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Highlight rules

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Highlight rules in operation in a Data Grid

Highlight rules are a common property utilizing color and/or icon markers to notify users of value changes and are best used with real-time streaming or polling data.

Canvas Chart, Data Grid, Pie Chart

Build a rule

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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

operator explanation
search find Condition Value match; assign 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 instance 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. Condition Value can either be a numeric or text value; e.g. 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.

Data Grid

Gradient

Screenshot 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

Canvas Chart