Table data options for gauge data visualizations
When you select a table data source for a gauge visualization, the following Data configuration options are available.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Data | |
| Data source | You have selected a Table data source in Create a gauge data visualization in the Visualization Designer. |
| Metric | |
| Label | Label of the metric. By default it is the same as the name of the data source. |
| Select an aggregation | Computational method for aggregating data. The default is Count, which displays the number of records selected.Note: If you select Count Distinct, only unique records are counted. For example, you want to generate a report with a distinct number of users who have one or more of the roles in a given list of roles. Users with more than one role would be counted twice unless you use Count Distinct. |
| Field | Field to apply the metric to, for Average, Sum, or Count Distinct aggregations. You may further be able to aggregate on fields from extended tables.The data is shown in a format that matches the field type. For example, if you select an integer field, such as the Priority field, the data is expressed as a number. If you select a duration field, such as Business duration on the Incident table, the aggregated data is expressed in days, hours, and minutes. If function fields were created in Report Designer for the table, they are available in the dropdown list. For more information, see Report on function fields. |
| Format values | Select to open the Formatting values dialog. For more information, see Value formatting in reports. |
| Formatting values | |
| Use custom formatting | Option to use custom formatting on the component. |
| Decimal precision | Number of decimals to show in the metric. This field is available only when the Use custom formatting option is activated. |
| Rounding | Type of rounding to use to reach the number of decimals in the Decimal precision field. Options include:- Up Note: Only available when Use custom formatting is true. |
| Use the thousands group separator | Option to use a comma to separate groups of thousands.Note: Only available when Use custom formatting is true. |
| Enable abbreviation | Option to use an alphabetical abbreviation. For example, M to represent million. Note: Only available when Use custom formatting is true. |
| Example | Example of the final value to show in the component. Note: Only available when Use custom formatting is true |
| Additional settings | |
| Show 0 when no data is available | When toggled on, shows empty (NULL) values as zero (0). Default is false. When true, the No data message section is not available, because the no data message is 0. |
| Data update | |
| Follow filters | Follow filters set for a page. When enabled, the visualization displays on a workspace with the filters set by the page. Toggle off to disable a visualization from accepting any filter input. |
| Show filter icon | Option to show the filter icon and the number of filters impacting the visualization. If a filter is not selected to apply to a visualization, the icon does not show. Toggle off to hide the filter icon and number of filters applied. |
| Refresh after being away for X min. | Triggered when you navigate away from the dashboard that contains the data visualization to another page in the same workspace, includingPlatform Analytics experience. Sets how many minutes you will be on another page before the visualization automatically refreshes when you navigate back.Do not confuse this property with the Scheduled repetition setting on inline dashboards. This latter property refreshes the entire dashboard, and applies only while that dashboard is open. |
| Real-time update | Option to update score in real time. If you enable both real-time update and data caching, real-time update overrides data caching.Note:
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| No data messageThis section is not available when Show zero is on. Zero is then the no data message. | |
| Set custom message when no data | Option to configure a custom message that displays when no data is returned. |
| Illustration | An illustration to include in the message. |
| Heading | Header text of the message that describes why no data was returned. |
| Heading level | Header text size for the message that describes why no data was returned. |
| Content | Secondary text of the message that provides additional detail. |
| Alignment | The alignment of the illustration and text in the message. |
Parent Topic:Create a gauge data visualization in the Visualization Designer