Reference Lines

Reference lines enable you to include a dashed line on Basic Charts in Storyboards. Now visualizing averages, goals, and benchmarks on charts is easy to achieve in One Model. Currently, a static value or an overall average can be defined for the location of the line. The value (for static value), line label, and line color can be controlled.

Creating Reference Lines

The controls for creating Reference Lines can be found on the Discover tab of either the Tile Settings or Define Panel (currently in beta) in Storyboards. The Reference Line option will only be available if the chart is a Basic Chart type.

Values can be inputted as integers or decimals and can be positive or negative. Please note that values defined outside of the range of values on the Y axis of the chart will not be displayed. 

Reference Lines are not rendered on the chart until the query is rerun in the case of the Define panel or the Storyboard is saved in the case of Tile Settings.

Permissioning the Reference Line

Any user, regardless of their permissions, can view Reference Lines created by a user with the permission to do so.

The ability to create new Reference Lines requires that the user is assigned to an Application Access Role with the CanEnableOneAIReferenceLine permission checked. The CanCreateDashboard role is also required, since Reference Lines are created in Storyboard Edit mode.