Formatting a Graph Matrix widget

For an image of a Graph Matrix widget and steps to add one to a document, see Defining a Graph Matrix widget.

Refer to the following table for information on formatting various parts of the widget and the steps to format them. 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

Determine if every area graph uses the same scale and number interval on their Y-axes

  1. In Flash Mode or Interactive Mode, right-click the widget and select Properties. The Graph Matrix dialog box opens.

  2. Select the Uniform axis option.

    • This option makes all the grids and or graphs appear to have the same empty axis values. If you scroll over the X-axis, you can see that the values are unique for each object on the widget.

  3. Click OK to save the changes.

Add horizontal reference lines to every area graph

(The red line provides the average for all graphs in the same row; the black line provides the average for each graph.)

  1. In Flash Mode or Interactive Mode, right-click the widget and select Properties. The Graph Matrix dialog box opens.

  2. Select or clear the Reference Line check box.

  3. Click OK to save the changes.

Show or hide the axis labels on the area graphs

  1. In Flash Mode or Interactive Mode, right-click the widget and select Properties. The Graph Matrix dialog box opens.

  2. Select or clear the Axis Labels check box.

  3. Click OK to save the changes.

Adjust how transparent or opaque the background of the widget is

  1. In Flash Mode or Interactive Mode, right-click the widget and select Properties. The Graph Matrix dialog box opens.

  2. From the Background Opacity drop-down list, select a level of opacity. The higher the percentage, the less transparent the background is.

  3. Click OK to save the changes.

Show or hide a legend for the area graphs

The legend is displayed when you click one of the area graphs to maximize the graph.

  1. In Flash Mode or Interactive Mode, right-click the widget and select Properties. The Graph Matrix dialog box opens.

  2. Select or clear the View Graph Legend in Zoom View check box.

  3. Click OK to save the changes.

Determine whether to display all series as line graphs or to display the values of the first metric as area graphs

The area graph shows the current values, allowing you to see how values changed over time. The area graph represents the values of the first metric on the Grid/Graph that contains the widget.

  1. In Flash Mode or Interactive Mode, right-click the widget and select Properties. The Graph Matrix dialog box opens.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • To display the values of the first metric as area graphs, clear the All Series as Line Graphs check box.

    • To display all the series as line graphs, select the All Series as Line Graphs check box.

  3. Click OK to save the changes.

 

Apply formatting inherited from the widget's Grid/Graph to the widget

A Graph Matrix widget inherits some of its formatting from the Grid/Graph that contains the widget. The following list describes what formatting is inherited from the Grid/Graph:

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  • Font type, size, and color

  • Number and date formatting

  • The font used to display values on the axes

  • The minimum and maximum values displayed in the widget

  • The interval between tick marks on the axes of the graphs

  1. In Editable Mode, right-click the widget, then point to View Mode and select Graph View.

  2. From the Format menu, select Graph. The Format: Graph dialog box opens.

  3. From the Graph type drop-down list, select Vertical Area. Click Apply to apply your changes.

  4. Format the widget's Grid/Graph by selecting the appropriate options in the Format: Graph dialog box. For specific steps to format the widget's Grid/Graph, see the Advanced Reporting Guide.

  5. Click OK to return to the widget.

  6. In Flash Mode or Interactive Mode, right-click the widget and select Properties. The Graph Matrix dialog box opens.

  7. Do one of the following:

    • To apply formatting from the widget's Grid/Graph, select the Inherit grid formatting check box.

    • To display the widget without inheriting formatting, clear the Inherit grid formatting check box.

  8. Click OK to save the changes.

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