Media: Data Visualisation - envris/White-Label-Help-Wiki GitHub Wiki

Brief description

"Data Visualisation" media type can be used to display graphs/data visualisations generated by the DVF module.

The data source options are: CKAN/Data.gov.au, CSV File/URL, JSON File/URL.

The graph display options are:

  • Bar chart (x & y axis can be flipped to make a column chart)
  • Line Chart
  • Spline chart
  • Scatter plot
  • Gauge plot

Detailed description

To add new "Data Visualisation" media:

  • Go to Content → Media → Add Media → Data Visualisation
  • Name: Enter the media name.
  • Image: Upload an image, the image will be used as a thumbnail when browsing the media. It will not be displayed in the front end.
  • Data Source:
    • Choose one of the available data sources.
    • Enter the URL or Upload a file for the selected data source.
    • Select one of the visualisation style.
    • Configure the Data settings. There is a help page link available for each of the data settings.
  • Add a caption(optional)
  • Add an accessible description (optional)

The Data Visualisation can be added to the page using the Component Media or embed the Media entity from the rich text editor.


Technical description

Module required for this media types

  • CKAN Connect
  • CKAN Data Visualisation
  • Data Visualisation Framework
  • CSV Data Visualisation
  • JSON Data Visualisation

Media Configuration

Media Source: Image

Fields: as listed above