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Hello,
I would like to create hierarchical column like this one below:
I already created hierarchy in dataset:
private static hierarchyDataset(
dataView: DataView,
taskTypes: TaskTypes,
settings: GanttSettings,
host: IVisualHost
😞 Task[] | any[] {
let tasks: Task[] = [];
const values: GanttColumns<any> =
GanttColumns.getCategoricalValues(dataView);
if (!values.yAxis) {
return tasks;
}
const groupValues: GanttColumns<DataViewValueColumn>[] =
GanttColumns.getGroupedValueColumns(dataView);
let endDate: ISegment = { date: null, name: "" };
for (let j = 0; j < values.yAxis.length; j++) {
for (let index = 0; index < values.yAxis[0].length; index++) {
let seriesName: TaskTypeMetadata = null;
let wasDowngradeDurationUnit: boolean = false;
let stepDurationTransformation: number = 0;
let segment: ISegment[] = [];
const selectionBuilder: ISelectionIdBuilder = host
.createSelectionIdBuilder()
.withCategory(dataView.categorical.categories[0], index);
if (groupValues) {
groupValues.forEach((group: GanttColumns<any>) => {
if (group.endDate && group.endDate.values[index] !== null) {
seriesName = find(
taskTypes.types,
(typeMeta: TaskTypeMetadata) =>
typeMeta.name === group.endDate.source.groupName
);
if (seriesName) {
selectionBuilder.withCategory(seriesName.selectionColumn, 0);
}
endDate = {
date: group.endDate.values[index]
? moment(group.endDate.values[index] as Date)
: null,
name: group.endDate.source.displayName,
showOnTooltip: !!group.endDate.values[index],
role: `endDate`,
};
if (typeof endDate === "string" || typeof endDate === "number") {
endDate = endDate;
}
}
group.segment.map((d, i) => {
if (d && d.values[index] !== null) {
seriesName = find(
taskTypes.types,
(typeMeta: TaskTypeMetadata) =>
typeMeta.name === d.source.groupName
);
if (seriesName) {
selectionBuilder.withCategory(seriesName.selectionColumn, 0);
}
segment[i] = {
date:
d.values[index] && Date.parse(d.values[index])
? moment(d.values[index] as Date)
: null,
name: d.source.displayName || null,
showOnTooltip: !!d.values[index],
role: `segment${i}`,
};
}
});
});
}
const selectionId: powerbi.extensibility.ISelectionId =
selectionBuilder.createSelectionId();
const categoryValues: string[] = [];
values.yAxis.map((d, i) => {
categoryValues.push(d[index]);
});
let startDate: ISegment = { date: null, name: "" };
startDate = {
date: values.startDate && moment(values.startDate[index]),
name: dataView.categorical.categories.filter(
(d) => d.source.roles.startDate
)[0].source.displayName,
showOnTooltip: !!values.startDate[index],
role: `startDate`,
};
const milestoneDate: Date =
((values.milestoneDate &&
!isEmpty(values.milestoneDate[index]) &&
values.milestoneDate[index]) as Date) || null;
const task: Task = {
index: index,
yAxis: categoryValues,
name: categoryValues[j],
parentName: j === 0 ? null : categoryValues[j - 1],
parentID: j === 0 ? null : j - 1,
children: [],
startDate: startDate,
endDate: endDate,
segments: Object.assign([], [startDate, ...segment, endDate]),
visibility: true,
seriesName: seriesName && seriesName.name,
selected: false,
identity: selectionId,
wasDowngradeDurationUnit,
stepDurationTransformation,
milestoneDate: milestoneDate && moment(milestoneDate),
};
tasks.forEach((task) => {
if (task.endDate && task.startDate) {
task.endDate = task.endDate;
} else {
task.endDate = task.startDate;
}
});
tasks.push(task);
}
}
return tasks;
}
//---------
private prepareHierarchyData(tasks) {
_(tasks).forEach((f) => {
f.children = _(tasks)
.filter((g) => g.parentName === f.name)
.value();
});
const resultArray = _(tasks)
.filter((f) => f.parentName === null)
.value();
return _.unionBy(resultArray, (d) => d.name);
}
My capabilities.json looks like that:
"dataRoles": [
{
"displayName": "yAxis",
"name": "yAxis",
"kind": "Grouping"
},
{
"displayName": "Legend",
"name": "projectStatus",
"kind": "Grouping"
},
{
"displayName": "Milestone",
"name": "milestoneDate",
"kind": "Grouping"
},
{
"displayName": "Start Date",
"name": "startDate",
"kind": "Grouping"
},
{
"displayName": "End Date",
"name": "endDate",
"kind": "Measure"
},
{
"displayName": "Phases",
"name": "segment",
"kind": "Measure"
}
],
"dataViewMappings": [
{
"conditions": [
{
"yAxis": {
"max": 5
},
"projectStatus": {
"max": 1
},
"milestoneDate": {
"max": 1
},
"startDate": {
"max": 1
},
"endDate": {
"max": 1
},
"segment": {
"max": 10
}
}
],
"categorical": {
"categories": {
"select": [
{
"for": {
"in": "yAxis"
}
},
{
"for": {
"in": "milestoneDate"
}
},
{
"for": {
"in": "startDate"
}
}
]
},
"values": {
"group": {
"by": "projectStatus",
"select": [
{
"for": {
"in": "endDate"
}
},
{
"for": {
"in": "segment"
}
}
]
}
}
}
}
],
I don't know how to move on. I was trying to create sth like these here https://observablehq.com/@d3/icicle?ui=classic but I don't have values so it doesn't work for me since I have dates only. Also I was reading about treemap but I don't know how to use it in that case.
Do you have any examples or solutions how to draw hierarchical table ? It doesn't has to be with plus/minus button.
I will be gratefull for any answear.
Solved! Go to Solution.
I found solution I need here: https://observablehq.com/@mojaie/collapsible-tree-with-checkboxes-d3-js?ui=classic
I found solution I need here: https://observablehq.com/@mojaie/collapsible-tree-with-checkboxes-d3-js?ui=classic
Hi @filipwydra
I think you can try to transform your table in Power Query Editor and then let your table in format: Level1, Level2,Level3,...,Values. Then add these columns in Matrix visual, and turn off Stepped layout in Format.
Then you can get result you want.
Best Regards,
Rico Zhou
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