Adding Dynamic Text to a Story
In SAP Analytics Cloud, you
can add dynamic text to a text box.
Context
Dynamic text automatically updates the text based on either the values from the
source input control or filter, or from any filters applied to dimensions.
Note
You
can add Smart Insight tokens displaying dynamic text to chart footers. From your
chart, choose . For more information, see
Smart Insights.
Procedure
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Select a text box in your story.
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From the (More Actions) menu, select .
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In the Insert Dynamic Text dialog, select the check box for the
object you want to use as the source for your dynamic text.
You can scroll through all the options, or select an option from the left
side to display specific objects on the right.
Option |
Objects |
Story Properties
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Dimensions
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For dimensions, you can also specify which hierarchy and
level to display, and whether to display the ID or
description.
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Input Controls
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Calculation Input Controls
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Measure Input Controls
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Dimension Input Controls
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Story Filters
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Tile Filters & Variables
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Tile (or widget) filters and variables include the
filters and variables that are used in charts and
tables.
Note
The tile filters and variables will not appear on
mobile devices.
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Model Variables
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Team Signature
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Use the team signature to identify who is authorized to modify the story. Note
When the story is modified by someone who isn't a member of the team, a warning
message is displayed instead of the team name
through a dynamic text that puts a mark in the
story as a trust factor.
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Open the Designer and select the
Styling panel.
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In the Dynamic Text section, change the following
options.
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Show excluded values as strikethrough
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Number of values displayed
If you enter the number 5, the first 5 values are displayed in the
specified input control, and extra values will be specified in
parentheses.
For example, if the input control has 15 members and you chose to display
only 5 members, the text will indicate that there are 10 more members in
the input control: “(and 10 more)”.
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Select Create.
Results
The dynamic text has been added to the story. The text will be updated based on the values
from the source or filter, or from any filters applied to dimensions.