You can add a Graph visualization to a Visual Insight analysis, to display a set of data in a specific type of graph (called a graph style), allowing an analyst to quickly analyze the data in a visual display. MicroStrategy provides a number of graph styles to meet your reporting needs. A graph style is the type of graph, such as vertical area, bubble, and so on.
To display properly, each graph style requires certain types of data. For requirements for each graph style, see Minimum object requirements for each graph style. For an introduction to graph reports and complete details on each graph style available in MicroStrategy, see the Graphing chapter in the MicroStrategy Advanced Reporting Guide.
You must have the Web Visual Insight and Execute Analysis or Document privileges.
Click the name of the analysis to run it.
Click the Add
Visualization icon . The Select a Visualization dialog box opens.
Select the type and subtype of graph you want to add. The table below
contains a list of subtypes available for each graph style.
The new visualization is added to
the analysis. To add attributes and metrics to the visualization, from
the Dataset Objects panel, click
and drag attributes or metrics to the Drop
Zones panel, as follows:
Note: To display properly, each graph style requires certain
types of data. For requirements for each graph style, see
Minimum
object requirements for each graph style.
To add an attribute to the categories, or groups of data usually found along the X-axis of the graph, drag the attribute to the Categories area.
To add an attribute to the series, or groups of data usually found along the Y-axis of the graph, drag the attribute to the Series area.
To add a metric to the graph, drag the metric to the Metrics area. The Metrics object, an attribute unique to Visual Insight, is automatically added to the Dataset Objects panel. You can drag and drop the Metrics object to the Categories or Series area of the Drop Zones panel, to change whether the metrics are displayed on the categories or series of the graph.
You can choose additional graph types and subtypes to use to display your data using the options on the Properties panel. For steps, see Formatting a Graph visualization.
To save your analysis, click the Save As icon . The Save As dialog box is displayed.
Navigate to the location in which you want to save the analysis, then type a name and description for the analysis in the Name and Description fields.
Type of Graph |
Subtypes |
Pie |
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Vertical and horizontal bar graphs |
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Vertical and horizontal line graphs |
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Vertical and horizontal area graphs |
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Combination of different graphs |
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