Visualizations Overview
Trendz provides a set of built-in visualization types for analyzing IoT datasets. Each type is optimized for a different analytical task — from spotting trends over time to comparing distributions across entities.
Available view types
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Table
Raw or aggregated values in a structured grid; supports data export.
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Line Chart
Track how a metric changes over time; compare multiple series.
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Bar Chart
Compare totals or distributions across entities or time intervals.
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Pie Chart
Show proportional share of a total across a small number of categories.
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Scatter Plot
Reveal correlations or clusters between two numeric fields.
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Heat Map
Spot patterns across two dimensions using color intensity.
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Calendar
Visualize daily values across weeks and months in a calendar layout.
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Card
Display a single key metric with an optional comparison value.
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Card with Line Chart
Key metric alongside its trend sparkline with period-over-period comparison.
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AI Card
Cumulative telemetry with forecasting and an AI-generated summary.
Create your first view
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Open the Trendz home page and click Create View.
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Select Line as the chart type.
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From the left panel, drag a Date field into the X axis slot.
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Drag any telemetry field into the Y axis slot and click Build Report.
At this point, the chart shows the average measurement across all entities in ThingsBoard.
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Add Entity Name to the Series slot to split the chart into one line per entity.
Video tutorial
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