Color Threshold Options for Table Nodes

In the Runbook Editor, a Table nodeClosed Individual components that make up a runbook automation, each performing a specific function such as data queries, transformations, logic, integrations, or visualizations. can show a metricClosed A measurement or data point that is monitored and analyzed to detect anomalies and generate incidents. column as a horizontal bar in each cell, where the length of the bar reflects the value. Color thresholds let you fill those bars with different colors based on value ranges, for example green for low values, yellow for a caution range, and red for high values. Color thresholds make it easier to scan a table and see which values fall into which range.

Color thresholds apply only to the in-cell bars. They do not change the text values in the table.

Prerequisites for color thresholds

Two conditions must be met before you can configure color thresholds on a Table node.

  • Bars must be shown: Select the Show bars for column values option on the Table node so that metric columns display as bars.

  • Bar metrics must share a unit: When more than one metric column is shown as a bar, all of those metrics must use the same unit. When the units do not match, the color range option is unavailable. A single metric column always satisfies this condition.

Enable color ranges

To color the bars by value:

  1. Select the Table node in the Runbook Editor to open its properties.

  2. Select the Show bars for column values option.

  3. Select the Enable Color Ranges check box. The check box is available only when the metric columns shown as bars share the same unit.

  4. Configure one or more thresholds, as described below.

Note: When color ranges are not enabled, all bars use a single default color. The bars still show the relative size of each value.

Configure thresholds

Each threshold has an Up to value and a Color. A value at or below the Up to number uses that color. The last row is Anything above and applies to every value greater than the previous threshold. By default, three ranges are configured:

  • Up to 33 is green.

  • Up to 66 is yellow.

  • Anything above the highest configured value is red.

You can change the cutoff values and the colors, and you can add or remove ranges. You choose each color by hex value or RGB selection. A Table node supports up to 10 ranges.

Threshold value unit

When the bar metric supports more than one display unit, a unit selector appears next to the threshold values. Use the selector to set the unit that the Up to values are expressed in. When the metric has a single unit, that unit is shown as a label next to the values.

Related topics

For color and threshold options on chart nodes, see Color and Threshold Options for Bar Chart and Time Series Chart Nodes. For the full list of Table node properties, see Table.