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Customizing Visuals in ASK BOSCO®

ASK BOSCO® automatically selects the most suitable visualization for your data, but you can easily change chart types, adjust formatting, and apply advanced customization options.

This article walks you through how to:


1. Changing Visualization Types

ASK BOSCO® chooses a default visualization, but you can switch to any chart type.

How to change the visualization:

  1. Run a search (e.g., “Sales by Channel”).

  2. Click Edit → Change Visualization.

  3. Pick a new chart type from the library.

Tip - Hover over greyed-out charts to see what data they require.

 

2. Editing Chart Configurations

Each chart has customization options for labels, colors, and formatting.

To customise a chart:

  1. Click Edit.

  1. Select a measure or attribute to update labels, formats, or colors.

Add more data:
Add a field to your search → open Edit Chart → drag it into Category or Breakdown → Apply.

3. Advanced Chart Customisation

You can fine-tune axes, labels, and formatting.

Examples:

  • Rename or group Y-axes

  • Enable All Labels

  • Add gridlines

  • Set fixed scale ranges

Use Settings in the Chart Configuration panel for all advanced options.

4. Applying Conditional Formatting

Highlight important values in a Table.

Example 1: Highlight high values

  1. Switch to a Table

  2. More (⋮) on a column → Conditional Formatting

  3. Set a rule (e.g., “Greater than 100,000,000”)

  4. Choose a highlight color → Apply

Screenshot Example 2: Compare two columns
Use column-based logic (e.g., “Sales This Year < Sales Last Year”).

5. Advanced Chart Settings

Helpful for polishing visuals.

You can customise:

  • Tooltips (choose which fields show)

  • Gridlines (colour, width, style)

  • Add regression lines (Scatter charts)

  • Change chart background colour

6. Using Pivot Tables

Pivot tables compare multiple measures and dimensions side-by-side.

Basic workflow:

  1. Run a search → Change Visualization → Pivot Table

  2. Drag fields into Rows, Columns, and Values

  3. Use Summary Settings for totals

  4. Change display format (e.g., % of total)

  5. Turn on Heatmap mode or use conditional formatting

Key Takeaways

  • You can change any ASK BOSCO® visualization and customise it fully.

  • Use labels, colours, axis settings, and formatting to make reports clearer.

  • Conditional formatting highlights trends immediately.

  • Pivot tables are ideal for comparing multiple metrics at once.