Dashboards & Visualizations

Splunk Dashboard Studio: Why is Setting graph colors with fieldColors not working?

triptraptresko
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Trying to set graph colors with fieldColors in options, in Dashboard Studio.

Tried to set them in both dataSources and Visualizations to no avail. What am i doing wrong?

Tested on Splunk Cloud Version: 8.2.2203.2.

Whole code for dashboard below

{
    "dataSources": {
        "ds_sourcetype": {
            "type""ds.search",
            "options": {
                "query""index=_internal _sourcetype IN ( splunk_web_access, splunkd_access)\n| timechart count by _sourcetype",
                "fieldColors": {
                    "splunk_web_access""#FF0000",
                    "splunkd_access""#0000FF"
                }
            },
            "name""Search_1"
        }
    },
    "visualizations": {
        "viz_sourcetype": {
            "type""splunk.line",
            "options": {
                "fieldColors": {
                    "splunk_web_access""#FF0000",
                    "splunkd_access""#0000FF"
                },
                "yAxisAbbreviation""auto",
                "y2AxisAbbreviation""auto",
                "showRoundedY2AxisLabels"false,
                "legendTruncation""ellipsisMiddle",
                "showY2MajorGridLines"true,
                "xAxisLabelRotation"0,
                "xAxisTitleVisibility""show",
                "yAxisTitleVisibility""show",
                "y2AxisTitleVisibility""show",
                "yAxisScale""linear",
                "showOverlayY2Axis"false,
                "nullValueDisplay""gaps",
                "dataValuesDisplay""off",
                "showSplitSeries"false,
                "showIndependentYRanges"false,
                "legendMode""standard",
                "legendDisplay""right",
                "lineWidth"2,
                "backgroundColor""#ffffff"
            },
            "dataSources": {
                "primary""ds_sourcetype"
            }
        }
    },
    "inputs": {
        "input_global_trp": {
            "type""input.timerange",
            "options": {
                "token""global_time",
                "defaultValue""-24h@h,now"
            },
            "title""Global Time Range"
        }
    },
    "layout": {
        "type""grid",
        "options": {},
        "structure": [
            {
                "item""viz_sourcetype",
                "type""block",
                "position": {
                    "x"0,
                    "y"0,
                    "w"1200,
                    "h"400
                }
            }
        ],
        "globalInputs": [
            "input_global_trp"
        ]
    },
    "title""dashboard_studio_test",
    "defaults": {
        "dataSources": {
            "ds.search": {
                "options": {
                    "queryParameters": {
                        "latest""$global_time.latest$",
                        "earliest""$global_time.earliest$"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
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mpalarchio
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Hi @triptraptresko !

If you were using the older viz.line type visualization, you would be correct about using the option fieldColors - however, you're using the newer splunk.line type, which uses an option called seriesColorsByField to accomplish the same thing. 

Try swapping the name of the options and it should work!

 

 

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