Indicator
An indicator reflects the value of a single key measure. It is used when a dashboard contains values that need to be monitored on a regular basis to understand the overall situation. These can be the number of incidents for the past day, plan performance, or a YoY increase in sales. Indicators are most often placed at the top or on the right side of a dashboard. Make sure there are no more than six indicators per screen so that they do not lose their urgency or confuse users. Using indicators of different sizes, you can build a hierarchy of the various metrics according to significance.
You can set up the size and color of an indicator.
| Year | Sales |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6M |
| 2021 | 28M |
| 2020 | 18M |
| 2019 | 9M |
| 2018 | 1M |
Wizard sections
| Wizard section | Description |
|---|---|
| Measure | Measure. One measure that determines the indicator value. |
| Filters | Dimension or measure. Used as a filter. |
Creating an indicator
To create an indicator:
Warning
If you use a new DataLens object model with workbooks and collections:
- Go to the DataLens home page. In the left-hand panel, select Collections and workbooks.
- Open the workbook, click Create in the top-right corner, and select the appropriate object.
Follow the guide from step 4.
- Go to the DataLens home page.
- In the left-hand panel, select Charts.
- Click Create chart → Chart.
- At the top left, click Select dataset and specify the dataset to visualize.
- Select the Indicator chart type.
- Drag a dimension or measure from the dataset to the Measure section. The value is displayed as a number.
You can also change the size and color of the indicator:
- In the Measure section, click .
- In the Indicator settings window, select the size and color and click Apply.
Recommendations
Use emojis when calculating indicator values to make them more informative.
This indicator chart uses a calculated field with the following formula:
IF([Average spend]>2200, CONCAT("✔️",STR(ROUND([Average spend]))),CONCAT("🔻",STR(round([Average spend])))).Describe the context to make it clear what indicators mean.
