Dashboards and Widgets Creation Guide - MicroStrategy

Dashboards and Widgets Creation Guide Providing Flash Analysis and Interactivity: Widgets 5
representation of a single metric value. Like the Gauge and Thermometer
widgets, this type of widget is designed to display the value of a single metric.
The Cylinder widget is most useful when combined with a selector because
this allows users to choose specific metric values to display in the cylinder.
In the image below, the liquid level in the cylinder represents the amount of
revenue generated (the Revenue metric).
To create and add a Cylinder widget to a document
1 In MicroStrategy Web, open the document in Design or Editable Mode.
2 From the Insert menu, point to Widgets, then Flash, and select
Cylinder.
3 Click the location on your document where you want to place the widget.
The Grid/Graph containing the widget is displayed. A small icon at the
bottom right corner of the Grid/Graph identifies the type of widget you
have added to the document.
4 If desired, resize the widget by clicking and then dragging its handles.
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