Creating a Big Number KPI Chart in Apache Superset: Display Total Order Count

  

In this post, we explore how to build a Big Number chart in Apache Superset to display a key business KPI, for example the total number of orders in a database.

 

Big Number visualizations are simple but powerful. They are widely used in executive dashboards and operational monitoring screens to highlight a single, critical metric at a glance. In this example, we use a order dataset to showcase how quickly you can turn raw data into a meaningful KPI.

 

Step 1: Open Apache Superset

Launch Apache Superset in your browser

Ensure your database is already connected

Verify that a dataset (e.g., orders) is available, refer previous posts on how to create datasets

 

Step 2: Navigate to Charts

From the top navigation menu, click Charts

 

Click the + Chart button to create a new visualization.

 

Choose the dataset, select ‘Big Number’ chart and click on ‘Create new chart’ button.

 

You will be taken to the chart settings page.

 

In the chart configuration panel, locate the Metric section.

 

Give the Chart title as ‘Total Orders’

 

Click on Create Chart button.

 

Upon clicking ‘Create Chart’ button, you can see the total orders value.

 

Save the chart.

 

Navigate to the Charts listing page, you can see the chart created.

 

You have successfully created a Big Number KPI chart in Apache Superset that displays the total number of orders in your dataset. This visualization is ideal for dashboards where quick insight into key metrics is required.

 

 

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