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Tables represent data in a tabular view, similar to a spreadsheet. Tables split your data into categories, with each categorization field represented in the table columns. The unique categories are represented as the table rows, and Charts displays aggregated values in the table body based on the fields selected.

Tables use the following encoding channels:

Encoding Channel
Description
Groups

The category encoding channels. Charts creates a row in the table for each unique value in this field. When multiple Groups are added to the chart, Charts creates a row for each unique combination of group fields.

Note

The Groups encoding channel supports binning for numeric and date fields.

Values
The aggregation encoding channels. Charts creates a column for each field mapped into the Values channel. Charts aggregates the encoded Values fields using the selected aggregation methods and populates the grid cells with the aggregated value for the corresponding Group.
Dynamic Columns

A second Category encoding channel. When you use Dynamic Columns, Charts creates table columns based on the unique values retrieved from the field mapped into the Dynamic Columns channel. Charts uses the field mapped into the Values channel to populate the grid cells, aggregated against both the Group and Dynamic Column categories.

You cannot apply dynamic columns to a table if you have selected multiple Value encoding channels.

For an example of how to use dynamic columns, see the following example.

Note

The Dynamic Columns encoding channel supports binning for numeric and date fields.

Tables have a wide variety of applications, but are most useful when comparing multiple categories of calculated values. Visual charts struggle to display multiple categories of data without losing their audience. Tables present data with multiple categories such that you can see which value applies to which slice of data.

Tables are also useful for showing precise data values, rather than comparing approximate values. Comparing approximate values is best done with a visual representation, instead of text.

You can use tables to show:

  • The total cost to rent an apartment, including rent, cleaning fees, and security deposits organized by location and total area of the unit.

  • Time spent working out and total calories burned during various exercises categorized by the type of exercise and time of day the exercised was performed.

The following customization options are specific to table charts. To see all available customization options, see Customize Charts.

You can wrap text that does fit in a single data cell across multiple lines. This setting is off by default. To turn it on:

  1. Select the Customize tab of the Chart Builder.

  2. Expand the Fields section.

  3. Select your desired field from the dropdown menu.

  4. Toggle the Wrap Text switch to enable this feature.

You can pin Group and Row Total columns to the side of the table. A pinned column remains fixed in place while the rest of the table scrolls.

To pin a column, hover over the column you want to pin and click the button in the column header. The button toggles on and the column pins to the side of the table:

  • A Group column pins to the left of any unpinned columns.

  • The Row Total column pins to the right of any unpinned columns.

To unpin a column, click the button in the header of the column you want to unpin. The button toggles off and if the column is a Group column, it moves to the right of any pinned Group columns.

You can create styling rules for table cell values that match conditions you define. Conditional formatting rules affect the look of your chart dynamically: if the value of a table cell changes to match or stop matching your conditions, its styling updates to reflect that.

To learn how to use conditional formatting rules, see the Conditional Formatting customization option.

The following table examples visualize data from a hospitality and property service. Each document in the collection represents a unit available for rent and includes information such as the monthly unit price, neighborhood, and property type.

The following table categorizes the rental listings by property type and location, and shows the average review rating and average weekly rent for each group:

Basic Table Example
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The Group encoding channels of property_type and suburb create a row in the table for each unique combination of those two fields in the data.

The Values of review_scores_rating and weekly_price each add a column to the table. For both values, we average the rating and price for each property type and suburb using aggregation and display the results in the table.

The results are formatted using the Customization tab to display the mean weekly price as currency and round the mean review score to an appropriate number of decimal places.

Note

We have applied a filter to this chart to only display listings which have a weekly_price associated with them.

The following table displays nearly the same data as the previous basic table example. In this example, instead of making property_type and suburb Groups, property_type field is now a Dynamic Column:

Basic Table Example
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Now, rather than having two category columns in the table, the property_types become column titles. We are still aggregating the mean of the weekly_price based on each combination of property_type and suburb.

The results are formatted using the Customization tab to display the mean weekly price as currency.

Note

Blank table cells indicate that there are no documents that match the corresponding intersection of property_type and suburb.

The maximum query response size for a table is 50000 documents.

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