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Report Services Document Analysis Guide - MicroStrategy

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Analyzing <strong>Document</strong>s in <strong>MicroStrategy</strong> Web <strong>Report</strong> <strong>Services</strong> <strong>Document</strong> <strong>Analysis</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

Art & Architecture is $158,651, the same as shown in the grid in the<br />

document.<br />

Linking to other documents and reports<br />

An underlined attribute can also mean that the object is linked. A link is a<br />

connection in a document to another document, a report, or a web page. A<br />

link lets you execute another document or report (the target) from a<br />

document (the source), and to pass parameters to answer any prompts that<br />

are in the target.<br />

For example, if you are viewing a document containing regional sales, you<br />

can click a particular region to execute another document that displays sales<br />

for the stores in that region. This is a form of drilling, where you have drilled<br />

from region to store. The source document could also link to the underlying<br />

dataset report, to display profit and cost values as well. The source could link<br />

to a web page that contains economic information about the region.<br />

Linking a document to a web page<br />

Text or images can link a document to a web page. When you open the<br />

document in <strong>MicroStrategy</strong> Web, you can click the link to navigate to the<br />

58 Understanding the parts of a dashboard © 2012 <strong>MicroStrategy</strong>, Inc.

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