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KB40241: The negative percentage (%) values in a graph report are displayed outside the parenthesis () in MicroStrategy Web and Developer 10.x


Stefan Zepeda

Salesforce Solutions Architect • Strategy


In MicroStrategy Web and Developer 10.x, the negative percentage (%) values in a graph graph are displayed outside the parenthesis ().

SYMPTOM:
In Strategy Web and Developer 10.x the negative percentage (%) values in a graph graph are displayed outside the parenthesis ().
STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
Follow the steps below to reproduce the issue with Strategy Tutorial project:

  1. In Strategy Web, create a new report with attribute Month in the row, metric Profit Percent Growth in the column.
  2. Run the report in graph view with Vertical bar >Clustered style.
  3. Enable "Date Values" button on graph tool bar, increase the Categories number to be "12", as shown blow:
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  • Right click the graph and select "Format" in the list. Go to "Number" section and change number format of "All data values" to "Percentage" with "(123.00%)" format for Negative numbers, as shown below:
  • Repeat step 4. Change "All Axes" to the same number format, as shown below:
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  • Note that negative percentage (%) values in graph are displayed with wrong format. The percentage sign (%) is displayed outside the parenthesis (), as shown below: 
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CAUSE:
This is a known issue in Strategy Web and Developer 10.x
ACTION:
Strategy will continue to investigate and post updates as soon as they are available.


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Published:

May 27, 2017

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May 27, 2017