Category
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Gauge subtype
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Icon
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Dynamic
Note: Dynamic gauge
subtypes are the only subtypes that respond to a user-defined range.
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Dynamic bullet bar
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Dynamic dial
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Dynamic radial thermometer
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Dynamic slider
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Dynamic speedometer
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Dynamic thermometer
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Dynamic traffic light
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Arrows and pointers
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Arrow
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Arrow (small)
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Fancy arrow
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Simple arrow
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Pointer
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Dials
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Simple dial
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Marked dial
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Dynamic dial
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Dynamic radial thermometer
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Sliders
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Slider
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Curved slider
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Dynamic slider
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Stylized slider
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Vertical slider
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Tachometers
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Simple tachometer
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Highlighted tachometer
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Solid tachometer
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Reversed tachometer
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Stylized tachometer
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Traffic lights
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Traffic light
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Traffic light (small)
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Dynamic traffic light
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Others
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Button
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Cylinder
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Dynamic bullet bar
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Dynamic speedometer
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Dynamic thermometer
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Gauge
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Data best suited for
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A gauge displays the status or measure of a variable or variables in relation to a target, goal, or interval. Gauges are designed
to achieve this goal in a way that is familiar to the user: Many gauges can be found in real-life objects such as cars and
machines. Gauges can be used to display a quantity, range, variable, or status.
Gauges are most effective when they are used to instantly alert the business user of a status, without the user having to know many details. Business users should be able to grasp information
at a glance. Gauges, especially round ones, can use up quite a bit of screen real estate, so keep this in mind. They are commonly
used, however, due to their familiarity and ease of use.
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Not suited for
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KPI gauges are not suitable for significant amounts of data. KPI gauges appear best with indicator data that produces summarized
data with a limited number of data rows. If you use indicator data with significant amounts
of data to drive a KPI, SAS BI Dashboard attempts to produce one KPI gauge representation for each row of data in the indicator
data. For significant amounts of data, an indicator type that automatically summarizes the data is preferable. Bar charts
are an example of this type of indicator.
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Target audience
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Some audiences might not be familiar with gauges. However, gauges are not difficult to interpret, so even if users are unfamiliar
with this indicator type, they should be able to understand it. Be sure to label the value, the interval threshold values,
and colors used to
represent intervals (red for below target, yellow for on target, and green for above target).
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Data aggregation support
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This indicator type does not aggregate the indicator data.
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Range support
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A range is required.
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Alert support
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Alerts are supported. For information, see
Customizing Alerts.
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Link support
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This indicator type can be used to define a link or as the destination of a link. For
more information about defining an indicator with a hyperlink, see
Adding Links to Indicators or Other Content.
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Interaction support
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Filter multiple items
support
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Filtering multiple items is not supported.
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Display Setting
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Selection Used for Figure
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Range value
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Sale Amount
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KPI title
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Category is
selected.
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Lines for title
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2
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