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Simple Log Service:Bar gauge

Last Updated:Jun 16, 2026

A bar gauge in Simple Log Service displays multiple bars for different data or a single bar that acts as a progress bar to show percentages or data proportions.

Overview

  • A bar gauge with multiple bars is typically used for top-N analysis.

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  • A bar gauge with a single bar is typically used as a progress bar to display percentages or data proportions.

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To add a bar gauge, see Add a chart to a dashboard.

Overview

Bar gauge type

Example

Related topics

Basic Metering Graph

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Configure a basic bar gauge

Configuring the dial

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Configure a dial

Multiple queries

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Configure multiple queries

Configure a basic bar gauge

  1. Log on to the Simple Log Service console. In the Projects section, click the project you want.

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  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Dashboard > Dashboards. In the Dashboard list, click the dashboard you want. In the upper-right corner of the dashboard page, click Edit. In edit mode, choose Add > Add Chart.

  3. On the right side of the page, configure the Chart Type and Style Settings. On the left side, configure the query time range, Logstore, and query statement. Then, click Apply at the top of the page to view the chart.

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    • The query statement to count the unique visitors (UVs) of a webpage is:

      status < 400 | SELECT approx_distinct(client_ip) AS UV
    • The query statement to count the page views (PVs) of a webpage is:

      status < 400 | SELECT count(*) AS PV
    • The query statement to count the number of log records is:

      * | SELECT count(*) AS count

General configurations

Configure global settings for the bar gauge.

  • Basic configurations

    Parameter

    Description

    Title

    The title of the bar gauge.

    Display Title

    Turn on Display Title to show the title on the bar gauge.

    Display Border

    Turn on Display Border to show a border around the bar gauge.

    Display Background

    Turn on Display Background to show the background color of the bar gauge.

    Display Time

    Turn on Display Time to show the query time range on the bar gauge.

    Fixed Time

    Turn on Fixed Time to make the query time range of the bar gauge independent of the global time range of the dashboard.

  • Standard configurations

    Parameter

    Description

    Format

    The display format for numbers.

    Unit

    The unit for numbers.

    Decimal places

    The number of decimal places for numbers.

    Display Name

    The row name.

    If you set a display name, all rows in the bar gauge use this name. To change a specific name, use the field configuration.

    Color Scheme

    The color scheme for the bar gauge.

    • Built-in: Uses the built-in colors.

    • Monochrome: Select a single color.

    • Threshold: Displays colors based on threshold configurations.

  • Data configuration

    Parameter

    Description

    Display Mode

    The display mode for the bar gauge.

    • Calculated value: Displays the value calculated by a function.

    • All values: Displays all values of the target field from the query results.

    Calculation function

    If you set Display Mode to Calculated value, select a function to calculate the query results.

    For example, if you set Calculation function to Maximum, the bar gauge displays the maximum value from the results of each query.

    Layout

    The layout of the bar gauge.

    • Horizontal: The bars are arranged from left to right.

      If you set Layout to Horizontal, you can also use Minimum width to control the minimum width of the bars.

    • Vertical: The bars are arranged from bottom to top.

      If you set Layout to Vertical, you can also use Minimum height to control the minimum height of the bars.

    Minimum width

    The minimum width of the bars.

    Show percentage

    Shows the percentage of each bar's value relative to the maximum value.

    Show Title

    Turn on Show Title to display the title in the bar gauge.

  • Style settings

    Parameter

    Description

    Display Mode

    Controls the appearance of the bar gauge.

    • Gradient: A bar with a gradient based on thresholds.

    • Retro LCD: A bar that looks like an LCD progress bar.

    • Basic: A monochrome bar.

    • Dial: A dial.

    Show empty area

    Turn this on to render the unfilled area of the bar in gray.

    Note

    This does not apply to the Retro LCD mode.

    Minimum range

    The minimum value to display.

    Maximum range

    The maximum value to display.

    Value font color

    The color of the displayed numbers.

    Value font size

    The font size of the numbers.

    Title font size

    The font size of the title.

    Edge shape

    The shape of the bar gauge edges.

    Thickness

    The thickness of the bar gauge.

    Base color

    The base color of the bar gauge.

  • Query and analysis configuration

    Parameter

    Description

    Displayed Fields

    The fields to display in the bar gauge.

    Use query result

    Turn on Use query result to select the Field with maximum value.

  • Thresholds

    Parameter

    Description

    Threshold mode

    The display mode for thresholds.

    Threshold

    The thresholds for the data.

    If you set Color Scheme to Threshold and set thresholds here, the system displays the bar gauge with the corresponding threshold colors.

  • Value mappings

    Parameter

    Description

    Value mapping

    Replace values in the bar gauge with words or icons.

    For example, set Value to 200, Mapping type to Text, and Mapping value to Success. The value 200 in the bar gauge is then replaced with Success.

  • Variable substitution

    Parameter

    Description

    Variable substitution

    Variable substitution adds a variable-type filter to the chart. After configuration in General configurations, a filter appears in the upper-left corner of the chart. When you select a value, Simple Log Service replaces the variable in the query statement and reruns the analysis. Example 2: Set variable substitution.

  • Document links

    Parameter

    Description

    Add document link

    Add a custom document link or description. The information is displayed in the upper-right corner of the bar gauge.

Field configuration

Apply custom visualization settings to the results of a single query or a single data column. For descriptions of the configuration items, see General configurations.

For example, you can use the query statement in the figure to count the number of requests for each request method and display the results in a bar gauge. In the Field configuration section, you can set a different color for each bar.

  • A > POST configures the POST column in query A and sets the corresponding bar to blue.

  • A > PUT configures the PUT column in query A and sets the corresponding bar to green.

  • A > D configures the D column in query A and sets the corresponding bar to yellow. Because DELETE is a keyword in SQL syntax, it cannot be used directly in an analytic statement. You can set the display name to DELETE.

  • A > GET configures the GET column in query A and sets the corresponding bar to red.

  • A > HEAD configures the HEAD column in query A and sets the corresponding bar to purple.

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Interaction events

Configure interactions for the results of a single query or a single data column to enable deeper data analysis. Interaction events include opening a Logstore, opening a saved search, opening a dashboard, opening Trace Analysis, opening Trace Details, and using a custom HTTP link. For more information, see Add interaction events to a dashboard for drill-down analysis.

For example, you can use the A option to set an interaction event for the results of query A. If you set the event to Open Logstore, you can click any point on the bar for query A and then click Open Logstore to go to the specified Logstore.

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