Conditional Formatting in same column with multi criteria

Paul Newcome

Would you want the colors in the half-donut to be to scale where Red is a larger portion then Yellow and Dark Green are the smallest two with Light Green being slightly larger, or would you rather each section be the same size?

Kelly Gabel

That's a great question. I think it should reflect the scale.

Paul Newcome

You are going to want to set up a table like so:

The "Data" column is going to be where whatever number you want to actually display resides.

Next you want to apply conditional formatting like so:

Now we can move on to the dashboard. Add in a Metrics Widget and select the cell that contains the number you want to display. Click on the data then select the button the will show the cell's formatting.

And finally the chart. Add a chart widget and select [Chart Legend]1:[Chart Colors]4. You want to use a donut chart and then select to use a semi-circle. I also turn off the Slice Labels. Lastly you are going to want to go into the Series options and change the colors for each slice to match what you have for your Conditional Formatting in the sheet.

The end result will look something like the below...

Kelly Gabel

Wow!! This is AMAZING!!!! Thank you so much! I will get to work building this out. I really appreciate your help yet again @Paul Newcome !!

Paul Newcome

Happy to help! 👍️

Kelly Gabel

@Paul Newcome Morning :) Is there a way to customize the label of the chart legend on the bar graph widget? I need to be able to indicate which color was the plan and which is the actual and the dashboard owner didn't like the look of the separate legend that I created using the title widget.

Paul Newcome

There may be. Can you provide a screenshot of exactly what you are wanting to change?

Kelly Gabel

Sure! I need to label these Plan (for the green) and Actual (for the red)

Paul Newcome

How is your source data set up? Can you provide a screenshot of that as well?

Kelly Gabel

Is that enough detail? I don't know how to change what the series is called. Sometimes it comes over as a number and sometimes like this...

Paul Newcome

My apologies. I meant the sheet itself.

Kelly Gabel

Oh gotcha...There is a lot on that sheet. Is there something in particular you are looking for?

Paul Newcome

If you can grab a screenshot that shows the column names, the first column used and then some extra columns and rows so that I can get an idea of the overall layout of the grid you are using for the chart.

Kelly Gabel

The columns continue through the end of 2020.

This is the same sheet you helped me do the conditional formatting for, so there are hidden columns helping with the colors.

Paul Newcome

And exactly which columns/rows are you grabbing for the chart above?