Dashboards & Visualizations

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

triptraptresko
Path Finder

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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