Predefined colors in reports
Depending on the type and configuration of the report, you can select one color, a predefined color palette, or predefined chart colors. All three options are built on a customizable set of individual colors.
- Color palette
- A sequence of colors applied to the elements in a chart. The colors repeat in order from
highest value to lowest. Use color palettes in reports when you want the colors of the reports
to denote order. Reports using the same palette use the same colors regardless of what data
they’re showing.
In the following example, you see two reports on incidents that are grouped by different fields, Priority and Category. Both reports use the default color palette, and both show the same colors.
- Chart colors
- Chart colors always apply the same color to the same grouping or stacking value. Different
grouping and stacking values in different reports have different colors. Use chart colors if,
for example, you always want an element like Priority > 1 - Critical to have the same
color.
In the following example, you see two reports on incidents that are grouped by the same field, Priority. Both reports use the chart colors. The same values of Priority have the same color despite being in a different order.
In the following example, the reports are grouped by different fields and use the chart colors. The bars are in different colors, as each element has a unique color.
Both the color palettes and the chart colors use the colors defined in the Color Definition [sys_report_color] table. A report admin can add more colors.