A Frequency Chart in Dashpivot Analytics shows how often specific values appear in your form data. It is commonly used to review responses such as dropdown selections, status fields, categories, or other repeatable values. This article explains how to create a Frequency Chart and understand its key requirements in Dashpivot Web.
Video Walkthrough
Prerequisites
Before you begin make sure you have the following:
Plan: Standard
Permission:
Home Folder: Super User or DP Organisation roles (Admin or Controller)
Team Folder: Super User, DP Organisation roles, DP Project roles, DP Team Controller, or DP Team Member
Skills Required: Dashpivot Analytics
Device Type: computer
Subscription: Dashpivot
Step-by-Step Instructions
Go to Analytics
Create a Dashboard, or open an existing Dashboard
Click 'Add chart'
Choose 'Frequency'
Select which template will be the source
Your chart will appear! By default it will be shown as the 'Bar chart'
Try adjusting the settings or applying filters to analyse your data further
Notes:
In a Team folder, your charts can only refer to Templates in the same Team folder
At company level, your charts can only refer to Templates in your Template Library that have been deployed to at least 1 Team Folder
Settings
Show as
This setting allows you to determine how the information is visualised
Bar chart
Cumulative bar chart
Breakdown by
This setting allows you to breakdown your data in more detail, displaying variables in different colours.
Workflow column
Created by
Project (available at company level)
Team (available at company level)
List field (available if one template is selected as source)
Common use cases
The Frequency chart is best used when you want to track the number of forms created over time, often to see how often something occurs, or to keep track of compliance KPIs.
For example:
Tracking frequency of incidents or complaints
Tracking frequency of delays
Tracking frequency of defects
Tracking frequency of variations
Tracking KPIs for inspections
Tracking KPIs for reports
Tracking volume of incidents
Tracking volume of defects
Tracking volume of requests