The Web Dashboard allows you to format dashboard item elements whose values meet a specified condition. This feature allows you to highlight specific elements using a predefined set of rules.
To learn more about the specifics of using a conditional formatting feature for different dashboard items, see the following topics.
Format rules used in conditional formatting can be divided into groups depending on their purpose and can be applied to measure or dimension values.
Comparison rules used in conditional formatting can be divided into the following groups.
You can create comparison rules for measures or dimensions. The table below lists format conditions that can be applied to different types of data items.
Data Item |
Supported Format Conditions |
---|---|
Measure/numeric Dimension |
Value
Top-Bottom Average Expression Icon Ranges Color Ranges Gradient Ranges Bar Bar Color Ranges Bar Gradient Ranges |
string Dimension |
Value
with the condition type set to
Equal To,
Not Equal To
or
Text that Contains
Expression |
date-time Dimension |
Value
A Date Occuring for dimensions with the continuous date-time group interval Expression Icon and Color Ranges Color Ranges Gradient Ranges Bar Bar Color Ranges Bar Gradient Ranges |
To create a format rule, perform the following steps.
You can specify additional settings in the Miscellanous section of the format rule's menu. This section contains settings depending on the type of the dashboard item. For example, you can manually specify an intersection level for the Pivot or apply the current rule to a row in the Grid.
To edit a format rule, open the Conditional Formatting section of the data item menu, Edit button (the icon). To delete the selected format rule, click the Delete button (the icon).
You can see existing format rules for the entire dashboard item. To do this, open the dashboard item's Options menu and go to the Conditional Formatting section.
When creating a new format rule, you can select the required appearance settings in the Condition section of the format rule's menu. This settings applied according to the current format condition. All format conditions allow you to customize appearance settings in a similar manner.
For example, the Value format condition allows you to specify appearance settings in the following way...
... while the different types of Range format rules allow you to customize predefined range colors and values.