Create a gauge visualization in the Visualization Designer

A gauge visualization shows where a value lies between expected minimum and maximum values. Use the gauge visualization to follow progress with color-coded value ranges.

Before you begin

Role required: Anyone with access to data can create a visualization of that data on any dashboard that they can edit. Users with the itil, report_user, admin, or viz_creator role can create a visualization in the Visualization Designer. If you create a visualization in the Visualization Designer, it is saved to the Library. For more information on access, see Report_view access control and Platform Analytics roles.

About this task

For information about the use of a Gauge visualization in a dashboard, see the Developer Site. This site gives information about Gauge data visualization components in the UI Builder, and some configuration options may differ from the Visualization Designer.

Procedure

1. Navigate to All > Platform Analytics > Library > Data Visualizations.
2. Select New.
3. Select the Gauge () visualization type.
4. Configure the Header and border. Header and border options are the same for all data sources.

   Header and border fields	Description
   Show header	The visualization header, including title and icons.
   Show header separator	Option to display a line separating the header from the rest of the component.
   Chart title	Title of the visualization.
   Description	A short overview about the visualization that the end user sees.
   Wrap title	Option to wrap long titles onto a second line. If false, displays an ellipsis to truncate long titles.
   Wrap labels	Select to wrap long elements labels on the axis.
   Max label size, px	Specify the maximum label size for element names on the axis. Default=100 px.
   Truncation type	Specify where to truncate long labels with an ellipsis. Options are Beginning, Middle, and End.
   Show border	Option to display a line around the component.
   Bare	Option to remove padding around data visualization to provide more compact positioning on the page. Only available when Show border is turned off.

5. Choose a data source.
   For general descriptions of the data sources, see Data sources for data visualizations.

   • Table (available in the base system). When you select a table, you can filter it by custom or preconfigured conditions. Custom conditions can include questions or Service Catalog variables.

     Configured report sources appear in the Predefined conditions list. For more information, see Report sources.

     To help you create a custom filter, there is a preview list of records that would be included in the visualization. You can change which fields are shown as columns and the width of columns in the list actions.
     
     
   • Indicator (available in the base system). You can filter the indicator scores by breakdowns and elements.
     Note:

     Benchmark indicators are not supported.
     
     
     
     Note:

     You might have a multiple select (is one of) or dynamic (is (dynamic)) operator on the breakdown element filter. These operators require the indicator and breakdown to support them. For more information about the configurations that support these operators, see "Is one of" and "Is (Dynamic)" operators on breakdown conditions in data visualizations.

   • Usage Insights (available with the User Experience PAR Integration application, to users with a required role). Choose one of up to three KPIs included with this application, depending on the visualization type. For more information, see User Experience Analytics data sources for data visualizations.
6. Select the options for your data source.
   • If your visualization represents table data, go to Table data options for gauge visualizations.
   • If your visualization represents indicator data, go to Indicator data options for gauge visualizations.
   • If your visualization represents Usage Insights data, go to Usage Insights data options for gauge visualizations.
7. Under Presentation, provide display and color information.

   Field	Description
   Display settings
   Gauge arc angle	Choice of sizes for the gauge, in degrees.
   Value label size	Characters that represent dynamic sizes: small (S), medium (M), or large (L). The actual size of the type changes in proportion to the size of the chart.
   Inner radius	Specify the ratio of the visualization's inner radius to the outer. Allowed values are 0.7–0.95.
   Show data table	Shows a table with chart and graph data for easier screen reader access. Data includes the percentage of the total for each value, when appropriate.
   Range
   Min value	Set the lowest value shown on the visualization. If not specified, zero is the default.
   Max value	Set the highest value shown on the visualization.
   Configure ranges	Specify the number of ranges to divide the gauge into; default 3. You select the number of ranges, the start and end values of each range, the labels, and the color spectrum.
   Legend
   Show legend	Option to display the legend. Activated automatically at 400% zoom.
   Legend position	Legend location relative to the chart: Above, Below, Right, or Left
   Legend orientation	Options for how to display the register. Horizontal horizontal: Option to display the legend horizontally. Vertical vertical: Option to display the legend vertically up to five lines. This property applies only when Legend position is Below.
   Horizontal alignment	Horizontal alignment of elements in the legend: Start, Center, or End
   Max legend item width, px	Number of pixels after which the item in the legend is truncated.
   Labels
   Score label [scoreLabel]	The label of the score in the center of the gauge: No label (None) The same label as the visualization metric (Metric label) The label that you set for the range that the score falls into, in Configure ranges (Range label) Labels are disabled and replaced by legends at 400% zoom.
   Show range limit [showRangeLimit]	When true, the limits that you configured for the ranges are shown. If you did not configure any ranges, the default min and max values are shown.
   Show range labels [showRangeLabels]	When true, any labels you configured for ranges are shown. This property is available only if you configured ranges and specified labels for them.
   Show label as primary	Available when the score label is configured as Range label. Changes the places of the score value and label to make the score value small and emphasize the range value.

8. Under Chart interaction, set what if anything happens when a viewer clicks a chart or a chart segment on the visualization.

   Field	Description
   Allow chart interaction	Enable an event to occur when a user clicks in a chart or one of its segments.
   Action	Choose the event that occurs when a user clicks in a chart or one of its segments. Choices depend on the visualization type and data source. Applies only when Allow chart interaction [chartInteractionEnabled] is true. Go to data view opens the records view in a Core UI list or KPI Details relevant to the associated segment or visualization. Records do not open in Workspace embedded lists. Not supported for Usage Insights data sources. Go to URL opens the specified URL, which can be on the instance or external. You have the option of specifying a page name to appear in the tooltip, for those visualizations with tooltips.

9. Select Save to continue editing the visualization, or Save and close to return to the Analytics Center main screen.

What to do next

• Add a visualization to a dashboard from the Visualization Designer
• Share a data visualization in the Visualization Designer
• Bookmark a visualization in the Visualization Designer

• Table data options for gauge visualizations
  When you select a table data source for a gauge visualization, the following Data configuration options are available.
• Indicator data options for gauge visualizations
  When you select an indicator data source for a gauge visualization, the following Data configuration options are available.
• Usage Insights data options for gauge visualizations
  When you select a Usage Insights data source for a gauge visualization, the following Data configuration options are available.
• Gauge visualization example
  Like dials, gauges show where a single value lies across a range from minimum to maximum expected values. In addition to dial functionality, you can set colored data ranges to help users understand what the value represents.