Formatting a Graph visualization

You can choose to display data in a Graph visualization using a specific graph style. 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.

Prerequisites

To format a Graph visualization

  1. Click the name of the analysis to run it.

  2. From the Drop Zones panel, click the Properties icon Properties icon. The Properties panel is displayed.

  3. From the Types area, select the type of graph you want to display. The options are:

  4. From the Subtypes area, select the subtype of graph you want to display. The table below contains a list of the subtypes available for each graph style.

Type of Graph

Subtypes

Vertical Bar

  • Clustered

  • Absolute

  • Percent

  • Stacked

  • Dual-axis Clustered

  • Dual-axis Absolute

  • Dual-axis Stacked

 Horizontal Bar

  • Clustered

  • Absolute

  • Percent

  • Stacked

  • Dual-axis Clustered

  • Dual-axis Absolute

Vertical Line

  • Absolute

  • Stacked

  • Percent

  • Dual-axis Absolute

  • Dual-axis Stacked

Horizontal Line

  • Absolute

  • Dual-axis Absolute

Vertical Area

  • Absolute

  • Percent

  • Stacked

  • Dual-axis Absolute

  • Dual-axis Stacked

Horizontal Area

  • Absolute

  • Dual-axis Absolute

Pie

  • Pie

  • Ring Pie

Scatter

  • Scatter

  • Dual-axis Scatter

Bubble

  • Bubble

  • Bubble Dual-axis

Combination graphs

  • Bar Area

  • Dual-axis Bar Area

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