Chart Context Menu Options
There are several features available on the action menu (context menu) for working with the data in the chart or for changing the chart's appearance.
The chart action menu (context menu) provides options that let you make additional changes to the chart. If you want to make changes to specific areas in a chart (For example, drilling down on a data point), you can use the right-click context menus.
To display the menu, in the chart tile either right-click or select
(More Actions).
Different chart types have different options available, and some options are not available when in View mode.
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Description |
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Show as percentage/Show as value |
When showing percentage in a Time Series chart, the left-hand data point is displayed as 0%, and all values to the right show the relative difference from that point. Showing the value provides the actual value for the data points. |
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Allows you to apply an ascending or descending sort to your chart. Select the measure or dimension you want to sort, and the sort direction. To sort on a measure that isn't included in the chart, select Advanced Sorting, choose a measure, and then set the sort criteria. |
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Show a specified number of the lowest or highest ranked members. The following options are available:
When a Top N filter is applied, text is displayed at the top of the chart indicating the filter direction and value. To change the filter, select the filter text and input new values. |
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Use a linked analysis to drill through hierarchical data or to create filters that simultaneously update multiple charts in your story. For more linked analysis details, see Creating a Linked Analysis |
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Shows the difference between versions of a measure or the difference between time periods. For more information, see How to Add a Variance to a Chart |
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Lets you see more information about a particular data point in your visualization. For more information, see Smart Insights |
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For a list of options you can add, see Add More Functionality |
Mobile (Responsive pages only) |
When enabled, shows the chart on a mobile device. |
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Allows you to show or hide chart elements. By default, most elements are shown. The following elements can be hidden:
The following elements are specific to time-related charts:
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You can manually change the axis values. For more information, see Manually Setting the Axis Range. |
Collapse Title, Expand Title |
Collapse to show only one line of text in the Chart Title or expand to show the full text. |
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Copy options include the following:
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Allows you to export data from your chart as a CSV file, with or without formatting. For more information, see Exporting Data as a CSV File |
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Opens the Styling panel. For more information on styling options, see Applying Styling to Tiles. |
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Expands the tile to fill the canvas. |
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Adds the chart to your home screen. |
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Opens the Controls panel. For more information about controls, see Measure-based Filters |
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Allows you to remove the chart from the canvas. |
When you select
Add in the Action menu, you can select the following
options:
Action |
Description |
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Allows you to create thresholds for the chart. For more information, see Creating Story-Defined Thresholds. |
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Allows you to add reference lines to your charts. For more information, see Adding a Reference Line . |
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More information: Running a Forecast in a Time Series or Line Chart |
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Add a Compound Annual Growth Rate line to your Bar/Column or Stacked Bar/Column chart. For more information, see Displaying the Compound Annual Growth Rate for a Chart. |
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Indicates the error or uncertainty in a reported measurement. For more information, see Adding an Error Bar to a Chart. |
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Add information for measures and dimensions that aren't in your chart. For more information, see Add extra tooltips for measures and dimensions. |
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Provides a grid of small charts for comparison. For more information, see Use Trellis charts for comparison. |
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For more information about cross calculations, see Adding Cross Calculations to Charts. |
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Allows you to add a hyperlink to an external URL, page or story. For more information, see Linking to Another Page, Story, or External URL. |
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Allows you to add a comment to the tile. |
The following menu appears when you right-click a data point in a chart. Different options are available for different chart types.
Action | Description |
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Smart Insights |
Lets you see more information about a particular data point in your visualization. |
Filter |
Include specific data points. More information: Applying a Chart Filter |
Exclude |
Exclude specific data points. More information: Applying a Chart Filter |
Drill Down/ Drill Up |
Drill through hierarchical data. |
Expand / Collapse |
Lets you show more than one level of data. When you have only one dimension and it has been fully expanded, the menu will show a Collapse option. When multiple dimensions are fully expanded, selecting Expand for a dimension will collapse that dimension. |
Compare To |
Shows the difference between versions of a measure or the difference between time periods. For more information, see How to Add a Variance to a Chart |
Add Threshold |
Add threshold values or ranges to a measure. |
Open Hyperlink | Shows the existing hyperlink, when there is one. |
Pin Data Point |
Anchors a numeric point chart to the pinned item; you can add comments to that chart. More information: Annotating Data Points |
Break Axis |
Add an axis break to the chart. More information: Adding an Axis Break to a Chart |
The following menu appears when you right-click a table cell in the Examine view. The menu options are similar to those available for tables.
Action | Description |
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Smart Insights |
Lets you see more information about a particular data point in your visualization. |
Lock Cell |
Lets you prevent individual cells of the table being updated. This feature is available for users with a planning license. Select the cells you want to lock and choose the icon on the toolbar. Locked cells are shaded gray as a visual indicator that they are locked, and the toolbar icon changes to an open lock. Select the lock icon again to unlock the cell. The read-only feature on the main toolbar prevents a cell value from being overwritten, but cell locking prevents updates to a cell value that would be caused by aggregation. You can use this feature to redistribute values among sibling nodes of a hierarchy. For example, if the parent node in the hierarchy Employee Expense has three child nodes: Salaries, Bonus, and Training, and you lock the Employee Expense node, and then increase the value of the Salaries cell, the values of the Bonus and Training cells are automatically reduced to balance out the increase in salaries and maintain the same total Employee Expense value. The cell locks that you apply are saved with the story. When other users work on the page, they can remove your cell locks and add their own, if necessary. |
Filter |
Include specific cells. More information: Applying a Table Filter |
Exclude |
Exclude specific cells. More information: Applying a Table Filter |
Add Comment |
Add a comment to the tile. |
Sort Options |
You can apply an ascending or descending sort to a table. To
apply a sort, select a column or row heading, and then select
Note The Sort Options icon is active only
when a suitable column or row of data is selected.Choose the direction of the sort. For example, you can choose Ascending or Descending or A-Z or Z-A. If you want to arrange the members of a dimension yourself, select Add Custom Order and drag the members into the correct order in the Edit Member Order panel. More information about custom sorting: Changing Member Order. More information about sorting non-string dimension values in a table: Value Sorting. |
Create Top N |
A Top N filter shows a specified number of the lowest or highest ranked members. Fill in the following details:
When a Top N filter is applied, text is displayed at the top of the table indicating which column is filtered. The visible content of the table depends on the underlying structure of the data. All rows of data that have not been selected are hidden. If the data in the table is hierarchical or aggregated, other dependent rows will also be visible. Note The Create Top N icon is active only
when a suitable column of data is selected. |