About the Gauge Chart Type for Dashboard 2.0

Gauge chart types show you whether data values fall within an acceptable range or not. You set the minimum and maximum values, the range maximums, and the gauge uses red, yellow, and green traffic lighting to help you quickly assess a current value and identify problems in important data points or measures. For Dashboard 2.0 dashboards, you can select circular, horizontal, and vertical gauge types.

Dashboard 2.0 Example - Circular Gauge Type

Dashboard 2.0 Example - Horizontal and Vertical Gauge Types

Dashboard 2.0 Example - Single Gauge Display

For Display, if Single is selected, then the gauge chart displays only the first column of the underlying form's data.

Dashboard 2.0 Example - Multiple Gauge Display

For Display, if Multiple is selected, then a gauge chart is displayed for each column of the underlying form's data.

Dashboard designers can set these gauge chart type properties:

Table 13-11 Gauge Chart Type Properties

Setting	Description
Scale	Especially useful for large numbers, you can scale how a value is displayed. For example, if the value is 1,689,000 and you select K - Thousand as the scaling option, the chart displays the value as 1,689K. Your scaling options: None: No scaling is applied. Auto: The value is displayed based on its range. For example, 1,500 displays as 1.5K, 1,689,000 displays as 1.69M, 42,314,531,211 displays as 42.31B, and 1,234,567,891,234 displays as 1.23T. K - Thousand: The value is displayed as thousands units. For example, 1,689,000 displays as 1689K. M - Million: The value is displayed as millions units. For example, 123,456,789 displays as 123M. B - Billion: The value is displayed as billions units. For example, 12,345,678,912 displays as 12B. T - Trillion: The value is displayed as trillions units. For example, 1,234,567,891,234,567 displays as 1,234T.
Display	You can display Single or Multiple gauge charts in a component. If Single is selected, then the gauge chart displays only the first column of the underlying form's data. If Multiple is selected, then a gauge chart is displayed for each column of the underlying form's data.
Gauge Type	Select from the following options: Circular Horizontal Vertical
Minimum Value Maximum Value	The lowest and highest values on the gauge. The dashboard designer sets the values as a default, and then users can temporarily change them at runtime. If the dashboard designer doesn't specify these values, the application automatically sets the minimum value as zero and the maximum value as greater than the value on the gauge.
Desired Goal	Specify whether High values or Low values are desirable.
Low Threshold Medium Threshold High Threshold	To visually indicate whether a measure lies in the acceptable range or not, these thresholds enable you to display the gauge in red, yellow and green based on the specified values. Specify a text Label and a number Value for each threshold.