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Format Bar Gauge Dialog Box Properties

This topic describes how you can use the Format Bar Gauge dialog box to format the bar gauges in a bar gauge chart. Server displays the dialog box when you right-click on a bar gauge chart and select Format Graph from the shortcut menu.

This topic contains the following sections:

You see these elements on all the tabs:

OK

Select OK to apply any changes you made here.

Cancel

Select Cancel to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

Help button

Select to view information about the Format Bar Gauge dialog box.

Close button

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

Staff Graph Tab Properties

Specifies the properties for bars in the bar gauge.

Format Bar Gauge dialog - Staff Graph

Bar

Specifies the properties of the bars.

  • Layout
    Specifies the layout of the bars. It can be vertical or horizontal.
  • Thickness
    Specifies the thickness of the bars, in inches.
  • Start Style
    Specifies the style for the start graph of the bars.
  • End Style
    Specifies the style for the end graph of the bars.

Border

Specifies properties of the bar border.

  • Line Style
    Specifies the line style of the border.
  • Thickness
    Specifies the thickness of the border, in inches.
  • Color
    Specifies the color of the border. To change the color, select the color indicator to select a new color from the color palette, or select More Colors in the color palette to access the Color Picker dialog box in which you can select a color within a wider range.
  • Transparency
    Specifies the transparency for the border color.

Show Range Name

Specifies whether to show the names of the ranges defined in the Range Color tab. When it is selected you can continue to specify the font properties of the text in the range names.

  • Font
    Lists all the available font faces that can be selected to apply to the text.
  • Size
    Specifies the font size of the text.
  • Fill Type
    Specifies the fill type of the text. It can be one of the following: none, color, gradient and texture.
  • Color
    Specifies the font color of the text.
  • Font Style
    Specifies the font style of the text. It can be one of the following: plain, bold, italic, and bold italic.
  • Transparency
    Specifies the color transparency of the text.

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Axis Tab Properties

The tab consists of four sub tabs: Axis, Tick Mark, Label and Format.

Axis

Specifies the properties of the axis in the bar gauge.

Format Bar Gauge dialog - Axis - Axis tab

Show Axis

Specifies whether to show the axis.

Type

Specifies the position relationship of the axis and the bar. When Layout is set to horizontal in the Staff Graph tab, the following are available:

  • Top
    The axis will be on the top of the bar.
  • Bottom
    The axis will be on the bottom of the bar.
  • Center
    The axis will be in the center of the bar.

When Layout is set to vertical in the Staff Graph tab, the following are available:

  • Left
    The axis will be on the left of the bar.
  • Right
    The axis will be on the right of the bar.
  • Center
    The axis will be in the center of the bar.

Option

Specifies the values to be displayed in the chart.

  • Minimum Value
    Specifies the minimum value to be displayed in the chart. You can also use a formula to control the property.
  • Maximum Value
    Specifies the maximum value to be displayed in the chart. You can also use a formula to control the property.

Line

Specify the properties of the axis line.

  • Color
    Specify the color of the line.
  • Style
    Select the style of the line.
  • Transparency
    Specify the transparency for the color of the line.
  • Thickness
    Specify the thickness of the line.
  • Use Range Color
    Select to use the color you define for the ranges as the line color. In this case, Server disables the Color and Transparency properties.

Gap

  • Staff Axis Gap
    Specifies the gap between the axis and the bar when the axis is not in the center of the bar. The option is disabled when Type is set to center in the tab.

Tick Mark

Specifies the properties of the tick marks on the axis.

Format Bar Gauge dialog - Axis - Tick Mark

Type

Specifies the position relationship of the axis and the tick marks. When Layout is set to horizontal in the Staff Graph tab, the following are available:

  • None
    Specifies not to display the tick marks on the axis. It is meaningless to specify all the other tick mark related properties if this type is selected.
  • Top
    Specifies to display the tick marks on the top of the axis.
  • Bottom
    Specifies to display the tick marks on the bottom of the axis.
  • Center
    Specifies to display the tick marks in the center of the axis.

