Adding an Icon Legend

Icon Legends display configured icons and their associated labels.

 

  1. After double-clicking or drawing a rectangle on the dashboard canvas, click   on the Select Part pane then click the Icon Legend   icon.

    The Icon Legend Settings pane is displayed, and the Icon Legend part is added on the dashboard canvas.

  2. Select any of the available parent visualizations with icon variables from the Linked Part drop-down list.

    The icon legend is connected to its parent visualization and the link between them is displayed. The icon variables are retrieved from this visualization and displayed in the legend.

  3. To set the style of the Icon Legend, click Style  .

    The page updates to display the Style pane.

    See Defining the Style of General Parts for more information.

  4. Click Update Style   and select any of the following options:
    • Set current as default – Save the changes and set it as the default.
    • Create custom style – Save the changes and set it as a custom style.

      The Style pane updates to display the Title control.

      • Enter the custom style's Title.
      • If there are additional changes made, click Update Current Style in the Update Style drop-down.

      The new custom style is added in the Workbook > Theme > Custom Styles list.

      If published, the custom style configuration of the Icon Legend will be added to the Global custom styles list and can be applied to other parts.

    • Reset to default – Revert to the original default settings.
  5. Click the Save   icon on the toolbar to save the changes.

 

 

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