Manage Highlight Rules

This page describes Highlight Rules which are a common property utilizing color or icon markers, or both, to notify users of value changes and are best used with real-time streaming or polling data.

Highlight rules in operation in a Data Grid

Supported in: Canvas Chart, Data Grid, Pie Chart.

Build a Rule

Field	Description
Name	Assign a name for your rule.
Target	The Data Source column updated when the rule is true.
Condition Source	The Data Source column monitored by the Condition Operator against the Condition Value.
Condition Operator	May be a numeric comparison, but can also test for strings in text values. search — find Condition Value match; assign a View State Parameter and pair with Text Input. contains — find all instances with the Condition Value. starts with — find all instances starting with the Condition Value. ends with — find all instances ending with the Condition Value. == — exact match, e.g. client name. < — less than Condition Value. > — greater than Condition Value. <= — less than or equal to Condition Value. >= — greater than or equal to Condition Value. != — excludes Condition Value.
Condition Value	Typically previous value. Can also be mapped to a View State Parameter. Can be either a numeric or text value; for example, if searching for a client name from a list of clients in a Data Grid column.
Color	Text color changed by rule when true.
Background Color	Data Grid cell background or Canvas Chart bar or point changed by rule when true.
Border Color	Data Grid cell border or Canvas Chart bar or point border changed by rule when true.
Icon / Icon Color	For Data Grid, icon appears when rule is true.

See Data Grid for further details.

Gradient

Gradient highlight rule applied to bubble and bar canvas chart

Set a gradient color using Color Palette with a range defined by Rule Min and Rule Max.

See Canvas Chart for further details.