Create a gauge data visualization in the Visualization Designer

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title: Create a gauge data visualization in the Visualization Designer
description: A gauge visualization shows where a value lies between expected minimum and maximum values. Use the gauge visualization to follow progress with color-coded value ranges.
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# Create a gauge data visualization in the Visualization Designer

A gauge visualization shows where a value lies between expected minimum and maximum values. Use the gauge visualization to follow progress with color-coded value ranges.

## Before you begin

Role required: Anyone with access to data can create a visualization of that data on any dashboard that they can edit. Users with the itil, report\_user, admin, or viz\_creator role can create a visualization in the Visualization Designer. When you create a visualization in the Visualization Designer, it is saved to the Library. For more information on access, see [Report\_view access control](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/now-intelligence/report-view-access-control.md) and [Platform Analytics roles](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/now-intelligence/platform-analytics-roles.md).

## About this task

For information about the use of a Gauge visualization in a dashboard, see [the Developer Site.](https://developer.servicenow.com/dev.do#!/reference/now-experience/xanadu/shared-components/now-vis-gauge-wrapper/usage)

The site gives information about Gauge data visualization components in the UI Builder. Some configuration options may differ from the Visualization Designer.

**Note:** Workflow Data Fabric sources don't support real-time update on single score, dial, and gauge visualizations.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Platform Analytics** > **Library** > **Data Visualizations**.

2.  Select **Create data visualization**.

3.  Provide a name and useful description for the visualization and select **Create data visualization**.

    The description enables users to find the visualization more easily in the library.

4.  Select the Gauge \(\[Omitted image "icon-dial-gauge-ac.png"\] Alt text: dial gauge icon\) visualization type.

5.  Select **Add a data source**.

    For general descriptions of the data sources, see [Data sources for data visualizations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/now-intelligence/data-sources-visualizations.md).

    The **Suggested** data sources are the indicators and tables you have recently selected.

    When you select a data source, you see a preview of the information in the source. Add conditions to the data source and then select **Add this source**.

6.  Configure the **Header and border**. Header and border options are the same for all data sources.

    None of the **Header and border** fields is required.

<table id="table_ly5_djk_c5b"><thead><tr><th>

Header and border fields

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr id="ac-dv-showborder"><td>

Show border

</td><td>

Option to display a line around the component.

</td></tr><tr id="ac-dv-showheader"><td>

Show header

</td><td>

The visualization header, including title and icons.

</td></tr><tr id="ac-dv-showheadersep"><td>

Show header separator

</td><td>

Option to display a line separating the header from the rest of the component.

</td></tr><tr id="ac-dv-charttitle"><td>

Chart title

</td><td>

Title of the visualization.

</td></tr><tr id="ac-dv-title-align"><td>

Title alignment

</td><td>

Choose Start to align the title with the start of line, End to align it with the end of the line, or Center for center alignment.

</td></tr><tr id="ac-dv-chartdesc"><td>

Description

</td><td>

A short overview about the visualization that the end user sees. Descriptions help users find the visualization.

</td></tr><tr id="ac-dv-wraptitle"><td>

Wrap title

</td><td>

Option to wrap long titles onto a second line. If false, displays an ellipsis to truncate long titles.

</td></tr><tr id="ac-dv-wraplabels"><td>

Wrap labels

</td><td>

Select to wrap long elements labels on the axis.

</td></tr><tr id="ac-dv-maxlabelsize"><td>

Max label size, px

</td><td>

Specify the maximum label size for element names on the axis. Default=100 px.

</td></tr><tr id="ac-dv-truncationtype"><td>

Line of truncation

</td><td>

Specify where to truncate long labels with an ellipsis. Options are 1, 2, and 3.

</td></tr><tr id="ac-dv-bare"><td>

Bare

</td><td>

Option to remove padding around data visualization to provide more compact positioning on the page. Only available when **Show border** is turned off.

</td></tr><tr id="ac-dv-showrefreshoption"><td>

Show refresh option

</td><td>

Option to show or hide the refresh option from data visualizations. If cache is enabled on a dashboard, the Refresh option is hidden.

</td></tr><tr id="ac-dv-show-export-option"><td>

Show export options

</td><td>

Option to show or hide the visualization's export types.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Header background color

</td><td>

Specify the color behind the title of the visualization.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Title color

</td><td>

Specify the text color of the title. The default title color is black, but you can choose a color that contrasts better with the header background. Only available when **Header background color** is selected.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>7.  Configure the metric, data update, and no data message options for your data source.

    -   If your visualization represents table data, go to [Table data options for gauge data visualizations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/now-intelligence/config-dv-gauge-table-data.md).
    -   If your visualization represents indicator data, go to [Indicator data options for gauge data visualizations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/now-intelligence/config-dv-gauge-ind-data.md).
    -   If your visualization represents Usage Insights data, go to [Usage Insights data options for gauge visualizations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/now-intelligence/config-dv-gauge-uxa-data.md).
8.  Under **Presentation**, provide display and color information.

    None of the **Presentation** fields is required.

