Viewer layout

Base

Base font

This is the default font type that is used in graphical presentations.

Base color

This is the default color that is used in presentations. For example, the text color or the color to draw the axes.

For some parts of the presentation there is a specific setting and their color can be adjusted.

Base border

The default border. This border is used when other borders (i.e. the border of the legend) are not defined.

Base background

This is the default background.

When other backgrounds (i.e. the background of the data source) are not defined, the default background is used.

Base transparency

The transparency of the charts.

The value runs from 0% to 100% where 100% completely transparent is.

Show variable description in Excel export

If enabled, the variable description will be displayed beneath the presentation.

Special values

Special values brush

It can happen that values are missing, unknown, not applicable or hidden.

For these special values you can set a background color if desired.

Empty values brush

A background color can be set for values that are missing from the database.

When this value is not defined, the 'Special values brush' is used.

NA brush

A background color can be set for not applicable values (-99998) if desired.

If this value is not defined, the 'Special value brush' will be used.

Missing values brush

A background color can be set for missing values (-99999) if desired.

If this value is not defined, the 'Special value brush' will be used.

Hidden values brush

For hidden values, for example values under a given threshold, a background color can be set.

In case this value is not defined, the 'Special values brush' is used.

Percentages round off value

Percentage rounding value which will be used in the presentation.

For example, 0.1 will be a rounding value to 1 decimal place, 0.01 to 2 decimal places.

Z-Scores round off value

Z-scores rounding value which will be used in the presentation.

For example, 0.1 will be a rounding value to 1 decimal place, 0.01 to 2 decimal places.

Growth percentage round off value

Growth percentage rounding value which will be used in the presentation.

For example, 0.1 will be a rounding value to 1 decimal place, 0.01 to 2 decimal places.

Growth index round off value

Growth index rounding value which will be used in the presentation.

For example, 0.1 will be a rounding value to 1 decimal place, 0.01 to 2 decimal places

Estimation, forecast and provisional data

Display settings of estimated values

Estimated values font color

This is the font used for estimated values.

By default the base font is used.

Depending on the presentation type, only part of the setting is used.

Estimated values brush

The font color of estimate values.

By default, the base color is used.

Display settings of forecasted values

Font for forecasted values

This is the font used for forecasted values.

By default, the base font is used.

Depending on the presentation type, only part of the setting is used.

Forecasted values font color

The font color of forecast values.

Forecasted values brush

The drawing properties of forecast values.

These are used for the coloring of the chart.

Display settings of provisional values

Font for provisional values

This is the font used for provisional values.

By default, the base font is used.

Depending on the presentation type, only part of the setting is used.

Provisional values font color

The font color of provisional values.

Provisional values brush

The drawing properties of provisional values.

These are used for the coloring of the chart.

Labels

Show names

If enabled, the names will be displayed when possible.

It can be that there are too many labels. In this case the labels won't be shown.

Show values

If enabled, the values will be displayed when possible.

It can be that there are too many labels. In this case the labels won't be shown.

Use short names

When this setting is turned on, short names will be used where applicable.

Show parent area names

When drilling down to an area level with this option turned on, the parent areas name is displayed in front of the areas.

Confidence interval

There are 4 possible values for the confidence interval:

• Off
• 90%
• 95%
• 99%

Confidence interval line

The confidece interval line properties of a bar chart.

Show real value when using transformation

If enabled, the underlying value of a data transformation will be displayed in parentheses behind the transformed value.

Only show the original value when using transformations

If enabled, the underlying value of a data transformation will be displayed instead of the transformed value. This option is only usable in colored table and map presentations, where the colors already indicate the transformed values.

The sign shown after percentages

It is possible to choose a text that is shown behind percentages in presentations. For example, "%".

Label background transparency

The transparency of a label’s background.

A value between 0% and 100% can be set. 100% is completely transparent.

Label font

The font type that is used for displaying the labels.

Label font color

The color of the font that is used for displaying the labels.

