public class ColorScheme :
    NotifyingCollection<ColorSchemeEntry>

Public Class ColorScheme
    Inherits NotifyingCollection(Of ColorSchemeEntry)

using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using DevExpress.XtraBars.Ribbon;
using DevExpress.DashboardCommon;

namespace Dashboard_Coloring {
    public partial class Form1 : RibbonForm {
        public Form1() {
            InitializeComponent();
            dashboardDesigner1.CreateRibbon();

            // Create a color table that contains dimension values, measures and colors.
            DataTable colorTable = CreateColorTable();
            // Load a dashboard from the XML file.
            Dashboard dashboard = new Dashboard(); dashboard.LoadFromXml(@"..\..\Data\Dashboard.xml");
            IDashboardDataSource dataSource = dashboard.DataSources["dataSource1"];

            // Specify the coloring mode for the pie series, pie measures and chart argument.
            PieDashboardItem pie1 = (PieDashboardItem)dashboard.Items["pieDashboardItem1"];
            ChartDashboardItem chart1 = (ChartDashboardItem)dashboard.Items["chartDashboardItem1"];
            pie1.SeriesDimensions[0].ColoringMode = ColoringMode.Hue;
            pie1.ColoringOptions.MeasuresColoringMode = ColoringMode.Hue;
            chart1.Arguments[0].ColoringMode = ColoringMode.Hue;

            foreach (DataRow row in colorTable.Rows) {
                dashboard.ColorScheme.Add(CreateColorSchemeEntry(row, dataSource, false));
                dashboard.ColorScheme.Add(CreateColorSchemeEntry(row, dataSource, true));
            }
            dashboardDesigner1.Dashboard = dashboard;
        }

        // Create color scheme entries to map dimension values, measures and colors.
        private ColorSchemeEntry CreateColorSchemeEntry(DataRow colorSchemeRecord, 
                                                        IDashboardDataSource dataSource, 
                                                        bool includeMeasures) {
            DimensionDefinition categoryDefinition = new DimensionDefinition("CategoryName");
            DimensionDefinition countryDefinition = new DimensionDefinition("Country");
            MeasureDefinition priceDefinition = new MeasureDefinition("Extended Price");

            ColorSchemeEntry entry = new ColorSchemeEntry();
            entry.DimensionKeys.Add(new ColorSchemeDimensionKey(categoryDefinition, 
                colorSchemeRecord["CategoryName"]));
            entry.DimensionKeys.Add(new ColorSchemeDimensionKey(countryDefinition, 
                colorSchemeRecord["Country"]));
            if(includeMeasures)
                entry.MeasureKey = new ColorSchemeMeasureKey(priceDefinition);
            entry.ColorDefinition = new ColorDefinition((Color)colorSchemeRecord["color"]);
            entry.DataSource = dataSource;
            return entry;
        }

        private DataTable CreateColorTable() {
            DataTable colorTable = new DataTable();
            colorTable.Columns.Add("CategoryName", typeof(string));
            colorTable.Columns.Add("Country", typeof(string));
            colorTable.Columns.Add("measure", typeof(string));
            colorTable.Columns.Add("color", typeof(Color));
            colorTable.Rows.Add("Beverages", "UK", "Extended Price", Color.Red);
            colorTable.Rows.Add("Beverages", "USA", "Extended Price", Color.Green);
            return colorTable;
        }
    }
}

Imports System.Data
Imports System.Drawing
Imports DevExpress.XtraBars.Ribbon
Imports DevExpress.DashboardCommon

Namespace Dashboard_Coloring
    Partial Public Class Form1
        Inherits RibbonForm

        Public Sub New()
            InitializeComponent()
            dashboardDesigner1.CreateRibbon()

            ' Create a color table that contains dimension values, measures and colors.
            Dim colorTable As DataTable = CreateColorTable()
            ' Load a dashboard from the XML file.
            Dim dashboard As New Dashboard()
            dashboard.LoadFromXml("..\..\Data\Dashboard.xml")
            Dim dataSource As IDashboardDataSource = dashboard.DataSources("dataSource1")

            ' Specify the coloring mode for the pie series, pie measures and chart argument.
            Dim pie1 As PieDashboardItem = CType(dashboard.Items("pieDashboardItem1"), PieDashboardItem)
            Dim chart1 As ChartDashboardItem = CType(dashboard.Items("chartDashboardItem1"), ChartDashboardItem)
            pie1.SeriesDimensions(0).ColoringMode = ColoringMode.Hue
            pie1.ColoringOptions.MeasuresColoringMode = ColoringMode.Hue
            chart1.Arguments(0).ColoringMode = ColoringMode.Hue

            For Each row As DataRow In colorTable.Rows
                dashboard.ColorScheme.Add(CreateColorSchemeEntry(row, dataSource, False))
                dashboard.ColorScheme.Add(CreateColorSchemeEntry(row, dataSource, True))
            Next row
            dashboardDesigner1.Dashboard = dashboard
        End Sub

        ' Create color scheme entries to map dimension values, measures and colors.
        Private Function CreateColorSchemeEntry(ByVal colorSchemeRecord As DataRow, ByVal dataSource As IDashboardDataSource, ByVal includeMeasures As Boolean) As ColorSchemeEntry
            Dim categoryDefinition As New DimensionDefinition("CategoryName")
            Dim countryDefinition As New DimensionDefinition("Country")
            Dim priceDefinition As New MeasureDefinition("Extended Price")

            Dim entry As New ColorSchemeEntry()
            entry.DimensionKeys.Add(New ColorSchemeDimensionKey(categoryDefinition, colorSchemeRecord("CategoryName")))
            entry.DimensionKeys.Add(New ColorSchemeDimensionKey(countryDefinition, colorSchemeRecord("Country")))
            If includeMeasures Then
                entry.MeasureKey = New ColorSchemeMeasureKey(priceDefinition)
            End If
            entry.ColorDefinition = New ColorDefinition(DirectCast(colorSchemeRecord("color"), Color))
            entry.DataSource = dataSource
            Return entry
        End Function

        Private Function CreateColorTable() As DataTable
            Dim colorTable As New DataTable()
            colorTable.Columns.Add("CategoryName", GetType(String))
            colorTable.Columns.Add("Country", GetType(String))
            colorTable.Columns.Add("measure", GetType(String))
            colorTable.Columns.Add("color", GetType(Color))
            colorTable.Rows.Add("Beverages", "UK", "Extended Price", Color.Red)
            colorTable.Rows.Add("Beverages", "USA", "Extended Price", Color.Green)
            Return colorTable
        End Function
    End Class
End Namespace