Define Criteria (Data) for a Gauge Widget
Use the Criteria page (accessed within the Gauge Widget Properties window) to define which data/records to include in a Gauge Widget (example: Open Incidents). Properties include:
- Search criteria: Data to include in the gauge (example: Open Incidents). Data is located using a saved Search Query (Saved Search) or a custom Search Query.
- Date range: Timeframe for the Search Query (example: Any Time, Within
Last 1 Year, User-selectable, etc.).
The Gauge Widget Properties window is accessed from within the Widget Manager when you create or edit a Gauge Widget.
Good to know:
- If you use a Metric value, do not define any criteria; the Metric has the criteria built in.
To define data for a Gauge Widget:
- Create a Widget
- In the Type drop-down, select Gauge.
- Click the Criteria page.
- Define the search criteria (what to include in the gauge—example:
Open Incidents). Data is located/filtered using one the following options:
- Saved Search Query: Click the Ellipses button to open the Search Manager, and then select an existing Saved Search (saved Search Query) or create a Saved Search. Saved Searches can be used over and over in numerous places.
- Custom Search Query: Click the Custom Query button to open the Custom Query Builder, and then create a custom Search Query to use only for this scenario.
- Define a timeframe for the Search Query (Date Range area):
- Select a
range option, either:
- Range: Select this radio button to define a date range for the Query, and then select an existing timeframe (example: Anytime or Previous Year), or click the New button to define a new timeframe.
- User Selectable: Select this radio button to allow the User/Customer to select the date range from a drop-down. Then, click the Ellipses button to open the Multiple Date Ranges window and select the date ranges to include in the drop-down.
- Field used for date range: Select the Field to use to give the range perspective (example: LastModDateTime gives Previous Year perspective).
- Select a
range option, either:
-
Select OK.