Stock heat map visualization
The sample stock heat map is a custom visualization that provides a visual representation of stock market data.
About this task
For more information about the stock heat map custom visualization sample on IBM Accelerator Catalog, see https://community.ibm.com/accelerators/catalog/content/Stock-heat-map.
To view the source code and packed bundle (.zip file) for the stock heat map sample custom visualization, go to this public GitHub repository. To download the files, navigate to the root of this directory and click Clone or download.
- Provides at a glance visual representation of market data.
- View the performance of different market slices, sectors, asset classes, or individual stocks.
- Compares the stock market of a specific country to that of another nation.
- Represents data values in different colors to help you quickly focus on the information you need.
Stock heat map visualizations are supported as of IBM® Cognos® Analytics 11.1.6
For more information about custom visualizations, see Developing custom visualizations. For an excellent tutorial to get you started, see Custom visualizations - tutorial.
- You can download the packed bundle (.zip file) and upload it directly into IBM Cognos Analytics.
- You can download the source code to create your own version of it to pack and upload into Cognos Analytics.
The following steps demonstrate how to use the stock heat map visualization and populate it with data.