Report Services Document Analysis Guide - MicroStrategy

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Exploring Your Data with Visual Insight Analyses Report Services Document Analysis Guide
To run and view an analysis
1 In MicroStrategy Web, navigate to the folder in which the analysis is
located.
2 By default, the analysis opens in Visual Insight Mode. Do one of the
following:
• To open the analysis in Visual Insight Mode, click the name of the
analysis to run it.
• To open an analysis in Flash Mode, right-click the name of the
analysis, point to Run as, then select Flash.
• To open an analysis in Express Mode, right-click the name of the
analysis, point to Run as, then select Express.
Visualizations
displayed in Express Mode or Flash Mode may not
appear the same as those displayed in Visual Insight Mode.
3 Once the analysis is displayed, you can specify which visualization in the
analysis to display by clicking the tabs displayed at the top of the analysis.
In
Flash Mode and Express Mode, click the Previous and Next
arrows at the top of the analysis.
4 You can filter the data displayed in the analysis, to display only the
information that you require. You can filter data based on attribute
elements or metric values. You can choose to include or exclude data for
selected attribute elements. Filtering is applied to every visualization in
the analysis. For detailed instructions, see Filtering data on an analysis,
page 156.
5 To quickly sort attributes or metrics:
a In the Drop Zones panel, hover the cursor over the name of the
attribute or metric to use to sort data, then click the arrow icon on the
right. A list of options is displayed.
b Do either of the following:
– To sort the attribute or metric values in ascending order, select
Sort Ascending.
152 Running and viewing analyses © 2012 MicroStrategy, Inc.