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Overview

Dashboard charts support Top N analysis — show only the “top N” or “bottom N” items to focus on what matters, simplify dense views, and decide faster.

Common scenarios

  • Sales analysis: see the top 10 products by revenue — pinpoint core SKUs fast.
  • Cost control: surface the bottom 5 regions by profit — flag problem areas early.

How to use

Prerequisites

Before using Top N, confirm your permissions:
  • Advanced permissions on → admin/owner only.
  • Advanced permissions off → anyone with edit or manage permissions (including admin/owner).

Enable Top N

  1. In the dashboard, select the chart to configure — open the config panel.
  2. In the config panel on the right, click the Analysis tab.
  3. Find Top N — toggle it on.

Configure ranking rules

1. Pick a ranking method

Available ranking methods depend on chart type:
  • XY-axis charts (column / line / bar / area / combo / radar / scatter)
    • Rank by category sum: rank categories (e.g., “product category”) by total value.
    • Rank by series value: rank by a specific data series (e.g., “profit”).
    • Rank by series within each category: rank series independently inside each category.
    • Rank by series sum: rank series by their total across all categories.
  • Pie / donut chart
    • Fixed to rank by sector value — compare each slice directly.

2. Set how many to keep

  • Direction:
    • Top N: show the N highest values.
    • Bottom N: show the N lowest values.
  • Count: enter a positive integer (e.g., 10, 5).

Disable Top N

Click the Top N toggle again — the chart restores all data.

FAQ

Q: Why can’t I use Top N?

A: Confirm you have admin or owner permission on the table. If advanced permissions are off, you need edit or manage permission on the chart.

Q: After enabling Top N, the chart shows less data — is data lost?

A: No. The data is just temporarily filtered out. Toggle Top N off and all data reappears.