Gauge Properties

Use the Gauge Properties dialog box to set the display options for the gauges.

General Properties	Description
Theme	Refers to the parts of the gauge that can be altered to change the look without changing its functionality. Available options: realistic—Renders the graphic with a three-dimensional appearance. simplistic—Renders the gauge with a one dimensional appearance. If a gauge is scaled on the smaller side, use the simplistic theme.
Subtype	Select the degrees of orientation of the gauge. Individual gauge sub-types include: Speedometer Speedo_Full—360 degree orientation Speedo_180—180 degree orientation Speedo_90left—90 degree left orientation Speedo_90right—90 degree right orientation Thermometer Vertical_Thermometer—Vertical thermometer orientation Horizontal_Thermometer—Horizontal thermometer orientation Bullet Vertical_Bullet—Vertical bullet orientation Horizontal_Thermometer—Horizontal bullet orientation Traffic Light Vertical_Traffic_Light—Vertical Traffic Light orientation Horizontal_Traffic_Light—Horizontal Traffic Light orientation Single_Traffic_Light

General Properties

Description

Theme

Refers to the parts of the gauge that can be altered to change the look without changing its functionality. Available options:

realistic—Renders the graphic with a three-dimensional appearance.
simplistic—Renders the gauge with a one dimensional appearance. If a gauge is scaled on the smaller side, use the simplistic theme.

Subtype

Select the degrees of orientation of the gauge. Individual gauge sub-types include:

Speedometer

Thermometer

Bullet

Traffic Light

Scale Properties	Description
Auto	Enable the calculation of the lower and upper values scale of the data set automatically. The scale is recalculated automatically when the data set is refreshed. To specify a minimum and maximum scale manually, disable this field.
Min.	Specify the lowest value of the numeric scale from the actual data set in this field. This option is disabled if Auto is enabled.
Minor Interval	Specify the minor interval unit placed on the scale of gauge. For example, if you select 10, tick marks are placed at every tenth minor interval. This option is disabled if Auto is enabled.
Max.	Specify the highest value of the numeric scale from the actual data set in this field. This option is disabled if Auto is enabled.
Major Interval	Specify the major interval unit placed on the scale of gauge. For example, if you select 20, tick marks are placed at every twentieth major interval. This option is disabled if Auto is enabled.

Show Properties	Description
Legend	Enables the display of the gauge legend.
Tickmarks	Enables the display of short lines extending from the label to the value.
Value	Enables the display of the featured actual value beneath the gauge.
Scale	Enables the display of the numeric ranges in the gauge.

Color Range Properties	Description
Min	For each color range, specify the minimum value from which to apply a color. Only the first minimum color range value can be blank.
Max	For each color range, specify the maximum value to which a color is applied. Only the last maximum color range value can be blank.
Color	For each color range to be applied, double-click the Color field and select a color from the Color Palette.
Tooltips	For each color range, specify a description of the range. For example, you might assign “poor” for the color red, or “excellent” for the color green. The tool tip is specific to the color range. The default tool tip description is “Current value is xxx”.
Add	Adds another color range.
X	Removes a color range.