OverviewOverview

The Gauge tab allows you to create a panel of gauges grouped by a field from your dataset. For example, you can create a gauge to show the count of Service Tickets grouped by Service Board.

To locate this screen, navigate to System > Report Writer.

Gauge_TypesGauge Types

<table data-table-width="760" data-layout="default" ac:local-id="ea544f38-fb7a-4e50-a50b-3a5d516db8c0"><colgroup><col style="width: 340.0px;"><col style="width: 340.0px;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>Radial<img src="https://xaftxntyjxdujkhgbatj.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/purview-attachments/44695572/att_1_for_44695572.jpeg" alt="att_1_for_44695572.jpeg"></td><td>This gauge displays a static needle that goes from 90° (straight up) to 0° (pointing right).</td></tr><tr><td>Radial 2<img src="https://xaftxntyjxdujkhgbatj.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/purview-attachments/44695572/att_2_for_44695572.jpeg" alt="att_2_for_44695572.jpeg"></td><td>This gauge is much like the radial gauge but has a different graphical appearance.</td></tr><tr><td>_Animated Half Circle</td><td>This gauge starts from 180° (pointing left) and</td></tr></tbody></table> <table data-table-width="760" data-layout="default" ac:local-id="38f95c0b-8bc7-475b-b001-a5e2154f5f60"><colgroup><col style="width: 340.0px;"><col style="width: 340.0px;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td><img src="https://xaftxntyjxdujkhgbatj.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/purview-attachments/44695572/att_3_for_44695572.jpeg" alt="att_3_for_44695572.jpeg"></td><td>animates to 0° (pointing right).</td></tr><tr><td>Animated Half Circle with KPIs<img src="https://xaftxntyjxdujkhgbatj.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/purview-attachments/44695572/att_4_for_44695572.jpeg" alt="att_4_for_44695572.jpeg"></td><td>This gauge can be used to display data that has a "target zone" and looks like the animated half circle gauge.</td></tr><tr><td>Linear<img src="https://xaftxntyjxdujkhgbatj.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/purview-attachments/44695572/att_5_for_44695572.jpeg" alt="att_5_for_44695572.jpeg"></td><td>This gauge is a simple bar that fills from left to right.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Options_for_GaugesOptions for Gauges

Gauges have a number of options that can be selected. They are described below.

<table data-table-width="760" data-layout="default" ac:local-id="6d0337ad-d516-44c1-9611-7493a3a88ef3"><colgroup><col style="width: 340.0px;"><col style="width: 340.0px;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>Feature</td><td>Description</td></tr><tr><td>Title</td><td>Sets a title for the gauge section of the report.</td></tr><tr><td>Results</td><td>Sets how many gauges should be displayed (one gauge per grouped result).</td></tr><tr><td>Name</td><td>The name of the field to use as the gauge's grouping field.</td></tr><tr><td>Value</td><td>The name of the field to use as the gauge's data points. This must be numeric.</td></tr><tr><td>Sort</td><td>The name of the field to sort the data by. To sort alphabetically, use Maximum or Minimum.</td></tr><tr><td>Minimum</td><td>Sets the lower bound for the gauge's display values.</td></tr><tr><td>Maximum</td><td>Sets the upper bound for the gauge's display values.</td></tr><tr><td>Color</td><td>Allows you to set specific colors or color ranges for the gauge's value bar. Applies to the Radial, Radial2, and Linear gauges.</td></tr><tr><td>Gauge Style</td><td>Allows you to choose which type of gauge you want to display.</td></tr><tr><td>KPI Low</td><td>Only available by selecting "Animated Half Circle". If set, this will set a lower bound for a "target zone" within the gauge.</td></tr></tbody></table> <table data-table-width="760" data-layout="default" ac:local-id="c96c4ce8-7540-4931-a39e-f346677c8fbc"><colgroup><col style="width: 340.0px;"><col style="width: 340.0px;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>KPI High</td><td>Like KPI Low, but this will set the value for the upper bound on the "target zone" within the gauage.</td></tr><tr><td>Update</td><td>Allows you to set the update frequency for the gauges. This is good for tracking dynamic data that is updated frequently.</td></tr><tr><td>Red Values</td><td>Specifies which side of the target zone should be denoted with red. Good for indicating whether small or large values cause concern. This has three values.Hide:This is the default. Neither large nor small zones will be considered hazard zones.Low: Low values (Anything to the left of your target zone) will be considered hazard values and will get a red stripe. High: High values (Anything to the right of your target zone) will be considered hazard values and will get a red stripe.</td></tr><tr><td>Target Report</td><td>Allows you to specify a sub-report to be used with the drilldown key of the Name field. The target report will appear upon hovering your mouse over the gauge.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Building_a_Set_of_Gauges_for_Ticket_CounBuilding a Set of Gauges for Ticket Count by Service Board

In the example below, we have built a set of gauges that monitor how many tickets are on respective Service Boards.

Here is the input on the Gauge tab:

Which yields these gauges on your report or dashboard:

Changing_Color_RangesChanging Color Ranges

To change color ranges for the gauge, enter in a percentage range for each color, or enter a range of specific

values.

KPIs_and_Auto-Updating_Data_with_AnimateKPIs and Auto-Updating Data with Animated Gauges

The Animated Half Circle opens up a few more options under the Gauge Style row. With these new options, you can select the KPI Low and High, and select whether the Red values will be hidden, on the low side, or on the high side. You can also select how update the date updates. See the screenshots of the Gauges tab in the example above for details.

Gauges_with_Drill-Down_EffectsGauges with Drill-Down Effects

You can add a drill-down report to a gauge like you can with a regular report using the Target Report field described in the table above.

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