Length of Comparison

For data items that are text strings, you can display the graphical bars in a color based on a comparison of a subset of the string. If the specified length of comparison does not match the length of the text entered in the value field, the actual comparison will use the smaller of the two lengths.

For example, if you have items that have names starting with SP, you can display the graphical bars in a color for every item that matched the first two characters. Select the Compare Substring? field, and in the Starting Character field, specify 1 (to start comparing at the first character). In the Length of Comparison field, specify 2 (to compare two characters deep into the string).