Compact Peacock layout
The Compact Peacock layout is useful when you have many interlinked entities. It groups sets of entities that are linked to one entity on the chart.
Use the Compact Peacock layout for one of the following options:
- Identify entities at the center of much activity in high volume data, for example telephone data or financial transactions.
- Discern in more detail the activity within groups of interconnected entities.
The Compact Peacock layout is more flexible than the Grouped layout and the patterns it produces vary depending on the nature of your data. The chart items in a Compact Peacock Layout are more spread out than the standard Peacock layout, The Compact Peacock layout makes them much more legible. When you zoom in to an area of the chart, the links between the main areas of activity are also shorter. A more compact and legible final chart is provided.
By using a Compact Peacock layout, you can do one of the following
options:
- Set the separation distance between entities
- Fix entities on the chart in their original location
- Animate the layout
A Compact Peacock layout might not be suitable for charts that contain:
- Many ordered or controlling items. These items are not moved.
- Mostly theme lines, for example timeline charts.
- Boxes that enclose other entities. The relationship between the box and the entities within it is lost.