Show level in the name of geo item and compare item

Show the area level name of the selected area and comparison area before the area name itself when displayed in a presentation.

Show unit in indicator name

If enabled, the unit name will be displayed in the indicator name if indicators with different units are selected.

Maximum number of labels

The maximum number of labels displayed on a map.

Add dimension level to cube dimension item names

When presenting cube indicators it is sometimes unclear at the time when the presentation is displayed, which cube dimension originates from which cube dimension.

This setting enables the dimension name to be shown in the presentation in front of the item name.

Title

Show title

This setting enables you to hide the title of a presentation.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

The following image shows from which parts the presentation is built.

Title font

This setting enables you to change the font of the title.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

In the following image you can see an explanation of position, borders and margin.

Title color

This setting enables you to change the color of the title.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

In the following image you can see an explanation of position, borders and margin.

Title border

This setting enables you to change the border of the title.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

In the following image you can see an explanation of position, borders and margin.

Title margin

This setting enables you to change the margin of the title.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

The following image shows an explanation of margins.

Title position

This setting enables you to change the positioning of the title.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

In the following image you can see an explanation of position, borders and margin.

Title alignment

This setting enables you to change the alignment of the title.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

In the following image you can see an explanation of alignment.

Title background color

This setting enables you to change the background color of the title.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

The following image shows from which parts the presentation is built.

Encoded title

The title of a presentation can be generated by Swing on the basis of codes.
The following codes can be used in a title:

• %a = indicator / theme
• %e = unit
• %p = period
• %pk = period short name
• %g = area
• %S = scenarios
• %t = theme
• %P = periods (maximum 8)
• %Pk = periods short name (maximum 8)
• %s = scenario
• %tr = transformation

When the multi language module is enabled, the encoded title will be used as title for Viewer Presentation tiles and the Detailview for these tiles. This setting is translatable.

Data source

Show source

With the setting 'Show source' can you select whether the source will be displayed in the legend or under the chart.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

The following image shows from which parts the presentation is built.

Source in legend

With the setting 'Show source' can you select whether the source will be displayed in the legend or under the chart.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

The following image shows from which parts the presentation is built.

Source font

This setting enables you to change the font of the source.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

The following image shows from which parts the presentation is built.

Source color

This setting enables you to change the font color of the source.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

The following image shows from which parts the presentation is built.

Source border

This setting enables you to set a border around the source.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

The following image shows from which parts the presentation is built.

Source background

This setting enables you to set a background color for the source.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

The following image shows from which parts the presentation is built.

Source margin

This setting enables you to change the margin between the source and the presentation.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

In the following image you can see an explanation of position, borders and margin.

Source position

This setting enables you to change the position of the source.

Possible positions:

• Left
• Right
• Bottom
• Top

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

In the following image you can see an explanation of position, borders and margin.

Source alignment

This setting enables you to change the alignment of the source.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

In the following image you can see an explanation of alignment.

Footnote

Show footnote

This setting allows you to enable or disable that the indicator footnotes are displayed.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

Legend

Show legend

This setting enables you to turn the legend on or off.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

The following image shows from which parts the presentation is built.

Show legend title

This setting displays the title of the legend.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

Show unit in legend

With this setting it can be set whether the unit used in the presentation should also be displayed in the legend.

Show special values in legend

With this setting it can be turned on that special values are displayed in the legend.

Show favorite area value in legend

With this setting it can be turned on that the favorite value is displayed in the legend.

Legend font

This setting enables you to change the font of the legend.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

The following image shows from which parts the presentation is built.

Legend color

This setting enables you to change the text color of the legend.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

The following image shows from which parts the presentation is built.

Legend border

This setting enables you to change the border of the legend.

If there is no border defined, the base border is used.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

In the following image you can see an explanation of position, borders and margin.

Legend background

This setting enables you to set a background color for the legend.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

The following image shows from which parts the presentation is built.

Legend position

This setting enables you to change the position of the legend.

Possible positions:

• Left
• Right
• Under
• Above

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation. The table presentation requires custom css because this is not a graphical presentation

In the following image you can see an explanation of position, borders and margin.

