Gauge Component

Function

a!gaugeField( label, labelPosition, instructions, helpTooltip, percentage, primaryText, secondaryText, color, size, align, accessibilityText, showWhen, tooltip, marginAbove, marginBelow )

Displays a completion percentage in a circular style similar to the Progress Bar. Best used for showing progress when there is a target value, such as the number of completed surveys out of 360 total surveys, or number of hired employees out of 20 total open positions.

See also:

• Gauge Icon
• Gauge Percentage
• Gauge Fraction
• Gauge design guidance

Parameters

Name	Keyword	Types	Description
Label	label	Text	Text to display as the field label.
Label Position	labelPosition	Text	Determines where the label appears. Valid values: "ABOVE" (default) Displays the label above the component. "ADJACENT" Displays the label to the left of the component. "COLLAPSED" Hides the label. The label will still be read by screen readers; see accessibility considerations for more information. "JUSTIFIED" Aligns the label alongside the component starting at the edge of the page.
Instructions	instructions	Text	Supplemental text about this field.
Help Tooltip	helpTooltip	Text	Displays a help icon with the specified text as a tooltip. The tooltip displays a maximum of 500 characters. The help icon does not show when the label position is "COLLAPSED".
Fill Percentage	percentage	Number (Decimal)	Number to display between 0 and 100.
Primary Text	primaryText	Text	Optional text to display on the first line inside the gauge. Create using plain text, a!gaugeIcon(), a!gaugePercentage(), or a!gaugeFraction().
Secondary Text	secondaryText	Text	Optional text to display on the second line inside the gauge.
Fill Color	color	Text	Determines the color. Access the percentage using fv!percentage. Valid values: Any valid hex color or hex color including transparency, or "ACCENT" (default), "POSITIVE", "NEGATIVE", "WARN". To add transparency to the hex color, add two additional digits between 00 (more transparent) and FF (less transparent).
Size	size	Text	Determines the size of the gauge. Valid values: SMALL, MEDIUM (default), LARGE.
Alignment	align	Text	Determines alignment of the gauge. Valid values: START, CENTER (default), END.
Accessibility Text	accessibilityText	Text	Additional text to be announced by screen readers. Used only for accessibility; produces no visible change.
Show When	showWhen	Boolean	Determines whether the component is displayed on the interface. When set to false, the component is hidden and is not evaluated. Default: true.
Gauge Tooltip	tooltip	Text	Text to display as a tooltip on the gauge.
Margin Above	marginAbove	Text	Determines how much space is added above the layout. Valid values: "NONE" (default), "EVEN_LESS", "LESS", "STANDARD", "MORE", "EVEN_MORE".
Margin Below	marginBelow	Text	Determines how much space is added below the layout. Valid values: "NONE", "EVEN_LESS", "LESS", "STANDARD" (default), "MORE", "EVEN_MORE".

Usage considerations

Using the percentage parameter

• If the percentage value is negative or null, the gauge shows with 0% of the circle complete.
• If the percentage value is greater than 100, the gauge shows with 100% of the circle complete.

Editing the gauge primary text

The gauge configuration pane contains a step-by-step designer to help you quickly try out all Primary Text formats. We recommend you use this designer to select the format that works best for your gauge.

Formatting primary text width and color

• If custom primaryText or secondaryText does not fit within the gauge, it is truncated.
• If the primaryText is formatted using a!gaugeIcon(), a!gaugePercentage(), or a!gaugeFraction(), it will resize to fit within the circle.
• To conditionally set the color of the gauge, use fv!percentage as shown in the "Gauge Setting Color Based on Percentage" example below.

Examples

To experiment with examples, copy and paste the expression into an interface object.

Gauge showing fraction complete

Use the interactive editor below to test out the example code.

Gauge showing percent complete

Use the interactive editor below to test out the example code.

Gauge showing icon with secondary text

Use the interactive editor below to test out the example code.

Gauge setting color based on percentage

Use the interactive editor below to test out the example code.

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this component's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Compatible
Offline Interfaces	Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible	Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.
Process Reports	Incompatible	Cannot be used to configure a process report.
Process Events	Incompatible	Cannot be used to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event.
Process Autoscaling	Incompatible	Cannot be used in autoscaled processes.
Event Consumer Filter Conditions	Compatible	Can be used in filter conditions.
Event Consumer Event Handlers	Compatible	Can be used in event handler expressions.

Related recipes

The following recipes include usage of the Gauge Component.

• Percentage of Online Sales (Records, Reports, Formatting):

  This pattern illustrates how to calculate the percent of sales generated from online orders and display it in a gauge component.

• Use the Gauge Fraction and Gauge Percentage Configurations (Formatting, Reports):

  This recipe provides a common configuration of the Gauge Component using a!gaugeFraction() and a!gaugePercentage(), and includes a walkthrough that demonstrates the benefits of using design mode when configuring the gauge component.

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