Trend Indicator

The Trend Indicator widget is used to visually display positive, negative, or neutral trends within a report. It is commonly used to highlight changes, performance indicators, growth, decline, or comparisons using directional icons, values, labels, and styling options.

caution

There is no autosave feature for Reports. Click Save regularly while working in the Report Workspace.

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Trend Indicator Widget Configuration

After inserting and selecting the Trend Indicator widget, its configuration options are displayed in the right-side Settings Panel under the Trend Indicator tab.

Configure Data

1. Click Configure Data — a configuration dialog opens with two columns used to compare two datasets and calculate a trend:
   • Previous Value — The earlier or past dataset.
   • Current Value — The newer or current dataset.
2. Select a Data Source from the available data sources added to the report.
3. Optionally, click Add Filter to add filter rows. For each filter, configure:
   • Field — Available fields are grouped into Node Meta, Node Attributes, and Node Analytics (if analytics have been executed).
   • Operator
   • Value
   • To remove a filter, click the delete icon on the filter row.
4. Select an Aggregation Method — defines how the selected dataset values are calculated.
5. Select a Field — the field on which the aggregation method is applied.
6. Once all required fields are configured, the calculated Previous Value and Current Value are displayed at the top of each column, along with a live preview of the trend indicator at the bottom of the dialog.
7. Click Confirm to apply the configuration — the widget displays the calculated comparison rate and trend direction.

Data Style Settings

Configure the data appearance of the trend indicator:

• Font
• Font Size
• Font Weight
• Font Color