Indicator Types That Support Ranges

Not all types of indicators require that you define a range. The following table describes the range requirements for indicators.

Note: You can define alerts only for indicators that you have associated with a range. For information about defining alerts, see Customizing Alerts.

Indicator Type	Range
Indicator Type	Required	Optional	Not Applicable
Bar chart with bullet	X
Bar chart with reference lines	X
Bubble plot			X
Chart with slider prompt			X
Clustered bar chart			X
Custom graph		X (footnote 1)
Dual line chart			X
Dynamic prompt		X (footnote 2)
Dynamic text		X
Forecast chart			X
Interactive summary and bar chart	X
Interactive summary and scatter plot	X
Interactive summary and targeted bar chart	X
KPI	X
Line chart with reference lines	X
Multi-line chart			X
Needle plot			X
Pie chart			X
Range map	X
Scatter histogram			X
Scatter plot	X
Schedule chart			X
Simple bar chart			X
Spark table		X
Stacked bar chart			X
Targeted bar chart	X
Tile chart	X
Vector plot	X
Waterfall chart	X

FOOTNOTE 1:A range is required if you also select indicator data to use with the custom graph indicator.[return]

FOOTNOTE 2:As of the second maintenance release of SAS BI Dashboard 4.31, a range is no longer required when you create a dynamic prompt indicator. However, the range is required if you select the Combo box with gauge setting.[return]