When Layout is set to vertical in the Staff Graph tab, the following are available:

  • None
    Specifies not to display the tick marks on the axis. It is meaningless to specify all the other tick mark related properties if this type is selected.
  • Left
    Specifies to display the tick marks on the left of the axis.
  • Right
    Specifies to display the tick marks on the right of the axis.
  • Center
    Specifies to display the tick marks in the center of the axis.

Major Tick Mark Line

Specify the properties of the major tick mark line.

  • Correlate with Axis
    Select if you want the line properties of the major tick marks to correlate with that of the axis automatically.
    • Color
      Specify the color of the major tick mark line. Server disables this property when you select Use Range Color on the Axis > Axis tab.
    • Style
      Select the style of the major tick mark line.
    • Transparency
      Specify the color transparency of the major tick mark line. Server disables this property when you select Use Range Color on the Axis > Axis tab.
    • Thickness
      Specify the thickness of the major tick mark line.
  • Increment
    Specify the distance between two adjacent major tick marks on the axis.
  • Number of Tick Marks 
    Specify the number major tick marks you want to display on the axis.
  • Tick Mark Length 
    Specify the length of the major tick mark line, in inches.

Minor Tick Mark Line

Specify the properties of the minor tick mark line.

  • Correlate with Axis
    Select if you want the line properties of the minor tick marks to correlate with that of the axis automatically.
    • Color
      Specify the color of the minor tick mark line. Server disables this property when you select Use Range Color on the Axis > Axis tab.
    • Style
      Select the style of the minor tick mark line.
    • Transparency
      Specify the color transparency of the minor tick mark line. Server disables this property when you select Use Range Color on the Axis > Axis tab.
    • Thickness
      Specify the thickness of the minor tick mark line.
  • Increment
    Specify the distance between two adjacent minor tick marks on the axis.
  • Number of Tick Marks 
    Specify the number of minor tick marks you want to display on the axis.
  • Tick Mark Length 
    Specify the length of the minor tick mark line, in inches.

Label

Specifies the properties of the major tick mark labels.

Format Bar Gauge dialog - Axis - Label

Option

Specifies the type of the labels.

  • None

    Select if you don't want the labels to show.
  • Normal

    Select if you want to customize the labels.
    • Label Every N Major Tick Marks

      Specify the frequency at which you want to label the major tick marks.
    • Number of Major Labels

      Specify the number of major tick mark labels to display on the axis.
      • Auto

        Select to display all major tick mark labels.
      • Fixed

        Select and specify the number of the major tick mark labels to display on the axis.
  • Range Value
    Select if you want the labels to show the range values you define.

Gap

Specify the gap properties for the data labels.

  • Label Axis Gap 
    Specify the distance between the data labels and the axis, in inches.
  • Best Effect
    Select to adjust the data labels automatically to place them in the best positions. In this case, Server hides some labels when they overlap.

Font

Specify the font format of text in the data labels.

  • Font
    Select the font face of the text.
  • Size
    Specify the font size of the text.
  • Fill Type
    Select the fill type of the text: none, color, texture, or gradient.
  • Color 
    Specify the font color of the text. Server disables this property when you select Use Range Color on the Axis > Axis tab.
  • Font Style
    Select the font style of the text: plain, bold, italic, or bold italic.
  • Transparency
    Specify the color transparency of the text. Server disables this property when you select Use Range Color on the Axis > Axis tab.

Orientation

  • Angle
    Specifies the rotation angle of the data labels.

Format

Specifies the data format of the major tick mark labels.

Format Bar Gauge dialog - Axis - Format

Category

Select a category type to customize its format.

Format

Select a format, and then select Add to add it as the format of the specified category. You can add only one format for each category.

Properties

Server displays the properties of the format you select. If the formats listed in the Format box cannot meet your requirement, define the format in the Properties text box, and then select Add to add it as the format of the specified category.