<table id="table_gvk_2mr_qtb"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2">

Display settings

</td></tr><tr><td>

Gauge arc angle

</td><td>

Choice of sizes for the gauge, in degrees.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Value label size

</td><td>

Characters that represent dynamic sizes: small \(S\), medium \(M\), or large \(L\). The actual size of the type changes in proportion to the size of the chart.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Inner radius

</td><td>

Specify the ratio of the visualization's inner radius to the outer. Allowed values are 0.7–0.95.

</td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2">

Range

</td></tr><tr><td>

Min value

</td><td>

Set the lowest value shown on the visualization. If not specified, zero is the default.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Max value

</td><td>

Set the highest value shown on the visualization.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Configure ranges

</td><td>

Specify the number of ranges to divide the gauge into; default 3. You select the number of ranges, the start and end values of each range, the labels, and the color spectrum.

</td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2">

**Legend**

</td></tr><tr><td>

Show legend

</td><td>

Option to display the legend. Activated automatically at 400% zoom.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Legend position

</td><td>

Legend location relative to the chart: Above, Below, Right, or Left

</td></tr><tr><td>

Legend orientation

</td><td>

Options for how to display the register.-   Horizontal `horizontal`: Option to display the legend horizontally.
-   Vertical `vertical`: Option to display the legend vertically up to five lines.
 This property applies only when **Legend position** is Below.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Horizontal alignment

</td><td>

Horizontal alignment of elements in the legend: Start, Center, or End

</td></tr><tr><td>

Max legend item width, px

</td><td>

Number of pixels after which the item in the legend is truncated.

</td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2">

Labels

</td></tr><tr><td>

Score label \[scoreLabel\]

</td><td>

The label of the score in the center of the gauge:

-   No label \(None\)
-   The same label as the visualization metric \(Metric label\)
-   The label that you set for the range that the score falls into, in Configure ranges \(Range label\)
 Labels are disabled and replaced by legends at 400% zoom.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Show range limit \[showRangeLimit\]

</td><td>

When true, the limits that you configured for the ranges are shown. If you did not configure any ranges, the default min and max values are shown.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Show range labels \[showRangeLabels\]

</td><td>

When true, any labels you configured for ranges are shown. This property is available only if you configured ranges and specified labels for them.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Show label as primary

</td><td>

Available when the score label is configured as Range label. Changes the places of the score value and label to make the score value small and emphasize the range value.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>9.  Under **Chart interaction**, set what if anything happens when a viewer selects a chart or a chart segment on the visualization.

<table id="table_qnp_d2d_b1c"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Allow chart interaction

</td><td>

Enable an event to occur when a user selects a visualization or one of its segments.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Action

</td><td>

Choose the event that occurs when a user selects in a visualization or one of its segments. Choices depend on the visualization type and data source. Applies only when **Allow chart interaction** is on. For more information, see [Chart interactions in a data visualization](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/now-intelligence/dv-chart-interactions.md).

-   **Go to data view** opens a list view, KPI Details page, or Usage Insights overview page relevant to the associated segment or visualization. For table data, a system property determines whether a Core UI list or a Platform Analytics list opens. For more information, see [Data views for different data sources](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/now-intelligence/visualization-drilldown-in-config-ws.md).
-   **Go to URL** opens the specified URL, which can be on the instance or external. You have the option of specifying a page name to appear in the tooltip, for those visualizations with tooltips.
-   **Drill down to chart** \(Visualization Designer only\) Opens a different data visualization that is filtered by the selected data. You can add a drill-down visualization for each metric on the parent visualization.

**Note:** The last level of drill down in the Platform Analytics experience is always a Core UI list. Records don't open in Workspace embedded lists.

**Drill down to chart** supports only table data sources.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>10. Select **Save** to continue editing the visualization, or **Save and close** to return to the Analytics Overview main screen.


## What to do next

-   [Add a visualization to a dashboard from the Visualization Designer](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/now-intelligence/add-dv-new-db.md)
-   [Share a data visualization in the Visualization Designer](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/now-intelligence/share-dv-ac.md)
-   [Bookmark a visualization in the Visualization Designer](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/now-intelligence/bookmark-dv-ac.md)

-   **[Table data options for gauge data visualizations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/now-intelligence/config-dv-gauge-table-data.md)**  
When you select a table data source for a gauge visualization, the following Data configuration options are available.
-   **[Indicator data options for gauge data visualizations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/now-intelligence/config-dv-gauge-ind-data.md)**  
When you select an indicator data source for a gauge visualization, the following Data configuration options are available.
-   **[Usage Insights data options for gauge visualizations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/now-intelligence/config-dv-gauge-uxa-data.md)**  
When you select a Usage Insights data source for a gauge visualization, the following Data configuration options are available.
-   **[Gauge visualization example](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/now-intelligence/dv-example-gauge.md)**  
Like dials, gauges show where a single value lies across a range from minimum to maximum expected values. In addition to dial functionality, you can set colored data ranges to help users understand what the value represents.

**Parent Topic:**[Creating data visualizations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/now-intelligence/creating-data-visualizations.md)