Creating New Image Charts in Podio with GlobiFlow
Podio has given users the option to make custom report widgets and now with GlobiFlow we can create visual charts for data. A great example would be the dashboard in the GlobiFlow for Podio Users workspace.
Solution Explained
It’s actually quite easily done.
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Make sure the data you wish to be on the graph is a Podio Report widget within the App. I chose to create a custom report which calculates the amount outstanding only for selected status fields.
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This will return the following report widget in your Podio App.
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Next, an image tile must be added to the page you wish to have the graph.
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Once it is placed, repeat the process to create an image tile in the Workspace Homepage - the dashboard.
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Open GlobiFlow and Refresh to update the changes. Select the App and create a New Chart:
For multiple fields of data - choose any of the following:
- Line
- Area
- Vertical Bar
- Horizontal Bar
- Pie
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Gauge (on Total)
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Once you have chosen the chart and configured the colors, labels and values, you can choose the destination. This is the Image Tile you created at the beginning.
Note:If the image tile is not in the list to select, check the Podio dashboard and make sure you refresh your setting in GlobiFlow.
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Have a report with only ONE number or use the Total of a report? Set the gauge
Advanced Stuff
If you have very long labels, you can set a label function (options). For example:
substr($label,0,10)
will result in only the first 10 characters of the label.
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For gauge charts, you can set the zone colors in the format:
from~to=hexcolor
For example, if you have a gauge from 0 to 100, and want 0-60 to be green, 60-80 to be yellow, and 80-100 to be red, use:
0~60=00ff00,60~80=ffff00,80~100=ff0000
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