Adding a gauge to a form
- With the form open, go into Design Mode.
- From the toolbox, select Gauge , and draw the component where you want it on the form.
- From the Component property sheet, select Data Source > Binding and then click the ellipses (...) button on the right.
- In the Edit Component Data Binding dialog box, Type drop-down list, select Gauge.
- Click Edit.
- In the Specify Gauge Settings dialog box, on the General tab, specify at least the Gauge Type.
- Specify the gauge settings on the
General tab, as desired.
See Specifying general settings for gauges.
You must specify at least this information:
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Gauge Type - Select
the type of gauge you want to display.
To preview the gauge types, see Gauge samples.
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Gauge Data
Note: In some earlier versions of Mongoose, the Gauge Data group is labeled as Chart Data.
- To base the gauge display on data in an IDO collection, select the Collection option.
- To base the gauge display on data from a Critical Number, select the Critical Number option.
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Gauge Type - Select
the type of gauge you want to display.
- Optionally, use the other tabs on the Specify Gauge Settings dialog box to set up additional options for the gauge.
- To apply your changes and save the gauge, click OK .
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