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title: "Define a Gauge"
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published: 2026-02-23T08:24:24Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Define a Gauge

## Define a Gauge

Gauges are dials or meters that enable the dashboard user to visualize an item/s data value. Gauges can only show one value at a time and so generally show either an average value, or a value from a selected row.

> [!NOTE]
> **NOTE**: Blocks that are connected to the same Query data block can communicate certain information with one another, for example the currently selected row.

1. Drag a [Query Data block](/documentation/docs/define-a-query-data-block) to the workspace and define the Query Data block as necessary.
2. Drag the Gauge block from the Toolbox into the workspace.
3. Link the Query Data block with the Gauge by connecting the Query Data block’s output port to the Gauge block’s input port.
4. Optionally, **Name** the Gauge block and provide a **Description**. The name will appear in the gauge pane’s title bar when the dashboard is viewed.
5. Optionally, supply an **Order** for where on the Dashboard you want the gauge to display.

> [!NOTE]
> **NOTE**: The SysTrack Dashboard Viewer allows you to move most objects and save the layout, but the Order parameter places the objects initially.

1. Open the **Input Bindings** section, and select an input from the **Data value** drop-down list. The first level **Data value** option is the data source (**Query Data1** in the example below). The second level contains **Columns, Current Cell** column, or the value of the first column in a selected row.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/gauge_dash1a.png)

1. You can choose to set the **Minimum scale value** and **Maximum scale value** by selecting an external source from the drop-down lists in the **Input Bindings** section, or you can enter these values manually in the **Minimum value** and **Maximum value** fields in the section near the bottom of the Properties pane. The default manual values are **0** and **100**.

> [!NOTE]
> **NOTE**: If you choose to set the Minimum and Maximum scale value fields under Input Bindings, these will take precedence over setting these values manually, and the Minimum value and Maximum value fields will disappear from view.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/87d11426-6b1f-4b19-b593-b71e55a81af3/Images/Documentation/gauge_dash1a.png)

1. Optionally, enter a **Gauge title** which will appear above the gauge.
2. Optionally, enter a **Gauge** label to appear on the gauge.
3. Select a **Gauge type** from the drop-down list: **full dial**; **half dial**, or **meter.**
4. Optionally, specify color thresholds to paint a color band on the gauge scale. See [Using a Range Data Control to set Color Thresholds for Gauges](/documentation/docs/use-a-range-data-control-to-set-color-thresholds-for-gauges) for detailed information.
5. When you are done, click the **Apply** button to save your changes.