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Troubleshooting during document creation

Troubleshooting Grid/Graphs

Can I save a Grid/Graph in a document as a standalone report?

No, Grid/Graphs are embedded objects within the document and they cannot be saved as a standalone report.

My document contains a Grid/Graph displayed as a graph. I set the Width Mode and Height Mode to Fit to contents. After I saved the document, both these options revert to the default setting of Fixed. Why?

Fit to contents is supported only when Grid/Graphs are displayed as grids.

My document contains a Grid/Graph with attributes but only one metric. The metric values do not display completely in PDF View in MicroStrategy Developer. How can I view the full column?

Before switching to PDF View, change the document layout to landscape. From the File menu, select Page Setup. On the Page tab, select Landscape as the Orientation.

When I try to create a view filter on a Grid/Graph, a message appears asking me to convert the shortcut to a local copy of the report. I do not want to convert it.

You cannot create a view filter on a Grid/Graph shortcut because the Grid/Graph is linked to the original report, allowing changes made to the original report to automatically update the Grid/Graph in the document. You have two options:

  • If you want to create a view filter on the Grid/Graph, you must convert the Grid/Graph to a local copy. You can then create the view filter. Changes made to the original report will no longer be passed to the Grid/Graph in the document.

  • If you want to allow changes to the original report to affect the Grid/Graph in the document, click Cancel. You cannot create a view filter.

For information on what actions are allowed in shortcuts, see Adding a Grid/Graph as a shortcut.

I want to format the "No Data Returned" message that appears on a Grid/Graph in MicroStrategy Web.

You can format the message using HTML tags, for display in all Web modes except Flash Mode.

  1. In MicroStrategy Developer, right-click the project, and select Project Configuration. The Project Configuration Editor opens.

  2. Expand the Report Definition category on the left, and select Advanced.

  3. Type the message into the No data returned field, using HTML tags. To change the background color, put the message into a table and set the table's background color.

  4. Click OK to save the changes and return to MicroStrategy Developer.

If the formatted message does not appear, restart IIS or the web server.