About the Dashboard Widget Fields

The Settings fields displayed in the dashboard wizard are based on the type of widget. The following table lists the widget fields and the associated widgets:
Widget Settings Fields
Widget Field
Description
Available on Widgets
Allow Scripts
Allows scripts on the external site to run in the browser.
External content
Axis Label
Sets the x-axis label.
Metric indicator
Background Color
Sets the background color of the separator.
Separator
Bar Width
Sets the width of the bars in a chart.
  • Bar chart
  • Column chart
Cache Query
Allows the query results to be cached in memory.
  • Area chart
  • Bar chart
  • Bubble chart
  • Column chart
  • Gantt chart
  • Gauge chart
  • Line chart
  • Map
  • Pie chart
  • Scatter chart
  • Tile chart
Can Export
Adds the Export option to the dashboard. This allows the table to be exported to Microsoft Excel.
Table
Can Page
Allows the data in the table to be paged, instead of showing all data on one page. For example, if the table has 100 records, the administrator can set the table to show 25 rows at a time.
This field is used with the Page Size field.
Table
Category Label
Identifies the data series category.
  • Area chart
  • Bar chart
  • Bubble chart
  • Column chart
  • Gauge chart
  • Line chart
  • Pie chart
  • Scatter chart
Columns
Sets the number of columns.
  • Area chart
  • Bar chart
  • Bubble chart
  • Column chart
  • Line chart
  • Pie chart
  • Scatter chart
Connect Points
Connects the data points on the chart.
  • Area chart
  • Line chart
Connection
Sets the connection for the query.
  • Area chart
  • Bar chart
  • Bubble chart
  • Column chart
  • Gantt chart
  • Gauge chart
  • Line chart
  • Map
  • Pie chart
  • Scatter chart
  • Tile chart
Cube
Sets the cube to query for data for MDX queries.
  • Area chart
  • Bar chart
  • Bubble chart
  • Column chart
  • Gantt chart
  • Gauge chart
  • Line chart
  • Map
  • Pie chart
  • Scatter chart
  • Tile chart
Cube View
Sets the view to display in the dashboard. Views are defined using the analyzer.
Analyzer
Custom Colors
Color Rules
Sets custom colors for results based on measures.
  • Area chart
  • Bar chart
  • Bubble chart
  • Column chart
  • Gantt chart
  • Gauge chart
  • Line chart
  • Map
  • Pie chart
  • Scatter chart
  • Tile chart
Data Labels
Enables labels to be displayed on slices.
Pie chart
Database
Sets the database to query for data.
  • Area chart
  • Bar chart
  • Bubble chart
  • Column chart
  • Gantt chart
  • Gauge chart
  • Line chart
  • Map
  • Pie chart
  • Scatter chart
  • Tile chart
Description
Adds a text description to the widget. The text is entered as HTML text.
  • Description
  • External content
  • Metric heat map
Destination Latitude
Sets the latitude for the destination.
Map
Destination Longitude
Sets the longitude for the destination.
Map
Download URL
Allows the URL to be downloaded.
External content
Enable Slice Expansion
Allows a selected slice to expand out of the pie chart.
Pie chart
Entity
Sets the type of entity for the dashboard.
Entity rank view
Event Type
Sets the type of event to display on event search widgets.
Events Search
Height
Sets the height of the separator. Minimum height is 40 pixels.
Separator
Label Angle
Sets the angle for the x-axis label. Negative values angle to the right, and positive values angle to the left.
  • Area chart
  • Bubble chart
  • Column chart
  • Scatter chart
Label Width
Sets the width of the chart labels.
  • Area chart
  • Bar chart
  • Bubble chart
  • Column chart
  • Line chart
  • Pie chart
  • Scatter chart
Layout
Sets the orientation for the list of saved searches and event searches. Options are vertical and horizontal.
Saved search
Legend
Adds a legend to the chart.
  • Area chart
  • Bar chart
  • Bubble chart
  • Column chart
  • Gauge chart
  • Line chart
  • Pie chart
  • Scatter chart
Line Color
Sets the line color on the map.
Map
Line Type
Sets the type of line on the chart. Options are line and smoothed line. The line option connects the points with straight lines. The smoothed line option curves the line when needed.
  • Area chart
  • Line chart
Logarithmic Scale
Allows a non-linear scale for large data sets.
  • Area chart
  • Bar chart
  • Bubble chart
  • Column chart
  • Line chart
  • Scatter chart
Long Description
Provides a long description for the metric that can be used in a report or other application.
