Changing the color scheme of a graph

You can modify the colors of certain elements on your graph, for example, the pie pieces on your pie graph or the individual bars in your bar graph.

In graphing terms, the pieces of a graph element (for example, the pie slices of a pie graph or the individual bars in a bar graph) are referred to as the graph's series. The series are described in a graph report's legend. The groups of data along the X-axis are called categories. In general:

• Categories:
  • Are groups of data usually found on the X-axis of a graph report
  • Usually correspond to the rows of a grid report
  • Usually represent attributes
• Series:
  • Are groups of data usually found on the Y-axis of a graph report
  • Usually correspond to the columns of a grid report
  • Are explained in the legend of a graph report
  • Usually represent metrics

You can change the colors of the series in a graph by selecting a color scheme from the Color Palette in the Graph toolbar, as described in the following procedure.

By default, the graph color of a metric overrides the color scheme. For steps to define the graph color, see Defining a graph color for metrics. For steps to allow the color scheme to override the graph color, see Defining a graph color for metrics.

To modify the colors of series on your graph in Developer

1. Open a report in either Graph or Grid Graph view.
2. Ensure that the Graph toolbar is enabled by selecting Toolbar from the View menu, and then selecting Graph.
3. Select a color scheme from the color palette by clicking arrow on the Color Palette icon on the Graph toolbar.

To format the series colors of a graph in MicroStrategy Web, you must be granted the necessary Web Professional privilege. For more information, contact your administrator.