For an image of a Microcharts widget and steps to add one to a document, see Defining a Microcharts widget.
The formatting options described below are grouped into the following sections:
What to Format in the Widget |
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Show or hide metrics for hidden graphs |
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Determine whether formatting from the Grid/Graph is displayed in the widget |
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Opacity of widget background
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Change the operation mode of the widget to Grid, Vertical Scroll, or Ticker
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Determine the number of metrics used to calculate each row of microcharts in KPI List mode
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Show or hide the column headers |
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Show or hide the text columns |
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Lock or unlock the Microcharts layout |
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Show or hide the Previous and Next buttons in Vertical Scroll mode
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Set the scroll speed in Vertical Scroll mode |
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Add a descriptive title to the widget in ticker mode |
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Show or hide the Previous and Next buttons in Ticker mode |
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Display detail view when a ticker is clicked in ticker mode |
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Set the scroll speed in Ticker mode |
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Define the text displayed for the tickers in Ticker mode |
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Adjust the color of tickers displayed in Ticker mode |
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Determine whether widget rows are shown in a tree display Rows are displayed in groups that can be collapsed and expanded. |
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Set the aggregation function in the tree display This function determines how the totals for the groups within the tree display are calculated. For example, if a group consists of several regions, the user can view the average of metric values taken across all the regions in the group. |
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Display only a single metric column in the widget when it is displayed on the iPad Users can tap the metric column on the iPad to toggle the metric displayed in the widget. This option is available for widgets displayed in KPI List Mode or Grid Mode on the iPad. |
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Apply formatting inherited from the widget's Grid/Graph to the widget The following formatting options can be inherited from the widget's Grid/Graph:
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The table below lists the different aspects of bar microcharts that you can format, and describes how and where to format them in MicroStrategy Web. The steps can be performed in Flash Mode. They can also be performed in Interactive Mode if the widget has been defined to display as a widget in DHTML, and DHTML is enabled in Web. For instructions to determine how the widget is displayed, see Determining how a widget is rendered in non-Flash modes. For instructions to enable DHTML, see Enabling DHTML in MicroStrategy Web.
What to Format in the Widget |
How to Format it |
Show or hide the bar microcharts in the widget |
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Show or hide the minimum and maximum values for the bar microcharts |
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Show or hide the reference line |
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Show or hide tooltips |
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Adjust the color of the bars (series) in the bar microcharts |
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Add a descriptive column header name above the bar microcharts |
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The table below lists the different aspects of sparkline microcharts that you can format, and describes how and where to format them in MicroStrategy Web. The steps can be performed in Interactive Mode as well as Flash Mode if DHTML is enabled in Web. For instructions to enable DHTML, see Enabling DHTML in MicroStrategy Web.
What to Format in the Widget |
How to Format it |
Show or hide the sparkline microcharts in the widget |
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Show or hide the markers on the line graph in the sparkline microcharts |
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Show or hide the horizontal reference line or sparkline background (reference area) |
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Show or hide the metric column and values associated with the sparkline microcharts |
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Show or hide tooltips |
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Select series line, reference line, and reference area colors |
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Add a descriptive column header name above the sparkline microcharts |
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Add a descriptive header name for the metric column associated with the sparkline microcharts |
Note: The header name is only displayed when the Associated metric check box is selected from the Sparkline tab in the Options menu. |
The table below lists the different aspects of bullet microcharts that you can format, and describes how and where to format them in MicroStrategy Web. The steps can be performed in Interactive Mode as well as Flash Mode if DHTML is enabled in Web. For instructions to enable DHTML, see Enabling DHTML in MicroStrategy Web.
What to Format in the Widget |
How to Format it |
Show or hide the bullet microcharts in the widget |
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Show or hide the vertical reference line or color bands |
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Show or hide a legend for the bullet microcharts |
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Show or hide the metric column and values associated with the bullet microcharts |
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Determine whether the bullet microchart is displayed from left to right or right to left (inverted) |
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Show or hide tooltips |
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Define a minimum scale-setting value Bullet graphs with performance bars below the minimum value will not be displayed in the widget. |
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Adjust the color of the performance bar |
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Adjust the color of the vertical target line |
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Adjust the color of the reference bands |
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Add a descriptive column header name above the bullet microcharts |
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Add a descriptive header name for the metric column associated with the bullet microcharts |
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Add descriptive names to the legend that describes the different reference band colors |
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