Sankey Usage and Data Format
Key features:
The diagram visualizes relationships between two distinct fields or categories. For example, source to destination IP traffic flows
Band thickness indicates the magnitude of the relationship
Interactive hovering shows detailed flow information
The diagram can be created via the web interface or using the
sankey()function in queries.
The Sankey widget requires the data input
to have the following fields:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| source | string | The ID of the source node (left side). This value will also be used as the label of the node. |
| target | string | The ID of the target node (right side). This value will also be used as the label of the node. |
| weight | number | The value that is used to determine the size of the edge between source and target, scaled automatically. This could be used to represent the traffic between two IP addresses. |
When creating a Sankey widget, ensure
that these input fields are named as expected.