Report Services Document Analysis Guide - MicroStrategy

Report Services Document Analysis Guide Analyzing Documents in Desktop 2
• Grid and Graph: displays both Grid and Graph views simultaneously.
The same Grid/Graph is shown below in Grid and Graph view.
The data on the Grid/Graph comes from a dataset report, just as the attribute
or metric data comes from a dataset report.
If the data in the dataset report changes (for example, new employees are
added to the data warehouse), the data in the Grid/Graph on the document
changes. However, changes, such as formatting the employee names, made
to the MicroStrategy report are not propagated to the Grid/Graph in the
document. If an object, such as the Employee attribute is removed from the
MicroStrategy report, it cannot be displayed in the Grid/Graph in the
document.
A
Dashboards
special type of Grid/Graph, a shortcut, is linked to the
MicroStrategy report. Grid/Graph shortcuts do reflect changes made
to the MicroStrategy report.
A dashboard is a special type of document, not a part of a document.
A dashboard is commonly only one page long, is intended to be viewed
online, and usually provides interactive features that let you change how the
dashboard’s data is viewed. By being only one page long, a dashboard makes
it easy to view the whole document at one time and see all the information. A
dashboard allows interactivity from analysts, so each user can change how
they see the data, within the limits of what the dashboard allows them.
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