Has any one been able to add a reference line to a guage chart?

I have been asked to display 2 values on the same gauge chart.

Here is one try of many.

GRAPH FILE MVAL
SUM MVAL.MVAL.DISPLAYVALUE AS ''
ACROSS MVAL.MVAL.DISPLAYNAME
HEADING
"Active Values"
ON GRAPH SET LOOKGRAPH GAUGE1
ON GRAPH SET GRAPHEDIT SERVER
ON GRAPH SET BARNUMB OFF
ON GRAPH SET 3D OFF
ON GRAPH SET VZERO ON
ON GRAPH SET GRID ON
ON GRAPH SET VAXIS 145
ON GRAPH SET HAXIS 325
ON GRAPH PCHOLD FORMAT PNG
ON GRAPH SET GRAPHSTYLE *
setDisplay(getGaugeTitle(),false);
setGaugeBandMax(getGaugeBand1(), 100);
setGaugeBackgroundStyle(5);
setGaugeRelativeThickness(0.20);
setY1ScaleMax(100.0);
setFillColor(getGaugeBand1(), new Color(0,255,0));
setFillColor(getGaugeBand2(), new Color(0,255,0));
setFillColor(getGaugeBand3(), new Color(0,255,0));
setFillColor(getGaugeBand4(), new Color(255,255,0));
setFillColor(getGaugeBand5(), new Color(255,0,0));
setFillColor(getGaugeNeedle(), new Color(0,0,0));
setGaugeNeedleStyle(5);
setDisplay(getFootnote(), true);
setAutofit(getFootnote(), false);
setMarkerDisplay(true);
setConnectLineMarkers(false);
setConnectScatterMarkers(false);
setO1LabelDisplay(true);
setO1AxisSide(0);
setO1MajorGridDisplay(true);
setO1MajorGridStyle(0);
setO1MinorGridDisplay(false);
setAxisAssignment(0,0);
setY1LabelDisplay(true);
setY1AxisSide(0);
setY1MajorGridDisplay(true);
setY1MajorGridStyle(0);
setY1MinorGridDisplay(false);
setTextFormatPreset(getY1Label(),-1);
setTextFormatPattern(getY1Label(),"#.##");
setPieFeelerTextDisplay(1);
setPieLabelDisplay(0);
setTextFormatPreset(getPieSliceLabel(),1);
setRiserBorderMode(1);
setSeriesDefaultTransparentBorderColor(true);
setUseSeriesBorderDefaults(true);
setLegendDisplay(true);
setFootnoteString("MVAL");
setTextJustHoriz(getFootnote(),1);
setFontSizeAbsolute(getFootnote(),true);
setFontSize(getFootnote(),10);
setFontStyle(getFootnote(),0);
setTextRotation(getFootnote(),0);
setTextWrap(getFootnote(),false);
setFontSizeAbsolute(getY1Title(),true);
setFontSizeAbsolute(getY1Label(),true);
setFontSizeAbsolute(getY2Title(),true);
setFontSizeAbsolute(getY2Label(),true);
setFontSizeAbsolute(getO1Title(),true);
setPlaceResize(getFootnote(),0);
setPlaceRotate(getFootnote(),0);
setPlaceAlign(getFootnote(),0);
setPlaceWordWrap(getFootnote(),0);
setPlace(true);
setReferenceLine (getGaugeArea(), 0, 50);
setLineWidth (getReferenceLine (getGaugeArea(), 0), 20);
setFillColor (getReferenceLine (getGaugeArea(), 0), new Color (255, 0, 0));
ENDSTYLE
ON GRAPH SET STYLE *
PAGESIZE='Letter',
LEFTMARGIN=0.250000,
RIGHTMARGIN=0.250000,
TOPMARGIN=0.250000,
BOTTOMMARGIN=0.250000,
SQUEEZE=ON,
ORIENTATION=PORTRAIT,
$
TYPE=REPORT,
GRAPHCOLOR='WHITE',
$
TYPE=REPORT,
GRID=OFF,
FONT='ARIAL',
SIZE=8,
BACKCOLOR='NONE',
STYLE=NORMAL,
$
TYPE=HEADING,
LINE=1,
OBJECT=TEXT,
ITEM=1,
COLOR='BLACK',
$
TYPE=FOOTING,
LINE=1,
OBJECT=TEXT,
ITEM=1,
FONT='TIMES NEW ROMAN',
SIZE=10,
$
ENDSTYLE
END

Fernando
WF 7.1.3

Hi Fernando,

Our graph expert reviewed this and would like to know more details from you. Reference lines are mostly used on X,Y charts and most likely not supported on circular charts.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Kerry

Kerry,

I have a gauge chart that show our current value. I wish to show the previous value as well. I was hoping to plot the 2 lines but gauge charts do not allow you to do that. Using a reference line was another option. I did try adding a sort field and then merging data with no luck either.

