Report Services Document Analysis Guide - MicroStrategy

Report Services Document Analysis Guide Analyzing Documents in MicroStrategy Web 3
Use Flash View in Desktop and Express Mode, Flash Mode, and Interactive
Mode in MicroStrategy Web to interact with widgets. In Flash View in
Desktop and in Express Mode in MicroStrategy Web, you cannot save your
changes.
You can also view certain widgets on mobile devices that have MicroStrategy
Mobile, as described in Widgets for mobile devices, page 85.
Types of widgets
The sections below describe each type of widget, its purpose, and how you
can use it to analyze a specific set of data while working in MicroStrategy
Web. The following list briefly summarizes each type of widget that can be
used in a document:
• Bubble Grid: Bubbles of different colors and sizes representing the
values of two metrics. It can help identify important trends or anomalies
in data, relative to the total contribution of accompanying data. See
Analyzing a Bubble Grid widget, page 85 for more details and an
example.
• Cylinder: A simple status indicator that displays a vertical cylinder with
fluid in it. The level of the fluid within the cylinder is a visual
representation of a single metric value. See Analyzing a Cylinder widget,
page 87 for more details and an example.
• Data Cloud: A list of attribute elements displayed in various sizes to
depict the differences in metric values between the elements. The varying
sizes allow you to quickly identify the most significant, positive, or
negative contributions. See Analyzing a Data Cloud widget, page 88 for
more details and an example.
• Date Selection: A calendar selector that allows you to select which dates
you want to see data about in a document or dashboard. You are able to
see all of the dates of each month in the widget, which allows you to be
able to select dates more easily. See Using a Date Selection widget,
page 89 for more details and an example.
• Fish Eye Selector: An interactive selector that magnifies an item when
you hover the cursor over it. It allows a user to choose from a list of
attribute elements, metrics, or images without having to see all of the
elements, metrics, or images. Any item that a user hovers over or selects
remains magnified, while the remaining items are minimized and hidden
from view. This can be especially helpful when the user has to browse
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