idea Ability for Indicator card to show text string data in ArcGIS Dashboards Ideas

Ability for Indicator card to show text string data

dcallaghan — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 11:49:43 GMT

I would like to be able to show dynamic text data in a Dashboard. When I create dashboards in PowerBI I use the "Card" visualisation:

A single number, such as total sales, market share year over year, or total opportunities, is sometimes the most important thing you want to track. A type of visualization in Power BI called a card may be the best way to view that number.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/visuals/power-bi-visualization-card?tabs=powerbi-desktop

Microsoft's summary suggests this is only available to use with numerical data, but it isn't. I use "Cards" as big, obvious labels that tell end-users what data is being shown on the visualisation. Below is an example of using a "Card" with text data. The card is the Country name, which changes based on the data selection:

The closest comparable visualisation widget in ArcGIS Dashboards is, as far as I can see, the "Indicator", however this only accepts numerical values:

An indicator is a card that you can add to your dashboard to show the numeric attributes of individual features or display a summary statistic. Indicators can also be used to compare the calculated value to a reference value.

https://doc.arcgis.com/en/dashboards/latest/get-started/indicator.htm

Thus, I am unable to create a similar label in ArcGIS Dashboards. I would really like to be able to do so!

Re: Ability for Indicator card to show text string data

AndreasHall — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:08:32 GMT

In some cases I think you could use a list to create this kind of label. Just limit it to show only one record and work with the layout options to make it look like a label. But it depends on your data model.

Re: Ability for Indicator card to show text string data

jcarlson — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:47:10 GMT

Inidcators are not limited to numeric data. You can set an indicator to feature mode, where it can show any attributes of an individual feature, such as a county name. The indicator can be filtered by other selections in the dashboard, thus giving you the dynamic text "card" you're looking for.

Re: Ability for Indicator card to show text string data

dcallaghan — Tue, 16 May 2023 17:02:13 GMT

Thank you @AndreasHall , I tried your suggestion and was able to make a label-like item. I notice there is some unfortunate default minimum padding that makes the single item list have it's own scrollbar when the list is sized to appear as a single label (highlighted in red on screenshot below).

Thank you too @jcarlson , however I wasn't able to produce your suggestion. The single feature layer I am testing this with has a field called "ICB23NM", which holds a string value for the name of the local health authority. I am unable to select this field using the "Feature" mode in the Indicator card. Only numerical fields are available:

Can you make any suggestions to troubleshoot?

(The feature layer I'm using is publicly accessible at https://services1.arcgis.com/ESMARspQHYMw9BZ9/arcgis/rest/services/Integrated_Care_Boards_April_2023_EN_BFC/FeatureServer/0 for reference)

Re: Ability for Indicator card to show text string data

dcallaghan — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:12:39 GMT

I still find this to be a blocker to using ArcGIS Dashboards as a product.
If anyone is able to provide any solutions, I'd be grateful.

Re: Ability for Indicator card to show text string data

LJackson29 — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 18:38:25 GMT

I was able to trick the widget to show text. I selected Feature under Value Type and just selected any field, and then under the indicator tab, I selected the text field I wanted to display for the middle text. They should just let you select text fields under the Value Type.