Kuika's Line Chart element allows you to visually analyze the evolution of your data over time. This chart type presents data by connecting a series of points and helps to easily observe trends, increases or decreases. The Line Chart element is particularly useful for time series data, performance analysis or trend reporting. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the Line Chart element, how to structure your data, and how to customize visual arrangements.

The Line Chart element supports web and mobile applications.

This training content consists of the following topics:

Adding a Line Chart element,
Line Chart element properties,
Authorization,
Visibility,
Editability,
Customize the interface design with Style Panel.

Add Line Chart Element

After logging in to the Kuika platform, open the project you will work on from the “Apps” screen.

In the “UI Design” (1) module, drag and drop the Line Chart element (4) under the “Chart” (3) category from the “Elements” (2) panel on the left side.

You can add the Line Chart element from the Elements panel by drag and drop. If you drag it to an empty space on the screen, it will be added with the Row element. If you drag it into a Column, you will add only the Line Chart element.

Line Chart Element Properties

Located in the Properties panel:

Datasource: Open the Datasource section of the Properties panel. Select action from here. After selecting Action, you should select which value you want to show from the Data Label For Field section under DataSource.
Legend: Open the Properties panel Legend section. You can choose which of the options such as top, bottom, right and left you want the first, second Data you selected in the DataSource section to be displayed.
Left Axis: Open the Left Axis section in the Properties panel. It is the area where the values shown on the left (Y axis) are shown/hidden.
Right Axis: Open the Right Axis section in the Properties panel. This is the area where the values below (X axis) are shown/hidden.
Begin At Zero: Open the Begin At Zero section in the Properties panel. It allows you to show the smallest data value from the DataSource section as the smallest value in the Chart.
Show Data Labels: Open the Show Data Labels section in the Properties panel. When you activate the switch, the Show Data Labels property allows you to specify whether to show labels (for example, the name of the data point or the data value it represents) for each slice on the chart.
Max Y Axis Value: Allows you to set the maximum value of the Y axis.
Data Labels Formatter: Allows you to specify how the data labels on the chart are formatted.

Authorization.

You can customize user access with “Anonymous Access” and “All Roles Access” authorization options on the screens and elements of your application. While “Anonymous Access” enables access without any account information query, “All Roles Access” provides access by verifying user account information.

For element level authorization, you can manage the security and user experience of your application by selecting the relevant element and editing the “Authorization” settings from the Properties panel.

Visibility.

It allows you to adjust the visibility of screens or elements. Visibility in Elements allows you to regulate visibility based on a specific state or condition. For each element, you can make it always visible, hidden, or visible and hidden depending on a condition.

Click on the element on the screen.
Open the “Properties” panel on the right side.
Click on the “Visibility” field and make one of the following selections according to the needs of your application. Kuika offers Always Visible, Hidden, Sometimes Visible options to control the visibility of the screens in your application.

Always Visible: Ensures that the screens in your app are always visible. ‍
Hidden: Allows hiding screens in your application. ‍
Sometimes Visible: Makes screens in your application conditionally visible.

Editability

Allows you to make elements editable.

Enabled: Selecting this option makes the element editable.
Disabled: In this case, the element cannot be edited.
Sometimes Enabled: This option means that the element is sometimes editable and sometimes not, depending on certain conditions.

Customize the İnterface Design with Style Panel

By customizing your elements with the Styling Panel, you can create unique and impressive user interfaces in your web and mobile applications.

The sections defined below vary depending on the element.

Layout‍: Here you can make visual adjustments such as sizing, alignment and padding of elements. These settings also affect the layout of other elements within the element. Properties include Size, Min Size and Align; however, some elements may not support the Display property.
Text: The element's text properties can be edited here through font family, style, color, size, spacing and other options. This section supports all Text related adjustments.
Fill: You can use the Fill setting to customize the element's background with color or images.
Border: You can give your elements a more aesthetic look by adding borders and adjusting the corner radii.
Shadow: You can add a shadow effect to elements used in web applications to give a sense of depth. However, the shadow feature may not be supported as some elements are not suitable for mobile applications.