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Formatting Settings for Dashboard Gauge Components
Set the breakpoints and colors on your gauge component to help users interpret the current value of the field you are tracking.
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 |
Optionally, set conditional highlighting by defining up to three value ranges and colors. You need to also set the minimum and maximum for the scale. You must set highlighting to follow a component and receive alerts in your Chatter feed when the value crosses a threshold.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Minimum | The lowest value on the chart. |
| Low Range Color | Select a color to represent the low range, up to the first breakpoint. |
| Breakpoint 1 | The value that separates the low and mid range colors on the dashboard. |
| Middle Range Color | Select a color to represent the middle range, between the first and second breakpoints. |
| Breakpoint 2 | The value that separates the middle and high range colors on the dashboard. |
| High Range Color | Select a color to represent the high range, above the second breakpoint. |
| Maximum | The highest value on the chart. |
| Show % | Display the percentage value for each wedge of pie and donut charts, or for each segment of funnel charts. On a gauge, show the percentage value of the point where the needle is pointing. |
| Show Total | Display the total value for the chart. For a table, include the sum total for number and currency summary fields. |
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