The bars in a Bar Chart visualization in TIBCO Spotfire client are only skinny lines, and the width cannot be adjusted.

Created
February 09, 2024 19:08

Product:TIBCO Spotfire Analyst
Versions:All Versions

Summary:
The bars in a Bar Chart visualization in TIBCO Spotfire client are only skinny lines, and the width cannot be adjusted. This happens when the category axis is set to a "Continuous" axis mode.

Details:

When configuring a Bar Chart, the width of the bars may only be skinny lines with minimal thickness. On the "Bar Chart Properties" dialog's "Appearance" page, the 'Bar width' slider is greyed out.

Resolution:

The bars of a Bar Chart will become skinny like this when the category axis is set to a "Continuous" axis mode.

To get the bars to become thicker, just set the axis mode to "Categorical" here:

Bar Chart Properties > Categorical Axis > Columns: Settings > Axis mode: Categorical

If you want the ability to set the width even when using a continuous axis mode, consider voting for idea https://ideas.tibco.com/ideas/TS-I-7198 ("Ability to change Bar width in Bar chart with Continuous scale") in the TIBCO Ideas Portal.

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