Divergent Structure Chart

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Application Scenario

The divergent structure chart can be used to display complex data relations and analyze data in multiple dimensions, enabling you to understand data from different perspectives and discover the potential connections among data.

Chart Feature

Advantage: The chart displays data through a non-linear layout, which helps to reveal the complex relationships among the data and promotes innovative thinking and in-depth analysis.

Disadvantage: With a relatively free structure, the chart may have limitations in terms of the accuracy and consistency of data display, and may not be very suitable for scenarios that require highly structured data display.

Report Design

Data Preparation

Choose File > New General Report in the upper left of the designer, and create a built-in dataset File 1, which stores the data about hierarchical relationships among departments and the remaining annual leave days, as shown in the following figure.

Chart Insertion

Merge required cells, select the merged cell, click the Insert Chart icon on the upper toolbar, select Divergent Structure Chart, and click OK, as shown in the following figure.

Data Binding

Click Data and bind required data to the chart, as shown in the following figure.

Structure Chart Design

Select the chart, click the Cell Element icon on the right property panel, and set the attributes (Type, Data, Style, and Special Effect) for the chart.

Style Setting

Select the chart, choose Style > Title, enter Divergent Structure Chart, choose Style > Label, and select Node Name in Text. Retain the default settings of other items, or modify them as needed, as shown in the following figure.

Effect Display

PC

Save the report and click Pagination Preview. The following figure shows the preview effect.

Mobile Terminal

The report can be previewed on both the DataAnalyst app and the HTML5 terminal. The following figure shows the effect.

For details, you can download the template Divergent Structure Chart.cpt.