The following Data configuration options are available for all time series type visualizations of indicator scores.

Field Description

Data source

You have selected an Indicator data source in Create time series visualizations.

Metric

If there is more than one metric, you can change the time series chart type for that metric by clicking the Change chart type icon. Also, if there is more than one metric, you can use the More options list to select a main metric and to add a Y-axis for each metric. Lastly, if you have the latest version of the Data Visualizations application from the ServiceNow Store, you can set dashboard filters to apply only to specific metrics. For more information, see Chart options for multiple metrics.

Label Label of the metric. By default it is the same as the name of the data source.
Time aggregation Time aggregation to apply to the metric, such as 7-day running SUM or By-month AVG. Default is the same as the indicator period. For more information, see Applying time series aggregations.
Format values Select to open the Formatting values dialog. For more information, see Value formatting in reports.
Formatting values
Use custom formatting Option to use custom formatting on the component.
Decimal precision Number of decimals to show in the metric. This field is available only when the Use custom formatting option is activated.
Rounding Type of rounding to use to reach the number of decimals in the Decimal precision field. Options include:
  • Up UP
  • Down DOWN
  • Ceiling CEILING
  • Floor FLOOR
  • Half up HALF_UP
  • Half down HALF_DOWN
  • Half even HALF_EVEN
Note: Only available when Use custom formatting is true.
Use the thousands group separator Option to use a comma to separate groups of thousands.
Note: Only available when Use custom formatting is true
Enable abbreviation Option to use an alphabetical abbreviation. For example, M to represent million.
Note: Only available when Use custom formatting is true
Example Example of the final value to show in the component.
Note: Only available when Use custom formatting is true
Group by
Breakdown List of breakdowns to choose from for grouping indicator scores.
Important:
  • Scripted breakdowns are not supported in dashboard filters.
  • Only two levels of breakdown are supported in total, including data visualization and dashboard filters.
Add alternative group by This selection opens a dialog in which you select additional items that the data in the visualization may be grouped by. The viewer of the visualization can then select which of these items to group the data by. The viewer toggles the visibility of the selector in the visualization's More actions menu. In the additional items dialog, you can set whether this selector is visible by default by toggling Selector visible by default.

If you select a value in Group by, that is the default group-by value. You do not have to select a Group by value to specify alternative group-by values. In this case, no default group-by value is used.

For more information about the viewer experience selecting from alternative group-by values, see Select a group-by value in a data visualization as a viewer.

Date range
Show maximum range Option to show the maximum range of available dates.
Set absolute period Option to set absolute start and end date.

Available when Apply date range is selected.

Period start Start date for the absolute period.

This property applies only when Set absolute period is true.

Period end End date for the absolute period.

This property applies only when Set absolute period is true.

Number of periods Number of date periods to display.

This property applies only when Set absolute period is true.

Period Time interval for each date period.
  • Days D
  • Months M
  • Years Y

This property applies only when Set absolute period is false.

Allow change date range

When turned on, the viewer has a date range selector control with a set of predefined options.

Additional settings

Show target If it is defined for the indicator, displays the global target value.
Show forecast Option to display forecast data in the chart based on current trend data.
Note: If there is not enough historical data to generate a forecast, no forecast or error is displayed.
Configure forecast Opens a dialog for configuring forecasting on this data visualization. A forecast configuration on the data visualization overrides any configuration set on the data source, such as an indicator. This override applies only to the specific data visualization.

This option is available only when Show forecast is turned on. For more information, see Configure a forecast in a time series visualization.

Show forecast range Option to display the 95% confidence interval of the forecast. Available only when Show forecast is turned on.
Show trend Option to display the direction that the indicator is moving, or how values have changed over time.
Show confidence band Option to display the bandwidth between which indicator scores are moving.
Show threshold Option to display an active threshold set for the selected indicator, such as an all-time high or low. Thresholds appear only if they have been defined for the selected indicator.
Show comment Option to display comments added to data points.
Data update
Follow filters Follow filters set for a page. When enabled, the visualization displays on a workspace with the filters set by the page. Toggle off to disable a visualization from accepting any filter input.

Follow filter per metric

If the visualization shows multiple metrics, toggle filter following on and off for each metric. Default: All metrics follow filters if Follow filters is on.

Requires the latest Data Visualization application from the ServiceNow Store.

Show filter icon Option to show the filter icon and the number of filters impacting the visualization. If a filter is not selected to apply to a visualization, the icon does not show. Toggle off to hide the filter icon and number of filters applied.

Show filter as separate series

When toggled on, if there is a filter applying multiple elements, these elements are shown as separate lines in the chart. The filter can be a component added to a dashboard or UIB page, or it can be an "is one of" filter condition on the data visualization itself.

This feature supports only one breakdown at a time. Other breakdown filters have no effect on the chart. Filter precedence works as follows:
  • The first "is one of" filter condition on the data visualization overrides all other filter conditions and all single/multiple select filter components.
  • If there are no "is one of" filter conditions, the first multiple select filter that has a selection made overrides all other single/multiple select filters and all filter conditions.
  • A different multiple select filter can take effect if the first one is cleared.

Default: off. A single aggregate line is shown for all elements.

Requires the latest Data Visualization application from the ServiceNow Store.

Note: Available only when no Group by is defined.
Refresh after being away for X min. Triggered when you navigate away from the dashboard that contains the data visualization to another page in the same workspace, includingPlatform Analytics experience. Sets how many minutes you will be on another page before the visualization automatically refreshes when you navigate back.

Do not confuse this property with the Scheduled repetition setting on inline dashboards. This latter property refreshes the entire dashboard, and applies only while that dashboard is open.

No data message
Set custom message when no data Option to configure a custom message that displays when no data is returned.
Illustration An illustration to include in the message.
Heading Header text of the message that describes why no data was returned.
Content Secondary text of the message that provides additional detail.
Alignment The alignment of the illustration and text in the message.