Configuring Color Options in Data Store Widgets

In Riverbed Workspaces, Data Store widgets that use a bar chart or time series chart support two color features: custom colors per metric A measurement or data point that is monitored and analyzed to detect anomalies and generate incidents. and color thresholds. Custom colors let you assign a specific color to each metric so it is easier to tell series apart and keep colors consistent across Workspaces. Color thresholds draw reference bands or regions on the chart based on value ranges (for example, green below 33, yellow up to 66, red above) so you can see at a glance where values fall.

Note: Both custom metric colors and color thresholds can only be configured when all selected metrics use the same unit.

Where to set colors

Color options are in the widget configuration dialog, on the Visualization step. They appear only when the widget type is Bar Chart or Time Series and at least one metric is selected in the Query step.

Enabling custom colors per metric

Open the widget configuration (ellipsis on the widget header, then Configure).
Complete the Query step and ensure at least one metric is selected.
On the Visualization step, select Bar Chart or Time Series as the visualization type if they are not already selected.
Select the Custom Colors per Metric check box.
A list of metrics appears, each with a color swatch. Click a swatch to open the color picker and choose a color for that metric.
Complete the remaining steps and apply the configuration.

Note: If you add or remove metrics in the Query step later, the Visualization step will show colors only for the metrics currently selected. New metrics receive a default color from the palette until you change them.

Colors are stored per metric. When custom colors are enabled, the chart uses your choices instead of the default palette for that widget.

Color thresholds on bar and time series charts

When all selected metrics use the same unit, you can enable color thresholds so the chart draws reference values as lines, bands, or shaded regions. This helps you see where values sit relative to your chosen limits (for example, green for good, yellow for caution, red for critical).

To use thresholds:

On the Visualization step, ensure the widget type is Bar Chart or Time Series and at least one metric is selected.
Select the Enable Color Ranges check box.
Configure one or more thresholds. Each threshold has an Up to value and a Color. Values at or below that number use that color; the last row is Anything above and applies to all values above the previous threshold.
Optionally choose a Threshold Style to control how thresholds are drawn on the chart (see below).

Threshold visualization style

The Threshold Style option controls how threshold ranges appear on the chart. The following styles are available for both bar and time series charts:

Lines: Solid horizontal (time series) or horizontal/vertical (bar) lines at each threshold value.
Dashes: Dashed lines at each threshold value.
Regions: Colored bands or regions between threshold values (no lines).
Regions and Lines: Colored regions with solid lines at the threshold boundaries.
Regions and Dashes: Colored regions with dashed lines at the boundaries.
Gradient: A smooth color gradient between threshold values across the chart.
Fill (Overwrites custom): The chart area is filled with threshold colors. This style ignores custom metric colors and is only available when a single metric is shown.

Choose the style that best fits how you want to read the chart. Lines and dashes emphasize exact cutoff values; regions and gradient emphasize ranges.

Gauge color thresholds

When a widget uses a gauge visualization A runbook node category that shows data in a chart, graph, table, or note, providing visual representation of analysis results in runbook output., the gauge can show color ranges to indicate value levels. Where color ranges are supported, you configure them in the widget configuration (for example, Enable Color Ranges and Show Full-Range Arc).

If no custom ranges are set, the gauge uses default color thresholds over the gauge minimum-to-maximum range.

Low values appear green, mid values yellow, and high values red. When you enable custom color ranges, you define your own threshold values and colors (for example, green up to 33, yellow up to 66, red above that).