Fernando v 7.13

Fernando, the only option you have is to simulate the situation using the gaugebands.

Remember that the bands logically should go up ie 0-60 60-80 80-100 in your case.
However an interesting feature, may be a bug, is that if you assign lower values they will overlay.

So calculate your previous value save it and read it into a variable.
Create a second variable = that value +1 and pass this into the code for the band values.

Nearest your going to get I think



-SET &OLDVALUEL=66;
-SET &OLDVALUEU=&OLDVALUEL +1;
GRAPH FILE CAR
SUM COMPUTE DISPLAYVALUE/D9=77; AS ''
ACROSS COUNTRY
HEADING
"Active Values"
WHERE COUNTRY EQ 'ENGLAND'
ON GRAPH SET LOOKGRAPH GAUGE1
ON GRAPH SET GRAPHEDIT SERVER
ON GRAPH SET BARNUMB OFF
ON GRAPH SET 3D OFF
ON GRAPH SET VZERO ON
ON GRAPH SET GRID ON
ON GRAPH PCHOLD FORMAT PNG
ON GRAPH SET GRAPHSTYLE *
setDisplay(getGaugeTitle(),false);
setGaugeBandMin(getGaugeBand1(), 0);
setGaugeBandMax(getGaugeBand1(), 60);
setGaugeBandMin(getGaugeBand2(), 60);
setGaugeBandMax(getGaugeBand2(), 80);
setGaugeBandMin(getGaugeBand3(), 80);
setGaugeBandMax(getGaugeBand3(), 100);
setGaugeBandMin(getGaugeBand4(), &OLDVALUEL);
setGaugeBandMax(getGaugeBand4(), &OLDVALUEU);
setGaugeBackgroundStyle(5);
setGaugeRelativeThickness(0.20);
setY1ScaleMax(100.0);
setFillColor(getGaugeBand1(), new Color(0,255,0));
setFillColor(getGaugeBand2(), new Color(255,255,0));
setFillColor(getGaugeBand3(), new Color(255,0,0));
setFillColor(getGaugeBand4(), new Color(0,0,255));
setFillColor(getGaugeNeedle(), new Color(0,0,0));
setGaugeNeedleStyle(5);
setDisplay(getFootnote(), true);
setAutofit(getFootnote(), false);
setMarkerDisplay(true);
setConnectLineMarkers(false);
setConnectScatterMarkers(false);
setO1LabelDisplay(true);
setO1AxisSide(0);
setO1MajorGridDisplay(true);
setO1MajorGridStyle(0);
setO1MinorGridDisplay(false);
setAxisAssignment(0,0);
setY1LabelDisplay(true);
setY1AxisSide(0);
setY1MajorGridDisplay(true);
setY1MajorGridStyle(0);
setY1MinorGridDisplay(false);
setTextFormatPreset(getY1Label(),-1);
setTextFormatPattern(getY1Label(),"#.##");
setPieFeelerTextDisplay(1);
setPieLabelDisplay(0);
setTextFormatPreset(getPieSliceLabel(),1);
setRiserBorderMode(1);
setSeriesDefaultTransparentBorderColor(true);
setUseSeriesBorderDefaults(true);
setLegendDisplay(true);
setFootnoteString("MVAL");
setTextJustHoriz(getFootnote(),1);
setFontSizeAbsolute(getFootnote(),true);
setFontSize(getFootnote(),10);
setFontStyle(getFootnote(),0);
setTextRotation(getFootnote(),0);
setTextWrap(getFootnote(),false);
setFontSizeAbsolute(getY1Title(),true);
setFontSizeAbsolute(getY1Label(),true);
setFontSizeAbsolute(getY2Title(),true);
setFontSizeAbsolute(getY2Label(),true);
setFontSizeAbsolute(getO1Title(),true);
setPlaceResize(getFootnote(),0);
setPlaceRotate(getFootnote(),0);
setPlaceAlign(getFootnote(),0);
setPlaceWordWrap(getFootnote(),0);
setPlace(true);

ENDSTYLE
END

This message has been edited. Last edited by: <JG>,

JG,

That's pretty slick! Nice suggestion.

JG,

This works really well.

Thanks!

Pleased it helps.

I suggest you check with IBI that it's actually a feature and not a bug,
as it may disappear/stop working at some future date depending on the whims
of the programming department.