Gauge

Last modified: December 1, 2023

1 Introduction

The Gauge activity can be used to set a gauge to a specific value.

2 Properties

An example of gauge properties is represented in the image below:

Gauge Properties

There are two sets of properties for this activity, those in the dialog box on the left, and those in the properties pane on the right.

The Gauge properties pane consists of the following sections:

3 Action Section

The Action section of the properties pane shows the action associated with this activity.

You can open a dialog box to configure this action by clicking the ellipsis () next to the action.

You can also open the dialog box by double-clicking the activity, or right-clicking the activity and selecting Properties.

3.1 Name

The name of the gauge for which you want to set a value, which must adhere to the following rules:.

  • The name can only contain alpha-numeric characters, dots or underscores.
  • The name must start with a letter.
  • The name cannot start with mx, because this prefix is reserved for Mendix internal metrics.
  • The name is case-insensitive.

3.2 Value

The value used to set the gauge to. Values are specified with expressions and should be of type Decimal.

3.3 Tags

You can specify a list of tags to enrich the gauge name with key/value pairs. See Tag Naming on the Micrometer site for more guidance on using tags.

4 Common Section

For more information on properties in this section, see Common Properties.

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