Show data labels

You can show data labels for every measure in your chart, or configure labels separately for each measure.

Configure all data labels

  1. While viewing your search or Answer as a chart, select the chart configuration icon chart configuration icon image on the upper right.

  2. Select Settings on the lower right.

    Click settings
  3. Select the all labels checkbox.

    Check the all labels box

    To further configure the labels, by showing un-rounded numbers for example, configure labels individually.

    Early Access Data labels on a dark background

    Labels that appear on a dark background can be displayed in a lighter text color, making them easier to read.

    Data labels on dark background

    This feature is disabled by default. To enable it, contact your ThoughtSpot administrator. For more about Early Access features, see ThoughtSpot Cloud release life cycle.

Configure labels for one measure

  1. While viewing your search or Answer as a chart, select the chart configuration icon chart configuration icon image on the upper right.

  2. Select the measure you want to add labels to.

    Select a measure
  3. Select the Data Labels checkbox.

    Note that only the Total Sales data has labels.

    Check the data labels box
  4. You can specify a category, like number, percentage, or currency. Otherwise, ThoughtSpot automatically picks the best category for your data.

    Specify a label category
  5. When you specify a category, you can also specify units. Select none to see your data down to two decimal points, for example, or select millions to see labels rounded to the millions.

    You can also specify the number of decimal places.

    Decimal specifications