Gauge Visual Issue

[emma313823]

Hi All

I've been working with the gauge visual and basically I want to take some customers and gauge the actual revenue compared to the forecast target value for the year.  What I'm seeing looks great, but am not sure about how the right side of the gauge is plotting.

In the visual if you look at the top one - 2016 Actual to Fixed Target you will see the left is at 0 - great and the actual received to date is 2.8M (again looks good), and you see the target 3.88M, then you see on the right 5.36M....where is this number coming from?  Why would the right side not be plotting my forecast target value I entered into the gauge axis Target field, so the full gauge is used?

Is the gauge supposed to plot the right side with some random number?  It is doing so on all the gauge visuals? 

Emma

[Vvelarde · Accepted solution]

hi @emma313823

If you put the target as Maximum Value this will be the full gauge.

Gauge with Target as Maximum

[Sean · Accepted solution]

@emma313823 The 5.36 is double 2.68 => notice all your visuals are this way

If you leave the Maximum Value empty it defaults to double the Value!

Also, if you leave the Maximum Value Field empty and go to the Format (Paint Brush) Menu

the top option Gauge Axis lets you control Min, Max and Target values where you can enter (hardcode) the numbers!

It really depends on your setup but I only use those controls when working with % - then I set Min to 0 (0%) and Max to 1 (100%)

when I work with amounts (numbers) I use a Measure placed in the Maximum Value field

Hope this helps!

[Vvelarde · Accepted solution]

hi @emma313823

If you put the target as Maximum Value this will be the full gauge.

Gauge with Target as Maximum