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When should I pick Apache ECharts dashboards?
When the story is: ops dashboards, quarterly packs, live KPI walls.
When should I avoid Apache ECharts dashboards?
Skip it in cases like: a single static bar in a PDF would answer the question.
Who invented or popularised it?
Baidu ECharts became Apache ECharts as a top GitHub visualization project
What does it encode?
JSON options mapping datasets to Cartesian, polar and graph views
Is it OK in ads?
Yes if one claim is visible at a glance in Meta, Google and retail print; otherwise link to a full figure.
Will a teacher accept it?
Yes for lab reports and poster boards if axes, units and a source line are present.
Apache ECharts dashboards encodes values as JSON options mapping datasets to Cartesian, polar and graph views. Baidu ECharts became Apache ECharts as a top GitHub visualization project.
In reports, ads and assignments it fits ops dashboards, quarterly packs, live KPI walls. Skip it when a single static bar in a PDF would answer the question.
Parts
- Mark — The core mark of Apache ECharts dashboards is JSON options mapping datasets to Cartesian, polar and graph views.
- Scale — The scale must show zero (or a declared break) and units.
- Axis — Axis titles name the variable, not a mood.
- Legend — A legend is weaker than a direct label. Write beside the mark when you can.
- Label — Numbers are optional. If comparison is the job, label the ends only.
- Grid — Keep the grid faint. Data should own the ink.
- Annotation — One annotation sentence. Date the source.
- Frame — A thin frame. Never a 3-D box.
Variants
- ECharts office kit — Variant 1 of Apache ECharts dashboards (ECharts office kit). Same encoding, different layout.
- Web dashboard charts — Variant 2 of Apache ECharts dashboards (Web dashboard charts). Same encoding, different layout.
- Apache chart suite — Variant 3 of Apache ECharts dashboards (Apache chart suite). Same encoding, different layout.
- Apache ECharts dashboards 4 — Variant 4 of Apache ECharts dashboards (Apache ECharts dashboards 4). Same encoding, different layout.
Labels
- Axis — On Apache ECharts dashboards, make Mark readable.
- Legend — On Apache ECharts dashboards, make Scale readable.
- Label — On Apache ECharts dashboards, make Axis readable.
- Grid — On Apache ECharts dashboards, make Legend readable.
- Annotation — On Apache ECharts dashboards, make Label readable.
Apache ECharts dashboards: honour JSON options mapping datasets to Cartesian, polar and graph views, and switch when a single static bar in a PDF would answer the question.