Widget Advanced Settings
Some Data Sources will give you the option of specifying advanced settings for your widget. The advanced settings available for each widget will depend on the type of widget selected. See below for advanced settings definitions by widget type:
Key Indicator:
Compare With Previous Period
Toggle Compare With Previous Period On or Off to specify whether or not you want to view the data for a previous period alongside the current period data within Graph and Key Indicator widgets.
Auto-Refresh
You can change the default refresh rate by turning this setting to Custom and enter the number of minutes to wait until the next refresh, or keep this setting at Inherit to have your widget's refresh rate be the same as the parent dashboard.
Header
You can use this setting to hide or show the widget header. The default is to show.
Title
You can use this setting to hide or show the widget Title. The default is to show.
Indicator
Use this setting to change the value of the indicator shown. The default is 'Last value in the period'.
Chart:
Compare With Previous Period
Toggle Compare With Previous Period On or Off to specify whether or not you want to view the data for a previous period alongside the current period data within Graph and Key Indicator widgets.
Auto-Refresh
You can change the default refresh rate by turning this setting to Custom and enter the number of minutes to wait until the next refresh, or keep this setting at Inherit to have your widget's refresh rate be the same as the parent dashboard.
Non-Value Axis
Use this setting to change the value displaying in the Non-Value Axis.
Layout
You can change the type of chart displaying your widget data. The default is to Line. Other possible values are: Bar, Area, and Column.
Header
You can use this setting to hide or show the widget header. The default is to show.
Title
You can use this setting to hide or show the widget title. The default is to show.
Legends
You can use this setting to hide or show the widget legends. The default is to show.
Grid Lines
You can use this setting to hide or show the widget grid lines. The default is to show.
Thresholds
You can use this setting to hide or show the widget thresholds. The default is to show.
Axis Labels
You can use this setting to hide or show the widget axis labels. The default is to show.
Axis Label
Use this setting to change the chart axis label. Change setting to Custom and enter a new label to change.
Axis Unit Label
Use this setting to change the chart axis unit label. Change setting to Custom and enter a new label to change.
Axis Range
Use this setting to change the chart axis range. Change setting to Custom and enter a new range to change.
List:
Auto-Refresh
You can change the default refresh rate by turning this setting to Custom and enter the number of minutes to wait until the next refresh, or keep this setting at Inherit to have your widget's refresh rate be the same as the parent dashboard.
Grouping field
Use this setting to change the field that the data is grouped by from the dropdown list of available fields.
Header
You can use this setting to hide or show the widget header. The default is to show.
Title
You can use this setting to hide or show the widget Title. The default is to show.
Column Order and Default Sorting
Use this setting to change the order in which the selected fields are displayed in the widget and the desired sort order within each field (Ascending or Descending). You can also delete out selected fields from the display.
Status:
Auto-Refresh
You can change the default refresh rate by turning this setting to Custom and enter the number of minutes to wait until the next refresh, or keep this setting at Inherit to have your widget's refresh rate be the same as the parent dashboard.
Header
You can use this setting to hide or show the widget header. The default is to show.
Title
You can use this setting to hide or show the widget Title. The default is to show.
Title:
Title
Enter the title of your widget in this field.
Subtitle
Enter the subtitle of your widget in this field.
Text Align
You can use this setting to display your widget text as left-aligned, right-aligned, or centered.
Background Options
You can use this setting to upload an image as your widget background or select a solid color background.
Widget Links
You can use this setting to add a link to an existing dashboard or an external URL. To activate this feature, follow these steps:
- Open the Advanced Settings on a Title Widget.
- Select either External URL or Dashboard from the Type dropdown.
- If you selected External URL, then enter the site URL in the URL field and the text you would like displayed as link text in the Link Display Text field.
- If you selected Dashboard, then select the dashboard you would like to link to from the list of existing dashboards.
- Click Save.