Setting widget properties for all the chart types

You must set widget properties for every chart.

About this task

The following procedure lists the widget properties for all the chart types. The widget properties for a Badge chart are documented in a separate section. A few properties can be auto-populated based on whether you created an assisted data definition by using connectors or used a manual data definition for the chart.

Note: A few properties might not be applicable to a chart type and hence, might not be displayed for those charts.

Procedure

Setting widget properties for all chart types, except Badge chart.

To set widget properties for all the chart types, complete the following steps:
1. On the widget page, click the Set Properties icon.
  The Set Properties window opens. By default, the Title Bar tab under the Widget tab is displayed.
2. To hide the title of the widget, select the Hide title bar checkbox.
3. The Widget Title field displays the widget title or the name of the first column in the widget. If you want to modify it or replace it, then you must enter a new title in this field.
4. The Append title with the parameter value of the Master widget checkbox is selected by default. If the widget is set as a listener widget in a master-listener relation, then the widget title is appended with the values that are received from its related master widget.
  
  However, if you do not want the widget title to be appended with the values that are received from its related master widget, then you must clear the Append title with the parameter value of the Master widget checkbox.
  
  For more information about master-listener relation, see Setting relations.
5. To enable the expand and collapse option for the widget when it is previewed or published on Engine, select the Enable Expand/Collapse checkbox.
  
  The widget displays the Collapse icon when it is previewed or published.
  Note: Even if you select the Enable Expand/Collapse checkbox, due to some limitation, the widgets do not display the Expand and Collapse icons when they are previewed on Dashboard Designer or published on Engine.
6. To enable the maximize option for the widget, select the Enable Maximize checkbox.
  
  The widget displays the Maximize icon when it is previewed or published.
7. To set widget area properties, complete the following steps:
  1. In the navigation pane of the Widget tab, click Widget Area.
  2. To specify borders for the widget, select an option from the Widget borders list.
    The widget borders are displayed after it is previewed or published.
  3. To define a custom style for the widget area, enter a CSS style in the Other styles field.
    For example, font-family: Arial; font-size:20px; color: #777777; height: 333px
Setting widget properties for a Badge chart.
1. On the widget page, click the Set Properties icon.
  The Set Properties window opens. By default, the Widget tab is displayed.
2. To display widget borders, from the Widget borders list, select an option.
3. To define border colors and border width, complete any of the following steps:
  - To use the default border colors, in the Border Color pane, click Default.
  - To customize border colors and border widths, in the Border Color pane, click Custom, and select a color and width for the borders.
4. To define a custom style for the widget borders, enter a CSS style in the Other styles field.
  For example,
```
p {
  border-top-style: dotted;
  border-top-color: red;
  border-right-style: solid;
  border-bottom-style: dotted;
  border-bottom-color: blue;
  border-left-style: solid;
}
```