Kuika's Area Chart element offers an effective way to visually showcase data. This chart type visualizes trends and totals by highlighting data over time. It is ideal for comparing changes between two or more sets of data, or for showing the accumulation of data over a specific time period. It is used for financial reporting, sales trends and time series data. This tutorial explains how to use the Area Chart element, customize data configuration and visual arrangements.

The Area Chart element is supported in both web and mobile applications.

This training content consists of the following topics:

Add Area Chart Element
Area Chart Element Properties
Element Settings and Customization

Add Area Chart Element

Log in to the Kuika platform.
Open the project you will work on from the Apps screen.

In the UI Design module, select the Area Chart element under the Chart category from the Elements panel on the left side.
Drag and drop the element to the desired area.
- If you drag it to an empty space, it will be added with the Row element.
- If you drag it into a Column, only the Area Chart element is added.

Area Chart Element Properties

You can configure the following settings in the Properties panel:

Datasource:
- Action.
- Select the data field you want to display in Data Label For Field.
Legend:
- From Legend, show your data in the top, bottom, right or left areas of the chart.
Left Axis:
- Set whether to show or hide values on the Y axis.
Right Axis:
- Set to show or hide values on the X axis.
Begin At Zero:
- The chart uses the smallest data value as the starting point.
Show Data Labels:
- Show the data labels by opening the Switch button.

Element Settings and Customization

Authorization

Anonymous Access: Allows users to access without entering account information.
All Roles Access: Provides access by verifying users' account information.
For element-level authorization, edit Authorization settings in the Properties panel.

Visibility

Always Visible: Element is always visible.
Hidden: Element is hidden.
Sometimes Visible: The element is visible depending on a specific condition.

To configure the setting:

Select the element on the screen.
Open the Properties panel on the right edge.
In the Visibility field, select an option according to your needs.

Editability

Enabled: Elements can be edited.
Disabled: Element cannot be edited.
Sometimes Enabled: The element can be edited or uneditable according to certain conditions.

Interface Design with Style Panel

By customizing your elements with the Styling Panel, you can create impressive interfaces for your web and mobile applications. In this section, you can configure the following settings:

Layout: Sizing, alignment and padding settings. Settings include Size, Min Size and Align.
Text: Font, style, color, size and spacing settings.
Fill: Customize the background with color or images.
Border: Add borders and corner radius settings.
Shadow: Add a shadow effect to add depth to elements.

By following these steps, you can configure the Area Chart element to suit your needs.

Actions

Kuika supports the following system actions:

Arithmetic, Authorization, Condition, Device, Export, Geolocation, Inversion, Local Storage, Multi Language, Navigation, Notification, Payment, UI Control, Process Administration, Process Automation, Trigger, Process Automation, Process Administration and String Operations.
You can also use SQL actions that you create yourself.
You can use the +ADD ACTION button from the Properties panel to add an action.