Auto Scale in Number

Select true if you want to automatically scale the values that are of the Number data type when the values fall into the two ranges:
  • When 1000 <= value < 10^15, Logi Report uses the following quantity unit symbols of the International System of Units to scale the values: K (10^3), M (10^6), G (10^9), and T (10^12).
  • When 0 < value < 0.001 or value >= 10^15, Logi Report uses scientific notation to scale the values.

The default value auto means that the setting follows that of the chart. When you set the property to true, the specified format will apply to the integer part of the values after being scaled. If the specified format conflicts with the Number data type, Logi Report will ignore the Auto Scale in Number setting.

Sample

Server displays a preview sample of your settings.

Stack

Server displays all the formats you select for different categories.

Add

Select to add a format to the Stack box.

Remove

Select to remove a format from the Stack box.

Apply

Select to apply the specified format in the Stack box to the major tick mark labels.

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Pointer Tab Properties

Specifies the properties of the pointers in the bar gauge.

Format Bar Gauge dialog - Pointer

Use Pointer

Specifies to use pointers to indicate values in the bar gauge.

  • Pointer Style
    Specifies properties of the pointers.
    • Value Pointer
      Specifies the style of the value pointers. Select a style from the drop-down list or select Customized to specify another image as the value pointers in the Insert Image dialog box.
    • Width
      Specifies the width of the pointers.
    • Height
      Specifies the height of the pointers.
    • Position
      Specifies the position of the pointers relative to the bar.
    • Gap
      Specifies the distance between the pointers and the bar.
    • Style List
      Opens the Style List dialog box to specify the style for pointers in the same data series respectively.
  • Pointer Color
    Specifies color properties of the pointers.
    • Color
      Specifies the color of the pointers.
    • Color List
      Opens the Color List dialog box to specify the color pattern for pointers in the same data series respectively.
    • Transparency
      Specifies the transparency for color of the pointers.
    • Use Range Color
      Specifies whether to use the color defined for the ranges as the pointer color. If the option is selected, the preceding three properties will be disabled.
  • Pointer Value
    Specifies properties for values of the pointers.
    • Show Pointer Value
      Specifies whether to show values for the pointers.
      • Position
        Specifies the position relationship between the values and the pointers. Select the position from the drop-down list. If customized is selected, the X and Y settings in the General tab of the Format Pointer Label dialog box will take effect.
  • Pointer Border
    Specifies the pointer border properties.
    • Show Pointer Border
      Specifies whether to show the border of the pointers. When it is selected, the following border properties are enabled.
      • Line Style
        Specifies the line style to apply to the border.
      • Color
        Specifies the color of the border.
      • Transparency
        Specifies the transparency for color of the border.
      • Thickness
        Specifies the weight of the border, in inches.

Use Color Bar

Specifies to use color bars to indicate values in the bar gauge.

  • Pointer Color
    Specifies the properties of the color bars.
    • Color
      Specifies the color of the bars.
    • Transparency
      Specifies the transparency for color of the bars.
    • Thickness
      Specifies the thickness of the color bars.
    • Color List
      Opens the Color List dialog box to specify the color pattern for color bars in the same data series respectively.
  • Pointer Value
    Specifies properties for values of the color bars.
    • Show Pointer Value
      Specifies whether to show values for the color bars.
    • Position
      Specifies the position relationship between the values and the color bars. Select the position from the drop-down list. If customized is selected, the X and Y settings in the General tab of the Format Pointer Label dialog box will take effect.
  • Pointer Border
    Specifies the pointer border properties.
    • Show Pointer Border
      Specifies whether to show the border of the pointers. When it is selected, the following border properties are enabled.
      • Line Style
        Specifies the line style to apply to the border.
      • Color
        Specifies the color of the border.
      • Transparency
        Specifies the transparency for color of the border.
      • Thickness
        Specifies the weight of the border, in inches.

