Graph settings

Setting

Explanation

Visual Options

Click on Visual Options to access options for graph colors, column thickness, marker size, marker type, etc. The available options depend on the graph type.

Show Graph Toolbar

Optionally, clear this option to remove the paging toolbar from the bottom of a widget with multiple pages of data. Clearing this option may be useful when creating simplified widgets.

Enable Data Labels

Check this box to show data labels beside the graph components (e.g., lines, bars, etc.) to indicate their values. For optimal display, the widget should be large enough to accommodate the selected labels.

Enable Name Labels

(only affects mix graphs)

Check this box to show labels that indicate the member names in mix/pie graphs. This can be used on its own or with the "Enable Data Labels" setting.

Enable Shared Tooltips

Check this box to show values for multiple measures or items in the same tooltip, or clear this box if you want tooltips to show data for a single measure or item at a time. This option is required if column grouping is turned off.

When shared tooltips are enabled:

• In a Comparative graph, hovering over any bar, line, etc., associated with an item will show data for all the measures for that item.

• In a Trend graph, hovering over any bar, line, etc., associated with a date will show data for all the measures for that date.

• In a Share Trend graph, hovering over any bar, line, etc., associated with a date will show data for all the items for that date.

For example:

Hide Legend

Check this box to hide the legend. Note that this will also turn off visual options in view mode, since this area is accessed by clicking on in the legend.

Enable Column Grouping

(only affects Comparative, Comparative Time Series, and Trend bar graphs)

Check this box to show measures beside or underneath each other (rather than overlapping). This option shows a cluster of bars for each item in the graph and ensures that bars do not cover each other up. For example:

Clear this box to create an overlapped bar graph. This option may be preferable in some situations such as when you want to compare related measures or include several items on the graph (i.e. saves screen space). For example:

Tip: Measures are drawn based on the order in the corresponding numbers view with the first measure on top; therefore, when column grouping is off, you may want to adjust the order in the corresponding grid. In addition, you may want to adjust the bar width (see below) in an overlapped bar graph.

Hide X Axis

Check this box to hide the X axis label.

Hide Y Axis

Check this box to hide the Y axis label.

Scale Min and Scale Max

(Gauge only)

Define the minimum and maximum values of the scale. We recommend specifying appropriate minimum and maximum values when graphing actual values in a Gauge.

Graph Page Size

(only in graphs that compare members)

Enter the maximum number of members to show on one "page" of the graph. If the context has more members than the page size, users will be able to browse to additional pages in a Comparative graph. The maximum page size can be configured by your administrator. You cannot increase the page size beyond this number.

Show Graph Total

(Comparative and Exception only)

Check the box to include a Totals bar that aggregates results for the members in the context.

Graph Orientation

Select horizontal or vertical orientation.

Dynamic Axis Scaling

(Trend and Share Trend only)

Check the box to start the axis at the minimum value and extend to the maximum value. With this option off, the axis always starts at zero. Dynamic scaling makes it easier to see small fluctuations in the data.

Auto Zoom

(Geo only)

Check the box to automatically zoom to maximum extent of data or clear this option to stay focused on the same area when you make changes.

Base Layer

(Geo only)

Select the spatial layer set to display in the background of the map. These layers must be pre-configured by your administrator.

Graph Positive and Negative Data

(Crosstab only; only affects Mondrian and DeltaMap)