Every kit and builder extension ships one Configure dialog, driven by a shared set of knobs stored under the Tableau setting vizConfig. A chart type shows a knob only if it honors it. This is the full list.
#Appearance
| Key | Label | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
title |
Title | text | |
accent |
Accent color | color | |
palette |
Color palette | palette | |
labels |
Value labels | seg | on |
labelPos |
Label position | seg | end |
legend |
Legend | seg | auto |
format |
Number format | select | ,.0f |
ribbon |
Ribbons | seg | gradient |
colorBy |
Color nodes by | seg | position |
rcolor |
Color bars by | seg | category |
rings |
Value rings | seg | on |
hmramp |
Color ramp | seg | accent |
sbcolor |
Color by | seg | branch |
sblabels |
Arc labels | seg | auto |
sbpct |
Percent labels | seg | off |
sbstroke |
Separators | seg | on |
scstats |
Fit readout | seg | on |
sclabels |
Point labels | seg | outliers |
scdot |
Dot size | seg | m |
scalpha |
Overplot | seg | auto |
cdcolor |
Color arcs | seg | category |
cdval |
Value in labels | seg | on |
#Layout
| Key | Label | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
orientation |
Orientation | seg | horizontal |
curve |
Line shape | seg | smooth |
points |
Points | seg | off |
grid |
Gridlines | seg | on |
axis |
Value axis | seg | on |
hole |
Center hole | seg | donut |
flow |
Ribbon shape | seg | curved |
trace |
Highlight on hover | seg | path |
pin |
Click to pin | seg | on |
minflow |
Keep tiny flows | seg | on |
rscale |
Radius scale | seg | length |
rhole |
Center hole | seg | on |
sweep |
Sweep | seg | full |
hmcell |
Cell shape | seg | rounded |
hmbars |
Marginal bars | seg | both |
hmcross |
Hover crosshair | seg | on |
sbcenter |
Center hole | seg | md |
sbsweep |
Sweep | seg | full |
sbdepth |
Rings shown | seg | all |
sbzoom |
Click to zoom | seg | on |
sbpad |
Arc padding | seg | on |
scfit |
Trend line | seg | linear |
scquad |
Quadrants | seg | off |
scxscale |
X scale | seg | linear |
scyscale |
Y scale | seg | linear |
cdpad |
Arc spacing | seg | medium |
#Sort
| Key | Label | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
sort |
Sort by | seg | value |
dir |
Direction | seg | desc |
hmsortR |
Sort rows | seg | total |
hmsortC |
Sort columns | seg | total |
cdsort |
Sort arcs | seg | value |
#Data
| Key | Label | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
limit |
Show top | number | 0 |
exclude |
Exclude outliers | seg | off |
leak |
Flag biggest drop-off | seg | on |
rsort |
Sort bars | seg | value |
mean |
Average ring | seg | off |
peak |
Flag the peak | seg | off |
rlimit |
Show top | seg | 24 |
hmmid |
Diverging midpoint | seg | mean |
hmbarstat |
Bar statistic | seg | sum |
hmnull |
Empty cells | seg | blank |
sbsort |
Sort | seg | value |
scoutlier |
Outlier rule | seg | residual |
sclimit |
Show top | seg | 0 |
snlimit |
Show top nodes | seg | 0 |
sblimit |
Show top per branch | seg | 0 |
hmlimitR |
Show top rows | seg | 0 |
hmlimitC |
Show top columns | seg | 0 |
cdlimit |
Show top nodes | seg | 0 |
#Which chart types honor which knobs
Every chart honors title, accent, format by default.
| Chart type | Extra knobs honored |
|---|---|
bar |
title, accent, palette, labels, labelPos, legend, format, grid, axis, sort, dir, limit, exclude |
donut |
title, palette, format |
scatter |
title, accent, format, legend, pin, exclude, scfit, scstats, scquad, sclabels, scoutlier, scxscale, scyscale, scdot, scalpha, sclimit |
kpi |
title, accent, format |
line |
title, accent, format |
polar |
title, accent, format, labels, rscale, rcolor, rsort, rlimit, rhole, sweep, rings, mean, peak, pin |
nightingale |
title, accent, format, labels, rscale, rcolor, rsort, rlimit, rhole, sweep, rings, mean, peak, pin |
waterfall |
title, accent, labels, format, sort, dir, exclude |
radar |
title, accent, labels, format, sort, dir |
bullet |
title, accent, labels, format, sort, dir, exclude |
sankey |
title, format, labels, ribbon, colorBy, flow, trace, pin, minflow, leak, snlimit |
sunburst |
title, accent, format, sbcolor, sblabels, sbpct, sbcenter, sbsweep, sbdepth, sbzoom, sbsort, sbstroke, sbpad, sblimit |
chord |
title, accent, labels, format, exclude, cdcolor, cdsort, cdlimit, cdval, cdpad |
treemap |
title, accent, labels, format, exclude |
streamgraph |
title, accent, labels, format, exclude |
bump |
title, labels, exclude |
network |
title, accent, labels, format, exclude |
heatmap |
title, accent, format, labels, legend, hmramp, hmmid, hmcell, hmbars, hmbarstat, hmsortR, hmsortC, hmlimitR, hmlimitC, hmnull, hmcross, peak, pin |
#Palettes
| Name | Label | Swatches |
|---|---|---|
brand |
Brand | 8 |
ocean |
Ocean | 8 |
sunset |
Sunset | 8 |
forest |
Forest | 8 |
grape |
Grape | 8 |
slate |
Mono | 8 |