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The Annotation Chart


Karolina Broma-Smenda

Senior Consultant • MicroStrategy


Description

The Annotation Chart helps to visualize data over time using a line chart with annotations to provide insight into data points.  Annotation charts are interactive, time series line charts with full annotations that are visible on the side of the visualization, rather than appearing in a tooltip. The annotations correspond to specific data points on the chart.  
The sample annotation chart below compares current customer counts with customer counts for last month and last year, over the period of a year. View the image below for reference:

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Requirements

Object requirements: 

  • Attributes: 1 attribute
  • Metrics: 1 - n metrics

Minimum Strategy version: 10.2  
Publisher: Strategy 

Strategy Features 

  • Supports using a visualization as a selector
  • Supports exporting to PDF   (10.6 and later)

Additional Features

  • Supports annotations with titles and subtitles
    • To enable annotations, create an attribute whose name begins with the prefix "Title_" and append to the prefix the name of the metric that the annotation will be associated with - for example, Title_Cost. You can also create a second attribute with the prefix "Subtitle_". Drag one or both of these metrics to the Annotations drop zone on the Editor panel.
  • Works as time series widget when no annotations are present

Installation Instructions

To install this visualization:

  1. Download the .zip file below and deploy it in Strategy Desktop or Strategy Web. 
  2. After you have installed the visualization, you can open a working demo by downloading the .mstr file below and doing the following:
    • To open the demo visualization in Strategy Desktop, double click the .mstr file.
    • To open the demo visualization in Strategy Web, choose:
      Create > Upload Strategy File > View Dashboard.

Visualization Disclaimer

By downloading or using this visualization, you accept and acknowledge these terms.
 
This visualization is both intended as sample code and provided as a convenience to Strategy users. Strategy cannot guarantee that the code provided will apply to any Strategy releases and clients outside of the versions stated within this article. This sample is supported by Strategy Technical Support up to and including the basic visualization functionality listed in this article. Defects will be triaged by the Strategy team as they are raised. For users with active Strategy Technical Support contracts, contact Strategy Technical Support to raise these defects.
 
Anyone seeking to use this visualization is encouraged to review and adapt this sample based on user requirements. Contact Strategy Professional Services for assistance with these same adaptations. If users would like to provide feedback on or recommendations for this visualization, post in the comments section of this article.
 


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Published:

April 6, 2017

Last Updated:

February 15, 2024