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Target Tab Properties

Specifies the properties of the target in the bar gauge.

Format Bar Gauge dialog - Target

Use Target Value

Specifies whether to use the target value for the bar gauge.

  • Target Value
    Specifies the target value. You can also use a formula to control the value.

Pointer Style

Specifies the pointer style for the target value.

  • Target Pointer
    Specifies the style of the target pointer. Select a style from the drop-down list or select Customized to specify another image as the target pointer in the Insert Image dialog box.
  • Width
    Specifies the width of the target pointer.
  • Height
    Specifies the height of the target pointer.
  • Position
    Specifies the position of the target pointer relative to the bar.
  • Gap
    Specifies the distance between the target pointer and the bar.

Pointer Color

Specifies color properties of the target pointer.

  • Color
    Specifies the color of the target pointer.
  • Transparency
    Specifies the transparency for color of the target pointer.

Target Value

Specifies the properties of the target value.

  • Show Target Value
    Specifies whether to show the target value on the bar gauge.
    • Position
      Specifies the position of the target value relative to the bar. Select the position from the drop-down list. If customized is selected, the X and Y settings in the General tab of the Format Target Label dialog box will take effect.

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Frame Tab Properties

Specifies properties for the frame of the bar gauge chart.

Format Bar Gauge dialog - Frame

Size

Specifies the size properties of the frame.

  • Frame Size
    Specifies the size of the frame.

Fill

Specifies the color and transparency of the frame.

  • Fill
    Specifies the color to fill the frame.
  • Transparency
    Specifies the transparency of the color to fill the frame.

Border

Specifies the properties for border of the frame.

  • Line Style
    Specifies the line style to apply to the border.
  • Border Type
    Specifies the type of the border.
  • Color
    Specifies the color of the border. To change the color, select the color indicator to select a new color from the color palette, or select More Colors in the color palette to access the Color Picker dialog box in which you can select a color within a wider range.
  • Transparency
    Specifies the transparency for color of the border.
  • Thickness
    Specifies the thickness of the border, in inches.

Gauge Group Name

Specifies properties for the gauge group name.

  • Show Gauge Group Name
    Specifies whether to show names for the bars in the bar gauge which are values of the field on its category axis. If the bar gauge contains no category field, the group name shows Report by default.
    • Position
      Specifies the position of the names relative to the bars. Select the position from the drop-down list. If customized is selected, the X and Y settings in the General tab of the Format Gauge Label dialog box will take effect.

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Range Color Tab Properties

Specifies different colors to fill the bars in bar gauge in different ranges.

Format Bar Gauge dialog - Range Color

Use Gradient Effect

Specifies whether to use gradient effect for the color.

Add button

Adds a new color range.

Remove button

Removes the selected color range.

Minimum

Specifies the minimum value of the range.

Maximum

Specifies the maximum value of the range.

Color

Specifies the color schema of the range. Select in the color cell to select a color from the color palette, or select More Colors in the color palette to access the Color Picker dialog box in which you can select a color within a wider range.

Name

Displays the name of the range.

Others

Specifies the properties for values that do not fall into any of the ranges you define.

  • Name
    Specifies the name for the values.
  • Color
    Specifies the color for the values. To change the color, select the color indicator to select a new color from the color palette, or select More Colors in the color palette to access the Color Picker dialog box in which you can select a color within a wider range.

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Hint Tab Properties

Specifies properties of the data marker hint.

Format Bar Gauge dialog - Hint

Show Category and Series

Select to include the category and series values in the data marker hint.

Auto Scale in Number

Specifies whether to automatically scale the values displayed in the data marker hint that are of the Number data type when the values fall into the two ranges:

  • When 1000 <= value < 10^15, the following quantity unit symbols of the International System of Units are used to scale the values: K (10^3), M (10^6), G (10^9), and T (10^12).
  • When 0 < value < 0.001 or value >= 10^15, scientific notation is used to scale the values.

The default value auto means that the setting follows that of the chart.

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