Linear Gauge by MAQ Software

Setting targets up front and working towards them over a period is common across all industries. Linear Gauge by MAQ Software shows the progress toward a target value, such as achieved sales versus targeted monthly sales. Users can include multiple data points, which illustrates trends such as monthly or year-to-date (YTD) completion rates. The visual displays the present value, percentage toward completion, and two optional trend values.

Business Uses:

• Financial Services - Track budget consumption against allocated budgets for the year or quarter

• Sales - Track daily or weekly progress against sales goals for the quarter

• Marketing - Track progress on impressions, views, and clickthrough against the marketing campaign targets
• Operations - Track daily output against daily or weekly goals

Key Features:

• Customizable minimum and maximum metric value

• Customizable gauge and data label colors

• Six unit options for the metric

• Gradient background color, highlighting the percentage progress

• Hierarchy feature using drill down to display different levels of data

• Animation effect that displays current progress on visual load

• Target value marker

• Zoom in and hover feature for target line and marker

• Separate tooltip for each category

• Option to change the target label position

• Bookmarks supported

• Ability to change color when target value is equal to actual value

• Support to display values in the given locale

• Limit on font sizes

What's New in 4.0.2:

• Option to orient axis text in slant and vertical directions

• Color persistence support for category

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