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<strong>Report</strong> <strong>Services</strong> <strong>Document</strong> <strong>Analysis</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> Exploring Your Data with Visual Insight Analyses 4<br />

11 To rename an attribute or metric:<br />

a In the Drop Zones panel, hover the cursor over the name of the<br />

attribute or metric to rename, then click the arrow icon displayed in<br />

the top right. A list of options is displayed.<br />

b Select Rename. A field displaying the name of the attribute or metric<br />

is displayed.<br />

c Type a new name for the attribute or metric in the field, then press the<br />

ENTER key. The object is renamed.<br />

12 To format numbers:<br />

a In the Drop Zones panel, hover the cursor over the name of the metric<br />

whose values you want to format, then click the arrow icon to the<br />

right. A list of options is displayed.<br />

b Select Number Format. The Format dialog box is displayed.<br />

c From the Category drop-down list, select the type of number<br />

formatting to apply to the metric, then specify additional options for<br />

the formatting type, such as how many decimal places to display.<br />

13 To display or hide subtotals:<br />

a Hover the cursor over the attribute to subtotal, click the arrow icon<br />

displayed in the top right, and point to Show Totals. A list of<br />

subtotals is displayed.<br />

b Do one of the following:<br />

– To display a subtotal, select the check box next to the type of<br />

subtotal to display.<br />

– To hide a subtotal, clear the check box next to the type of subtotal<br />

to remove.<br />

c Repeat the step above for each subtotal to display or hide, then click<br />

OK to apply your changes to the visualization.<br />

14 You can group the data into logical subsets, and then view only one of the<br />

subsets at a time. Grouping is applied to all visualizations in the analysis.<br />

For detailed instructions, see Grouping data on an analysis, page 160.<br />

You can now:<br />

• Save the analysis (see Saving an analysis, page 161 for instructions)<br />

• Print the analysis (see Printing an analysis, page 164 for instructions)<br />

© 2012 <strong>MicroStrategy</strong>, Inc. Running and viewing analyses 155

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