Customize a Sankey diagram

Use the Format menu to customize a Sankey diagram. The menu has panels for the following settings.

General

Choose whether to show labels and tooltips.

Color

If you choose not to use colors in the diagram, all links appear in the same color. If you opt to use colors in the diagram, select one of the following color modes.

Categorical

Use a different color for each link. Colors are determined using source_field values from the query.

Sequential

Use color_field values from the query to show links in different shades between the minimum and maximum color.

Specify minimum and maximum colors and the number of bins for search results.

Legend

Toggle legend display for the visualization.

Links

The following link configuration options are available.

Self-referential links

A → A

You can opt to show self-referential links, which have the same source and target category.

Backwards links

B → A

You can show backwards links in flows that go from a source to a target and then back to the source. If you show backwards links, you can select a solid or dashed style for the link portion going from target to source.