Add status indicators to widgets
Status indicators allow you to call attention to a widget on your dashboard when it's performing above and below expectations. You can add status indicators to number widgets and Geck-o-meters.
Note
Status indicators are not currently editable after you click the Try new layout button to convert your dashboard to the new layout.
However, you can still add and edit status indictors for Spreadsheets widgets after converting to the new layout.
To edit any non-Spreadsheets status indicators, you'll need to revert back to the old layout and make your changes, before converting again.
Status indicators for number widgets
Adding a Warning when the value displayed on your number widget is above or below a certain number will cause your widget to turn red when this occurs.
Setting a value for Success when the value is above or below a certain number will instead cause your widget text to turn green when this is met.
Note
Any less than/more than goals you’ve set up in the past have become status indicators.
If you'd like to see progress towards a particular value, you can instead add a goal. You will then see this along the bottom of the widget – great if you need to motivate your team!
To add status indicators to a number widget, follow these steps:
- Hover your mouse pointer over the dashboard number widget you want to add a status indicator to.
- Click the in the top right corner to bring up the widget options.
- Click .
- In the Add status indicators window, add figures that will trigger a Warning state, Success state, or both depending on whether the number displayed on your widget climbs above or falls below.
Note
Adding a status indicator will overwrite the goals you have set for this widget.
- Click .
- And you're done!
Status indicators for Geck-o-meters
Adding a Warning when the value displayed on your Geck-o-Meter is above or below a certain number will cause a section of your gauge to glow red when this occurs.
Setting a value for Success when the value is above or below a certain number will instead cause a section of your gauge to turn green when this is met.
Note
We no longer offer goals for the Geck-o-meter widget. Any goals that were set before the introduction of status indicators will become the Success value for the widget.
To add status indicators to a Geck-o-Meter, follow these steps:
- Hover your mouse pointer over the dashboard number widget you want to add a status indicator to.
- Click the in the top right corner to bring up the widget options.
- Click .
- In the Add status indicators window, add figures that will trigger a Warning state, Success state, or both depending on whether the number displayed on your widget climbs above or falls below.
- Click .
- And you're done!