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Defining Data Cloud widgets
A Data Cloud widget displays attribute elements in various sizes to depict the differences in metric values between the elements. This type of widget is similar to a Heat Map widget in that they both allow an analyst to quickly identify the most significant, positive, or negative contributions.
A Data Cloud widget is basically a list of attribute elements. The first metric on the Grid/Graph that contains the widget determines the font size for the attribute elements. A bigger font for an element indicates a larger metric value. In the Data Cloud widget shown below, the size of each attribute element from the Subcategory attribute represents the amount of revenue generated by each type of book. Any additional metrics are displayed when a user hovers over a subcategory.
You can also create a Data Cloud widget that displays on a mobile device with MicroStrategy Mobile; for instructions, see the MicroStrategy Mobile Analysis Help.
Data requirements for a Data Cloud widget
To successfully create a useful Data Cloud widget that can be used to analyze data, you must first correctly define the Grid/Graph. To do this, you must place report objects such as attributes and metrics on the Grid/Graph. The report objects and their placement on the Grid/Graph determine whether the Data Cloud widget can be successfully generated and can display data.
The data requirements for a Data Cloud widget are described below:
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One attribute on the rows. The elements of the first attribute are displayed in the widget.
If you include additional attributes to the right of the first attribute, elements from all of the attributes are combined and displayed in the widget. -
One metric on the columns. This metric determines the size of the font of the attribute elements in the widget.
Any additional metrics do not affect the font size, but they are displayed in the tooltips available.
A Data Cloud widget does not need a separate selector to allow a user to interact with it. However, you can use a Data Cloud widget as a selector. For an example and more information, see Using Data Cloud widgets as selectors.
You may want to place the corresponding Grid/Graph below the Data Cloud widget to display the exact metric values for the attribute elements displayed in the widget.
For instructions to create a widget, see Creating widgets. For information on formatting a Data Cloud widget, see Formatting Data Cloud widgets.