiguration enthält folgende Abschnitte:

  • Chart type: the type of chart. For a chart that has been:

    • manually created, this is by default the chart type suggested by Odoo;

    • inserted from an Odoo graph view, this is by default the type of chart selected in the graph view before the chart was inserted in the spreadsheet.

    To change the chart type, click the dropdown menu to select the desired chart type.

  • Bereich: Die Regeln, nach denen bestimmt wird, welche Datensätze angezeigt werden. Klicken Sie auf Bereich bearbeiten, um Regeln hinzuzufügen oder zu bearbeiten.

  • Link zu Odoo-Menü: um einen klickbaren Link aus einem Diagramm zu einem Odoo-Menüpunkt hinzuzufügen, d. h. eine spezifische Ansicht eines Modells.

Chart types

When a chart is:

Symbol eines Liniendiagramms

Linie: am besten geeignet, um Trends oder Veränderungen über einen Zeitraum darzustellen, wie beispielsweise das Umsatzwachstum über mehrere Monate oder Temperaturschwankungen.

Symbol eines gestapelten Liniendiagramms

Gestapelte Linie: nützlich für die Visualisierung kumulativer Trends, bei denen mehrere Reihen zu einer Gesamtsumme beitragen, wie beispielsweise der Umsatz nach Abteilungen über einen Zeitraum.

Symbol eines Kombidiagramms

Kombi: kombiniert mehrere Diagrammarten (z. B. Balken und Linien), um verschiedene Datentypen zu vergleichen oder wichtige Kennzahlen neben Trends hervorzuheben.

Design

Je nach Diagrammart enthält der Reiter Design einen oder mehrere Abschnitte.

The General section allows you to modify the following elements:

  • Background color: Add or change the background color by clicking on the color dot. Choose one of the standard colors or click the icon to manually select a custom color.

  • Chart title: Edit the chart title, if needed. The font formatting, horizontal alignment, font size, and color of the title can be modified using the editor.

  • Position der Legende: Ändern Sie die Position der Legende oder entscheiden Sie sich, keine Legende zu verwenden

  • Aktivieren Sie Werte anzeigen, um numerische Werte zu den Datenpunkten im Diagramm hinzuzufügen.

The Data Series section allows you to modify the following elements:

  • Series color: With the relevant data series selected, change the color of the related data points on the chart by clicking on the color dot circle. Choose one of the standard colors or click the icon to manually select a custom color.

  • Series name: Edit the name of a data series, if needed.

  • Serie type: For each data series of a Combo chart, determine whether the series is shown as a Bar or Line.

  • Vertical axis: For the selected data series of a Line, Area, or Column chart, select whether it should be displayed on the Left (primary) or Right (secondary) vertical axis.

  • Trend line: With the relevant data series selected, enable Show trend line then select the type of trend line from the dropdown; the options are Linear, Exponential, Polynomial, Logarithmic, and Trailing moving average. The color of the trend line can be changed by clicking on the color circle.

The Axes section allows you add a title to one or both axes of a chart. The font formatting, horizontal alignment, font size, and color of the title can be modified using the editor.

Waterfall charts have a dedicated Waterfall design section.

Manage charts

To reposition a chart within the same sheet, select the chart then drag it to the desired position. Resize a chart by selecting it, then clicking and dragging the blue markers until the chart is the desired size.

Hovering over the chart reveals a (menu) icon in the top right corner of the chart. Click the menu to reveal the following options:

  • Edit to open the chart properties, where various aspects of the chart’s configuration and design can be modified.

  • Copy or Cut to copy or cut a chart with the intention of pasting it within the same spreadsheet. Alternatively, with the chart selected, use the relevant keyboard shortcut to copy or cut the chart.

    Paste the chart in the desired location by clicking Edit ‣ Paste from the menu bar or use the relevant keyboard shortcut.

    Bemerkung

    For a chart inserted from an Odoo graph view, copying/cutting and pasting a chart in this way maintains the link between the chart and your database. The data in the pasted chart remains up-to-date, and clicking on a data point opens the related list view in the database.

  • Copy as image to copy an image of a chart to your clipboard with the intention of pasting it in any location within or outside your spreadsheet.

    Paste the image in the desired location using the paste function of the destination program or the relevant keyboard shortcut.

    Bemerkung

    For a chart inserted from an Odoo graph view, copying and pasting a static image of a chart implies there is no longer any link between the chart and your database.

  • Download to download an image of the chart as as .png file.

  • Delete to delete a chart from the spreadsheet. Alternatively, use your preferred keyboard command to delete a chart.

    Bemerkung

    For a chart inserted from an Odoo graph view, deleting a chart also deletes the chart’s underlying data source.