Specify the color mapping for dimensions

You can specify a color mapping to visualize the values of a text dimension in a widget. By default, the color mapping is applied to the column assigned to the Partition element of the widget. If there is not partition set, the color mapping is automatically applied to the X-axis.

You can use an existing column in the data feed that provides the required color mapping for the dimension. The corresponding column must contain the colors in hexadecimal format (for example, #3482B7), which is accepted by the browser.

By default, the colors of the data points in a chart (such as columns or bubbles) are provided by the color set of the theme applied to the dashboard or the style assigned to the widget. If you specify a color mapping, the mapping is preferred to the default settings. The colors specified for thresholds and ratings are preferred to the color mapping.

The color mapping is available for Column, Bar, Line, Bubble, and Pie chart.

Prerequisite

You have assigned a data source to the widget.

Procedure

  1. Click a widget on the dashboard. The relevant properties dialog is displayed.
  2. Click Assign data Assign data to edit the data source assignment.

    The Assign data (2/2) dialog is displayed.

  3. If you have not already done so, assign columns to the widget elements using drag & drop.
  4. Click Coloring -> Mapping to open the corresponding tab.
  5. Enable the Data column option to use a data column for the column mapping.

    The Default option is enabled by default. This means that the color specified by the dashboard theme or widget style is used.

  6. Assign a data column containing the color mapping to the Data column box using drag and drop.
  7. Click OK.

The color mapping is applied.

Tip

You can also change the coloring of the data points when you configure thresholds and ratings for a measure.