Dashboards and Widgets Creation Guide - MicroStrategy

5
Providing Flash Analysis and Interactivity: Widgets Dashboards and Widgets Creation Guide
• Image Layout: You can add an Image Layout widget to a document to
display an image overlaid with colored areas or bubble markers. For
example, you can display a map of the United States, with a bubble
marker displayed over each state. You can have states with a high number
of stores displayed using large bubble markers, and states with a low
number of stores displayed using small bubble markers. See Creating an
Image Layout widget, page 240 for steps and an example.
• Interactive Bubble Graph: A conventional bubble plot that allows you to
visualize the trends of three different metrics for a set of attribute
elements. See Creating an Interactive Bubble Graph widget, page 243
for steps and an example.
• Interactive Stacked Graph: A combination of a check box list and area
graph. The graph allows a user to see the contribution of various metric
series to the change in value of a larger set of data. See Creating an
Interactive Stacked Graph widget, page 249 for steps and an example.
• Map: Specific geographical locations displayed on a map, along with
additional data for those locations, such as store revenue or a phone
number. This widget is designed to be used on a mobile device or in Web.
For an example and steps to create and format a Map widget for display
in Web, see the GIS Integration Help.
• Media: Video, audio, images, or website content. One of the primary
purposes of the Media widget is to present supplemental information
about the data on a dashboard. It can also be used for instructional
content or HTML content from a website. See Creating a Media widget,
page 251 for steps and an example.
• Microcharts: One or more compact representations of data that allow
analysts to quickly visualize trends. Use a Microcharts widget to quickly
visualize the trend of a metric at a glance without having to know many
additional details. The bar, sparkline, and bullet microcharts used in the
Microcharts widget convey information that an analyst can understand
just by looking at the graph once. See Creating a Microcharts widget,
page 257 for steps and an example.
• Network Visualization: Data is displayed as nodes in the widget, with
lines (called edges) drawn between the nodes to represent relationships
between data elements. Once the widget is created, users can visualize
characteristics of the nodes and the relationships between them, using
display options such as node size, edge thickness, and edge color. The
Network Visualization widget allows you to quickly and easily identify
relationships between related items and clusters. See Creating a Network
Visualization widget, page 267 for steps and an example.
194 Choosing the right widget © 2012 MicroStrategy, Inc.