Formatting Settings for Dashboard Scatter Chart Components
Scatter charts are useful to show one or two groups of report data plus summaries. These
settings for the scatter chart are available in the dashboard component editor under
Formatting.
Required Editions
Available in: Salesforce Classic
Available in: Group (View Only), Professional, Enterprise,
Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions
User Permissions
Needed
To create dashboards:
Run Reports AND Create and Customize Dashboards
To edit and delete dashboards that you created:
Run Reports AND Create and Customize Dashboards
To edit and delete dashboards that you created in public folders:
Edit My Dashboards
To edit and delete dashboards that you didn’t create in public folders:
Manage Dashboards in Public Folders
To create, edit, and delete dynamic dashboards:
Manage Dynamic Dashboards
Tweak data displayed on the dashboard scatter chart using these settings.
Setting
Description
Sort Rows By
Currently sorting is unavailable.
Maximum Values Displayed
Set the maximum number of dots to show on the chart. When set to 5 for example, the
chart shows 5 dots. These are the top 5 ascending values in the grouping used by the Plot By
field of the scatter chart.
Axis Range
Keep automatic or choose manual to enter minimum and maximum values for the Y-axis
range. If there are values outside the manual range, Y-axis automatically extends to include
them.
Legend Position
Choose a place to display the legend in relation to your chart.
Show Details on Hover
Display values or labels when hovering over charts.
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