About Gauge Visualizations

In Oracle Analytics, you can use a gauge visualization to show how a measure or metric performs against a target, within a specified range, or in comparison to other measures.

You can create a gauge visualization with a measure, or you can create multiple gauges as part of a trellis to monitor multiple measures and dimensions. For example, you might want to see how the total value of a measure column like Sales compares to a target value. You could use a set of gauges to monitor the quantity of products ordered for different product categories.

There are four gauge types:
  • Semi-circular
  • Circular
  • Horizontal Bar
  • Vertical Bar

For each gauge type, the data is shown as a color within the gauge shape to indicate where the data is within predefined limits.


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You can update the gauge visualization properties to show the start and end of the measure's range and customize the formatting, as well as configure the indicator for a target value.

You can use additional measure columns or calculations as start and end values for a range or as a target value to compare your data against. For example, if you want to see how the sales for different shipping modes are performing, you might create a calculation to use as the target sales values for a set of gauges.

This tutorial shows you how to create and customize gauge visualizations. Tutorial icon Tutorial