Intro
A gauge is a simple chart that indicates progress towards meeting a target. A Single Value Gauge displays the first value in your DataSet as a numeral. No other graphics or images are used, and there are no ranges. This chart type is useful when you want to see a single value quickly without having to interpret elements like bars or lines. Learn more about other gauges in Domo.
Power a Single Value Gauge
A Single Value gauge requires only two columns or rows of data from your DataSet—one contains categories, and the other contains the values. For information about value, category, and series data, see Understanding Chart Data. By default, all of the values in your values column are summed to produce the final value for the chart, even when you select No Aggregation in the value aggregation menu. This is because the General > Value chart property for this chart type is set to Sum by default. This property performs a second aggregation on the chart value in addition to the one selected in the value aggregation menu.
Unique Properties — Single Value Gauge
You can customize the appearance of a Single Value gauge by editing its chart properties. This table describes the properties unique to Single Value gauges. For information about other available properties, see Properties for Gauges.Property | Description | Example |
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General > Divide value by | Refers to the number that the gauge value is to be divided by, if any. This option is useful when the value is very large and you want to abbreviate it by dividing by a common number. For example, if the gauge value represented millions of dollars, you could choose to divide by millions—the gauge value would then be reduced to more comprehensible single digits. When you choose to divide by Percentage , the gauge value is multiplied by 100. |
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General > Negative Numbers | Determines the format for negative numbers. If you select -100 , negative values have a minus symbol affixed. If you select (100) , negative values are enclosed in parentheses. | — |
General > Font size | Determines the font size. The default is to scale the text to fit the space. | |
General > Horizontal text alignment | Sets the text to be center, left, or right aligned. The default is center. | |
General > Vertical text alignment | Sets the text to be middle, top, or bottom aligned. The default is middle. | |
General > Top margin | Sets the amount of space above the text in pixels. | |
General > Left margin | Sets the amount of space to the left of the text in pixels. | |
General > Bottom margin | Sets the amount of space below the text in pixels. | |
General > Right margin | Sets the amount of space to the right of the text in pixels. | |
Header/Footer > Header | Specifies text to appear before the value. |
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Header/Footer > Footer | Specifies text to appear after the value. |
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Colors | Sets color rules for each column in the chart. |
