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# Indicators in Charts

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*Check out the walk-through given below on how to apply an Indictor to a charting component in the Designer.*
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* Drag and drop chart component.    

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* Associate category and series fields to the chart component.    

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* There are two types of indicators in the chart component:
  * Category Indicator
  * Series Indicator

#### Category Indicator

* Select the category field & navigate to the indicator tab.

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* Click on the “+” icon to create a new indicator.
* Add the Category value and change the color based on the required conditions.

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* The created Category Indicator gets displayed in the preview mode as shown below:

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#### Series Indicator

* Select the series field & navigate to the indicator tab.
* Click on the “+” icon to create a new indicator.

      ![](/files/1xxOVlB9XeNdcAGyrlbR)

* An indicator dialog box appears with the required conditions.

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* ***Operator:*** Multiple comparators are available for choosing the comparison process.

      

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* ***Fixed Value Comparison:*** By enabling this, we can compare a ***Compared Field*** against static values given in the ***Compare to*** text area.   

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* ***Fixed Value Comparison:*** By disabling this, we can compare a ***Compared Field*** against field values given in the ***Compare to*** field.

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* The created Indicator conditions get added.

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* The applied series Indicators appears in the preview mode of a Bar chart as given below:      

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{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:green;">Please Note</mark>: If the Category indicator is applied, the series indicator is not considered.
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