MicroStrategy ONE

Enabling quick switch for Grid/Graphs

If you enable quick switch for a Grid/Graph, a user can quickly change a Grid/Graph from a graph to a grid and vice versa. The quick switch button is available in MicroStrategy Web; you cannot use it in MicroStrategy Developer. However, in MicroStrategy Developer you can determine whether quick switch is available in MicroStrategy Web.

When quick switch is enabled, the Height mode and Width mode properties are automatically set to Fixed; the Fit to contents option is disabled. This ensures that the graph or the grid will fill 100% of the size specified for the Grid/Graph container. The Grid/Graph container is the object that holds the actual Grid/Graph, as opposed to the optional title bar. Therefore, you should check that the height and width are correct when you enable quick switch.

Prerequisite

To enable quick switch, the Grid/Graph must be displayed as either a grid or as a graph; if the View mode is set to Grid and graph, quick switch is not available. Instructions are included in the following procedure.

To enable quick switch

  1. Open the document in the Document Editor. (How?)

  2. Click the Grid/Graph to select it. Resizing handles display around it.

    If red hashed lines appear around it, you are in edit mode. Press ESC to exit edit mode, then click the Grid/Graph once to select it.

  3. If the Grid/Graph is displayed as both a grid and a graph, you cannot enable quick switch. Display the Grid/Graph as either a grid or as a graph, as described below:

    In the Property List: Appearance section, select either Grid or Graph from the View mode drop-down list.

  4. In the Property List: Data section, set Quick switch to True.

  5. Ensure that the Height and Width properties are set correctly. The Height mode and Width mode are automatically set to Fixed when you enable quick switch. If you are using the Properties dialog box, these properties are located on the Layout tab.

    You can also enable quick switch using the Properties dialog box.

    The Height and Width properties are located on the Layout tab.

    Select Properties from the Format menu. On the Grid tab of the Properties dialog box, select the Quick switch check box.