[Docs] Add section for assigning colors to terms (#199241)

## Summary

Added a section with instructions for assigning colors to terms in a
table. The technical preview warning will be removed in GA.

Rel: #189895
Closes: [#559](elastic/platform-docs-team#559)

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Co-authored-by: florent-leborgne <[email protected]>

docs/user/dashboard/lens.asciidoc

@@ -96,13 +96,37 @@ All columns that belong to the same layer pane group are sorted in the table.
 
 * *Text alignment* — Aligns the values in the cell to the *Left*, *Center*, or *Right*.
 
+* *Color by value* — Applies color to the cell or text values. To change the color, click the *Edit colors* icon. 
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 * *Hide column* — Hides the column for the field.
 
 * *Directly filter on click* — Turns column values into clickable links that allow you to filter or drill down into the data.
 
 * *Summary row* — Adds a row that displays the summary value. When specified, allows you to enter a *Summary label*.
 
-* *Color by value* — Applies color to the cell or text values. To change the color, click *Edit*. 
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+[[assign-colors-to-terms]]
+===== Assign colors to terms
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+preview::[]
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+For term-based metrics, assign a color to each term with color mapping. 
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+. Create a custom table.
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+. In the layer pane, select a *Rows* or *Metrics* field. 
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+. In the *Color by value* option, select *Cell* or *Text*.
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+. Click the *Edit colors* icon.
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+. Toggle the button to use the Color Mapping feature.
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+. Select a color palette and mode.
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+. Click *Add assignment* to assign a color to a specific term, or click *Add all unassigned terms* to assign colors to all terms. Assigning colors to dates is unsupported.
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+. Configure color assignments. You can also select whether unassigned terms should be mapped to the selected color palette or a single color. 
 
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