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Format Bubble Gauge Dialog Box

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Format Bubble Gauge Dialog Box

You can use the Format Bubble Gauge dialog box to format a bubble gauge chart. This topic describes the options in the dialog box.

Designer displays the Format Bubble Gauge dialog box when you right-click any bubble in a bubble gauge chart and select Format Bubble Gauge from the shortcut menu, or double-click any bubble in the bubble gauge.

The dialog box contains the following tabs (Designer displays the Behaviors tab only when the chart is in a library component):

You see these buttons in the tabs:

OK

Select to apply your settings and close the dialog box.

Cancel

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

Apply

Select to apply all changes and leave the dialog box open.

Help

Select to view information about the dialog box.

Staff Graph Tab

Use this tab to specify properties for the bubbles in the bubble gauge.

Format Bubble Gauge dialog box - Staff Graph

Bubbles

You can specify properties of the bubbles in this box.

  • Left Margin
    Specify the gap between the left labels and left bubbles, in pixels.
  • Top Margin
    Specify the gap between top labels and top bubbles, in pixels.
  • Range Radius
    Specify the relative size of a bubble in a percentage of total bubble size.
  • Draw Category (X) Grid
    Select to draw the category grid.
  • Draw Series (Z) Grid
    Select to draw the series grid.

Border

You can specify properties for the border of the bubbles in this box.

  • Show Border
    Select to show the border of the bubbles. Designer enables the other border properties after you select this option.
  • Color
    Specify the color of the border. To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette or type the hexadecimal value of a color (for example, 0xff0000) in the text box.
  • Transparency
    Specify the transparency for the color of the border.
  • Line Style
    Select the line style of the border.
  • Thickness
    Specify the width of the border, in pixels.

Value

You can specify the minimum and maximum values to display in the chart in this box.

  • Minimum
    Specify the minimum value to display in the chart. You can select Formula button to use a formula to control the value.
  • Maximum
    Specify the maximum value to display in the chart. You can select Formula button to use a formula to control the value.

Frame Tab

Use this tab to specify properties for the frame of the bubble gauge.

Format Bubble Gauge dialog box - Frame

Size

You can specify the frame size in this box.

  • Frame Size
    Specify the size of the frame.

Fill

You can specify the color and transparency of the frame in this box.

  • Fill
    Specify the color to fill the frame. To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette or type the hexadecimal value of a color (for example, 0xff0000) in the text box.
  • Transparency
    Specify the transparency of the color to fill the frame.

Border

You can specify properties for the border of the frame in this box.

  • Border Type
    Select the type of the border.
    • none
      Select if you do not want to show the border.
    • raised
      Select to show 3-D border which appears as if it is raised off the page.
    • recess
      Select to show 3-D border which appears as if it is pressed into the page.
    • shadow
      Select to show two shadowed borders, beneath and to the right of the object.
    • solid
      Select to use single-line border.
  • Color
    Specify the color of the border. To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette or type the hexadecimal value of a color (for example, 0xff0000) in the text box.
  • Line Style
    Select the line style of the border.
  • Transparency
    Specify the transparency for color of the border.
  • Thickness
    Specify the thickness of the border, in pixels.
  • End Caps
    Select the ending style of the border line.
    • butt
      Select to end unclosed sub paths and dash segments with no added decoration.
    • round
      Select to end unclosed sub paths and dash segments with a round decoration that has a radius equal to half of the width of the pen.
    • square
      Select to end unclosed sub paths and dash segments with a square projection that extends beyond the end of the segment to a distance equal to half of the line width.
  • Line Joint
    Select the joint style of the border line.
    • miter
      Select to join path segments by extending their outside edges until they meet.
    • round
      Select to join path segments by rounding off the corner at a radius of half the line width.
    • bevel
      Select to join path segments by connecting the outer corners of their wide outlines with a straight segment.
    • joint round
      Select to join path segments by rounding off the corner at the specified radius.
  • Path
    Specify the fill pattern of the border.
    • Outline Path
      Select to use outline path for the border.
    • Fill Path
      Select to use whole path for the border.
  • Dash
    Specify the dash size of the border if you select a dash line style for the border.
    • Auto Adjust Dash
      Select to adjust the dash size automatically.
    • Fixed Dash Size
      Select to use fixed dash size.

Gauge Group Name

You can specify options for the gauge group names in this box.

  • Show Gauge Group Name
    Select to show names for the bubbles in the bubble gauge, which are values of the field on the category axis. If the bubble gauge contains no category field, the group name shows "Report" by default.
  • Position
    Select the position of the names relative to the bubbles: top, bottom, or center, or customized.

Range Color Tab

Use this tab to specify the value ranges for the bubble gauge and the color and name of each range.

Format Bubble Gauge dialog box - Range Color

Add buttonAdd button

Select to add a new range.

Trash Can buttonRemove button

Select to delete the specified range.

Minimum

This column shows the minimum values that you specify for the ranges.

Maximum

This column shows the maximum values that you specify for the ranges.

Color

This column shows the colors that you specify for the ranges. To edit the color, select in the cell and customize the color in the color palette.

Name

This column shows the names that you specify for the ranges.

Others

You can specify the properties for values that do not fall into any of the ranges you define in this box.

  • Name
    Specify the name for the values.
  • Color
    Specify the color for the values. To edit the color, select the color indicator and select a color from the color palette or type the hexadecimal value of a color (for example, 0xff0000) in the text box.

Hint Tab

Use this tab to specify properties for the hint of the bubble gauge.

Format Bubble Gauge dialog box - Hint

Show Category and Series

Select to include the category and series values in the hint.

Auto Scale in Number

Specify whether to automatically scale the Number values in the hint that fall into the two ranges:

  • When 1000 <= value < 10^15, Logi Report Engine applies the following quantity unit symbols of the International System of Units to scale the values: K (10^3), M (10^6), G (10^9), and T (10^12).
  • When 0 < value < 0.001 or value >= 10^15, Logi Report Engine uses scientific notation to scale the values.

By default, Designer selects "auto" for the option, meaning, Designer applies the setting that you specify for the same property on the chart in the Report Inspector for the values. If you select "true", Designer applies the specified format to the integer part of the values after scaling them; however, if the specified format conflicts with the logic of Auto Scale in Number, for example, the values display in percentage, Designer ignores the Auto Scale in Number setting. Select "false" if you do not want to scale the values.

Customize Chart Value Names

Select to customize the names of the fields on the value axis which you want to display in the hint. By default, Designer applies the display names of the fields in the hint to label the values which may be not intuitive to users. You can select the option and select the ellipsis Ellipsis button to customize the names in the Customize Chart Value Names dialog box to help users better understand the values.

Behaviors Tab

Designer displays the Behaviors tab only when the bubble gauge chart is in a library component. You can use it to specify web behaviors to the bubble gauge.

Format Bubble Gauge dialog box - Behaviors

Add buttonAdd button

Select to add a new web behavior line.

Trash Can buttonRemove button

Select to delete the specified web behavior.

Move Up buttonMove Up button

Select to move the specified web behavior higher in the list. At runtime, when an event bound with more than one action happens, JDashboard triggers the upper action first.

Move Down buttonMove Down button

Select to move the specified web behavior lower in the list.

Events

This column shows the events that you select to trigger the web actions.

Actions

This column shows the web actions that you specify for the events to trigger. Select the ellipsis Ellipsis button in each cell to bind the web action using the Web Action List dialog box.

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