Showing and hiding microchart types

The Microcharts widget consists of compact representations of data that allow analysts to quickly visualize trends in data, without having to know many additional details. The bar, sparkline, and bullet microcharts used in the Microcharts widget convey information that an analyst can understand just by looking at the graph once.

A Microcharts widget can display data in the following types of microcharts:

Microchart	Description
Bar chart	Bar microcharts plot a metric with respect to time using a single bar, displaying a metric's current value and historical data to visualize the shape of the trend.
Sparklines	Sparkline microcharts plot a metric with respect to time using a line graph, displaying a metric's current value and historical data to visualize the shape of the trend. Sparkline microcharts consist of the following: A line graph that depicts the metric's value over time. A horizontal reference line, which provides a comparison point between the actual values and the reference values.
Bullet chart	Bullet microcharts compare the value of one metric against other metrics, typically representing a target value. One common example is comparing the year-to-date value of a metric to the annual target or the forecast of the metric. Bullet charts consist of the following: A horizontal performance measure bar. This represents the actual metric value. A vertical reference line, which is typically the target value for the metric. Colored reference bands (Band 1, Band 2, and Band 3) that indicate a numeric range in which the metric's values exist.

Microchart

Description

Bar chart

Bar microcharts plot a metric with respect to time using a single bar, displaying a metric's current value and historical data to visualize the shape of the trend.

Sparklines

Sparkline microcharts plot a metric with respect to time using a line graph, displaying a metric's current value and historical data to visualize the shape of the trend.

Sparkline microcharts consist of the following:

A line graph that depicts the metric's value over time.
A horizontal reference line, which provides a comparison point between the actual values and the reference values.

Bullet chart

Bullet microcharts compare the value of one metric against other metrics, typically representing a target value. One common example is comparing the year-to-date value of a metric to the annual target or the forecast of the metric.

Bullet charts consist of the following:

A horizontal performance measure bar. This represents the actual metric value.
A vertical reference line, which is typically the target value for the metric.
Colored reference bands (Band 1, Band 2, and Band 3) that indicate a numeric range in which the metric's values exist.

You can show or hide the different types of microcharts, as described in the procedure below.

To show or hide a type of microchart

This procedure assumes you have already created a Microcharts widget; for instructions, see Creating widgets.

Use Flash Mode in MicroStrategy Web to open a document containing a Microcharts widget.
Right-click the widget and select Properties. The Microcharts Widget Properties dialog box opens.
From the drop-down list, select Options.
To show or hide bar microcharts:
1. Click the Bar tab.
2. Select or clear the Show bar graph check box.
To show or hide sparkline microcharts:
1. Click the Sparkline tab.
2. Select or clear the Show sparkline graph check box.
To show or hide bullet microcharts:
1. Click the Bullet tab.
2. Select or clear the Show bullet graph check box.
Click OK to save your changes.