Heatmap Reports display your data as the intersection of two metrics in a table with colored cells. These cells contain data values visualized with color brightness.


Create a heatmap report

Use Report Designer to create, configure, and style heatmap reports.

  1. Navigate to the Reports → Create a Report.
  2. On the Data tab, fill in the mandatory fields: 
    • Report name - enter the desired name;
    • Table - select the table you want to use as a source.
  3. Click Next or the Type tab to continue.
  4. On the Type tab, select the Heatmap report option and click Next.
  5. Configure a report and click Refresh to generate a report.
  6. Customize a style of the report created, and click Refresh.
  7. Click Save.

To open the saved report, navigate to the Reports → All reports menu and select one from the list.



Configure a report

Fill in these fields to configure your report in a way you want.

To configure a report, follow the steps below:

  1. On the Configure tab, specify the report dataset.
  2. Click Refresh to build the report.
  3. Click Save to save the report.

Use the Condition Builder to establish additional conditions for data filtering and grouping.

Click the icon to open the Condition Builder, establish your conditions, then click Refresh to apply changes.


The Configure tab fields

FieldDescription
RowSet the desired table column as a row for the heatmap report.
ColumnSet the desired table column as a column for the heatmap report.
Aggregation type

The data aggregation allows preparing the combined datasets for data processing according to the user needs.

Select a type of numeric data aggregation with one of these options:

  • Average - counts an average number of the column values. 
  • Count - counts a number of the column values.
  • Count distinct - counts the number of unique values of the column.
  • Sum - counts the sum of the numeric data values in this table column.

The aggregation option selected is applied to the table column set in the Aggregation column field.

Aggregation column

Select a table column with numeric values for data aggregation.

The Aggregation Column is only available if the Aggregation type option was specified.


Groups limitSet the limit of the data groups shown in your report with a particular number in this field.
Show rest as other

Set this checkbox on to show the data groups not included in Groups limit as one.

The Show rest as other is only available if the Groups limit option was specified.


Use the Condition Builder to establish additional conditions for your report data filtering and grouping.

Customize a style

You can configure the report look and heatmap score colors in any way you want with the style settings. 

To customize a report style, follow the steps below:

  1. On the Style tab of your report, configure the settings.
  2. Click Refresh to apply the changes.
  3. Click Save to save the report.

Change colors, add titles, and customize the data list and table views with the settings below.

The Style tab fields

General Style
High score color

Set the color used for high score values of the heatmap chart.

Low score colorSet the color used for low score values of the heatmap chart.
Display zeroSwitch this checkbox on to make the zero value displayed.
Drilldown list layoutSelect the list layout of the report data.
Decimal precisionSet the number defining how much numbers should be displayed after the point of numeric data values in your chart.
Title Style
Report title show type

Set the type for the report title showing. Select one of the options:

  • Never;
  • Report only;
  • Always.
Report titleEnter the title of the report you create. 
Report title sizeEnter the number of points to set the size of the report title.
Report title colorSelect the color of the report title.
Title horizontal alignment

Set the horizontal alignment of the chart title with one of the options:

  • Left;
  • Center;
  • Right.
Title vertical alignment

Set the vertical alignment of the chart title with one of the options:

  • Top;
  • Middle;
  • Bottom.
Title boldSwitch this checkbox on to make the chart title bold.
Legend Style
Show LegendSet this checkbox on to make the chart legend show.
Legend horizontal alignment

Set the horizontal alignment of the chart legend with one of the options:

  • Left;
  • Center;
  • Right.
Legend vertical alignment

Set the vertical alignment of the chart legend with one of the options:

  • Top;
  • Middle;
  • Bottom.
Show legend borderSet this checkbox on to make the border of your chart legend show.
Left align legend textSet this checkbox on to make the legend text alignment left.