Metric indicator
Manual Axis
Sets the minimum and maximum values for the axis.
  • Area chart
  • Bar chart
  • Column chart
  • Line chart
Marker Size
Sets the size of the markers on the chart.
  • Area chart
  • Bar chart
  • Bubble chart
  • Column chart
  • Line chart
  • Pie chart
  • Scatter chart
Maximum Value
Sets the maximum value for the chart.
Gauge chart
Measure/Value Label
Provides the measure or value label on the axis and legend.
  • Area chart
  • Bar chart
  • Bubble chart
  • Column chart
  • Gauge chart
  • Line chart
  • Metric indicator
  • Pie chart
  • Scatter chart
Metric Chart Type
Selects the metric to display in the widget.
Metric indicator
Metric Key
Sets the metric keys to display in the widget.
Metric indicator
Minimum Value
Sets the minimum value for the chart.
Gauge chart
New Search Label
Sets the label for the new search option.
Saved search
Page Size
Sets the number of rows to show in the table.
This field is used with the Can Page field.
Table
Pie Radius
Sets the size of the pie radius.
Pie chart
Query Designer
Allows the administrator to use the designer to create the MDX query. The query designer includes sections for field list, selected fields, MDX segments, where clauses, and available actions.
The query designer is not available for SQL queries.
  • Area chart
  • Bar chart
  • Bubble chart
  • Column chart
  • Gantt chart
  • Gauge chart
  • Line chart
  • Map
  • Pie chart
  • Scatter chart
  • Tile chart
Query Editor
Allows the administrator to write the query code.
Modifying an MDX/Cube query using the Query Editor invalidates and disables the Query Designer for the widget.
  • Area chart
  • Bar chart
  • Bubble chart
  • Column chart
  • Gantt chart
  • Gauge chart
  • Line chart
  • Map
  • Pie chart
  • Scatter chart
  • Tile chart
Query Type
Sets the type of query. Options are MDX query and SQL query.
MDX queries run against the cube. An MDX query returns data faster than SQL query because the cube is an indexed view of the data.
  • Area chart
  • Bar chart
  • Bubble chart
  • Column chart
  • Gantt chart
  • Gauge chart
  • Line chart
  • Map
  • Pie chart
  • Scatter chart
  • Tile chart
Rank Type
Sets the rank type. Options are risk score, risk vector, and entity collection.
Entity rank view
Ranking Type
Sets the type of ranking for list. Options are risk threat and risk model.
Risk model rank view
Reference Axis
Enables charts on the same dashboard to use the same measures on their axes.
  • Area chart
  • Bar chart
  • Bubble chart
  • Column chart
  • Line chart
  • Scatter chart
Scenario
Sets the scenario to display in the aging view.
Aging view
Section Name
Sets the name of the aging view section.
Aging view
Section Type
Sets the type of scenario section to use for the aging view section. Options are scenario and rollup.
Aging view
Server
Identifies the server that has the data.
  • Area chart
  • Bar chart
  • Bubble chart
  • Column chart
  • Gantt chart
  • Gauge chart
  • Line chart
  • Map
  • Pie chart
  • Scatter chart
  • Tile chart
Show Legend
Displays the map legend.
Map
Show Record Count
Displays the number of records in the table.
Table
Source Latitude
Sets the source latitude.
Map
Source Longitude
Sets the source longitude.
Map
Stack Type
Sets the type of stack on the chart, such as stack or 3D.
  • Bar chart
  • Column chart
Text Color
Sets the color for the text.
Separator
Tick Increment
Sets the increment value for the chart.
Gauge chart
Title
Sets the title of the chart, map, or table.
  • Aging view
  • Analyzer
  • Area chart
  • Bar chart
  • Bubble chart
  • Column chart
  • Description
  • Entity rank view
  • Event Search
  • External content
  • Gantt chart
  • Gauge chart
  • Line chart
  • Map
  • Metric heat map
  • Pie chart
  • Risk matrix
  • Risk model rank view
  • Saved search
  • Scatter chart
  • Separator
  • Table
  • Tile chart
Type in Entity Rank View widget
Sets the rank type. Options are application, computer, event scenario, IP address, person, rollup, and user.
Entity rank view
URL
Sets the URL for the external content.
External content
Use GDPR Settings
Adds indicators for GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) locations on the map.
Map
Value in Label
Adds the value to the displayed label.
Pie chart