Power BI Power BI Custom Visuals

Power BI Custom Visuals - Cylindrical Gauge

Devin Knight Oct 26, 2017

In this module, you will learn how to use the Cylindrical Gauge Custom Visual by MAQ Software. The Cylindrical Gauge can be helpful for visualizing a single metric on your report.

Module 74 – Cylindrical Gauge (MAQ Software)

Downloads

Power BI Custom Visual – Cylindrical Gauge (MAQ Software)
Dataset – Ratings By Employee.xlsx
Completed Example – Module 74 – Cylindrical Gauge (MAQ Software).pbix

Key Takeaways:

Basic gauge for displaying a single metric.
Visual tick marks can be disabled.

This Cylindrical Gauge shows average customer satisfaction scores for a company.

Under the Format paintbrush, there are a few configurations that can be adjusted on this visual.
In the Configuration section, you can change the color of the cylinder or border of the visual. You can also modify the Max and Min values displayed on the tick bar on the side.

You can also adjust the background color, add a border around the visual and lock the aspect ratio under the Format section.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Devin Knight

Devin Knight is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Microsoft Certified Trainer, and President of Pragmatic Works. He focuses on driving adoption of technology through learning. He is an author of nine Power Platform, Business Intelligence, and SQL Server books. He has been selected as a speaker for conferences like Power Platform Summit, PASS Summit, SQLSaturdays, and Code Camps for many years. Making his home in Jacksonville, FL Devin is a contributing member to several local user groups.

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