Dashboards and Widgets Creation Guide - MicroStrategy

Dashboards and Widgets Creation Guide Formatting Widgets 6
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What to Format in the Widget How to Format It
Determine whether to show metric
values
This option allows you to determine
whether to display the metric values -
for example, revenue by state - in each
section of the widget. The widget is
divided into sections by attributes. For
example, you add customer region,
quarter, and revenue to the widget. The
widget will be divided into the customer
region section first and then into
quarters within the customer regions. If
you select the Show metric values
check box, you can display revenue
values for each quarter in each
customer region.
1 In Flash Mode or Interactive Mode, right-click the widget
and select Properties. The Heat Map dialog box opens.
2 On the Display tab, select or clear the Show metric values
check box.
3 Click OK to save the changes.
Display a legend for the heat map 1 In Flash Mode or Interactive Mode, right-click the widget
and select Properties. The Heat Map dialog box opens.
2 On the Display tab, select the Show Legend check box.
3 Click OK to save the changes.
Determine whether to allow attributes
to be removed from the widget
Removed attributes can be restored
when needed.
If the metric defining the size or color
does not use SUM, do not allow
attributes to be removed from the
widget.
Determine whether to display labels in
each rectangle
1 In Flash Mode or Interactive Mode, right-click the widget
and select Properties. The Heat Map dialog box opens.
2 On the Display tab, select or clear the Remove Attributes
from Template check box.
3 Click OK to save the changes.
1 In Flash Mode or Interactive Mode, right-click the widget
and select Properties. The Heat Map dialog box opens.
2 On the Display tab, select one of the following options from
the Show Labels drop-down list:
• On: Labels are displayed in the rectangles.
• Off: Labels are not displayed in the rectangles.
• Proportional: Labels are displayed in the rectangles, with
the size of each label reflecting the size of the rectangle.
Rectangles that reflect positive values are displayed with
larger labels than rectangles that reflect negative values.
3 Click OK to save the changes.
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