Configure a bar chart

You can add many different bar charts to the dashboard and configure them to suit your needs.

Prerequisites

• If you want to manage your own dashboard, you have a global role with the Manage your own Views, Dashboards, Search filters global permission, for example Sysadmin.
• If you want to manage another user's dashboard, you have a global role with the Manage shared Views, Dashboard and Search Filter global permission, for example Sysadmin.

Steps

1. In the main menu, click .
   In the main menu, click Dashboard.
2. If required, switch to the relevant dashboard.
   If required, switch to the relevant dashboard.
3. In the dashboard toolbar, click → Edit widgets.
   In the dashboard toolbar, click → Edit widgets.
4. If required, add a Bar Chart widget to a dashboard.
5. In the widget, click .
6. On the Graph tab, click Create Template.
7. In the Bar Chart Configuration wizard, click the type of data that you want to use.
• Assets: If you want to display metric information about assets.
• Tasks: If you want to display metric information about tasks.
8. In the by field, select how the data is grouped.

   Note   If you group by Attribute Value, you can only select "Boolean" or "Selection" characteristic types.

   This setting defines how the bars in the bar chart, also known as groups, are constructed. Depending on what you select, additional fields are shown.
   
9. Optionally, add up to 25 sets of filtered data:
1. Click Add Data Set.
2. In the Filter Label field, fill in a label name for the bar chart legend.
   This field is mandatory.
   Example: Business terms
3. In the row under the Filter Label field, specify a filter.
   Example: Asset Type equals Business Term.
4. Click Save.
5. To add more data filters, repeat steps a - d.
10. Click Next.
11. Provide a template name.
12. Select how the items in the bar chart are ordered:
    
    • Alphabetical.
    • Numerical, meaning that the groups are sorted by their value (the length of the bar).
    If necessary, select a graph type.
13. Click Save & Apply.