Gauge

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About

About Gauge

Enhance your Tableau dashboards with the Gauge Chart Extension, which offers precise and compelling visual representations of key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics. This extension allows you to create customizable gauge charts, ideal for illustrating progress toward a target or goal.

Gauge charts are excellent for quickly showing the status of metrics such as sales, completion rates, or any measurement compared to a predefined target. They deliver a clear, straightforward visualization of progress in an engaging format, making them suitable for executive dashboards and performance reports.

The Gauge Chart Extension is your go-to tool for effective metric visualization. Whether tracking financial goals, operational targets, or other vital business metrics, it helps you deliver clear, concise, and impactful data insights.

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Key features

Everything you need

Optional target indicator for goal tracking
Choose from multiple gauge styles
Fully customizable needle design
Adjustable angles to define gauge range
Configurable gauge values and color customization

Best used for

When Gauge shines

Displaying KPI metrics that require quick, at-a-glance interpretation
Tracking progress toward targets
Visualizing data within defined performance ranges or thresholds

Setup

Setup in Tableau

Two short phases: add the Viz Extension to your workbook once, then drop the relevant fields on the new Marks Card.

Phase 1

Add the extension to Tableau

Open the Marks card and choose Add Extension On any Tableau worksheet (Desktop, Cloud or Server), open the Marks card dropdown and select "Add Extension". A new dialog will list available Viz Extensions.
Pick the Exchange listing or upload the .trex file Either choose "Access Extensions on the Exchange" for the free hosted build, or click "Access local extensions" and upload the .trex file you received with your LaDataViz license.
Review and accept the data-access prompt Tableau will ask you to allow the extension to read the worksheet's aggregated data. Accept it — a new Viz Extension Marks Card will appear next to Color, Size, Tooltip, etc.

Tableau's official Viz Extensions guide

Phase 2

Configure Gauge

Drag a Measure on Value and optionally a Measure on Target.
Click Format Extension to configure the visualization.

Security & Privacy

Enterprise-grade by design

Every LaDataViz Viz Extension is built so your data never leaves Tableau. Here's exactly how we keep it that way.

No data is ever stored As a recognized Tableau Partner, your data is never stored anywhere — not even temporarily. Everything runs in your browser.

Only aggregated data The extension cannot access your data source’s raw fields. It only reads the aggregated marks the Worksheet already displays.

Cloud or on-premise Use the hosted cloud version, or deploy a packaged build inside your own environment with no internet connection required.

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