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

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 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

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