Horizontal legend alignment

The alignment of the legend.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

Legend margin

This setting enables you to change the margin between the legend and the presentation.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

In the following image you can see an explanation of position, borders and margin.

Legend items margin

This setting enables you to change the margin between the legend items.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

The following image shows from which parts the presentation is built.

Legend icon and text margin

This setting enables you to change the margin between the icon and the legend text.

Important: This setting is only visible in report presentations and when printing or exporting a presentation.

The following image shows from which parts the presentation is built.

Sub views

Positioning of child views

Positioning of image parts.
When a presentation consist of two image parts, these parts can be placed under or next to each other.
In the image below they are next to each other.

This setting indicates the positioning of both images.
The possibilities are:
- Horizontal: if possible, the images are placed next to each other. In case of two or more presentations, the images are also placed under each other.
- Vertical: if possible, the images are placed under each other. In case of two or more presentations, the images are also placed next to each other.
- Auto: the optimal positioning is determined by the system.
- Always horizontal: the images are always placed next to each other.
- Always vertical: the images are always placed under each other.

Sub title font

The font of the sub titles.

The sub titles are the titles of the image parts of a presentation.

The following image provides an example of the attributes of a sub title.

Sub title font color

The color of the sub titles.

The sub titles are the titles of the image parts of a presentation.

The following image provides an example of the attributes of a sub title.

Sub title margin

The margin of the sub titles.

The sub titles are the titles of the image parts of a presentation.

The following image provides an example of the attributes of a sub title.

Sub title position

The position of the sub titles.

Possible positions:

• Top left
• Top middle
• Top right
• Bottom left
• Bottom middle
• Bottom right

The sub titles are the titles of the image parts of a presentation.

The following image provides an example of the attributes of a sub title.

Plot area

Plot area border

The properties of the chart area borders.

These can be overwritten by the individual settings for the borders above, under, left or right.

The following image provides an explanation of borders, position, and margin.

Plot area left border

The properties of the chart area's left border.

These overwrite the general border settings.

The following image provides an explanation of borders, position, and margin.

Plot area right border

The properties of the chart area's right border.

These overwrite the general border settings.

The following image provides an explanation of borders, position, and margin.

Plot area top border

The properties of the chart area's top border.

These overwrite the general border settings.

The following image provides an explanation of borders, position, and margin.

Plot area bottom border

The properties of the chart area's bottom border.

These overwrite the general border settings.

The following image provides an explanation of borders, position, and margin.

Grid line

The properties of a graph’s grid lines.

These can be overwritten by the properties of the horizontal or vertical grid lines.

Horizontal grid line

The properties of a graph’s horizontal grid lines.

These settings overwrite the default grid line properties.

Vertical grid line

The properties of a graph’s vertical grid lines.

These settings overwrite the default grid line properties.

Crop empty white space

If enabled, excessive white space surrounding the chart will be removed. This setting only applies to report presentations or when a presentation is printed or exported.

Axes

X-axis font

The font of the X-axis labels.

X-axis font color

The text color of the X-axis labels.

X-axis pen as grid line

If there are both positive and negative values in a bar chart or a line diagram, the X-axis will fall inside the plot area. This setting defines the pen for drawing the X-axis.

Show X-axis labels at an angle

The font of the Y-axis labels.

Y-axis font

The font of the Y-axis labels.

Y-axis font color

The text color of the Y-axis labels.

Show Y-axis labels at an angle

Display labels on the Y-axis at a 45° angle.

Margin for maximum Y-axis value

The margin of the Y-axis in percentage.

For example, a property value of 20 means, that there is a 10% extra margin set at the bottom and at the top of the chart.

Show ticks on axis

If enabled, ticks will be displayed on the axis.

Omit X-axis labels

This setting enables you to set weather it is allowed to omit labels on the X-axis, if they don't fit. Warning: if you disable this function, the axis labels might overlap.

Skip labels

The number of labels that has to be skipped when displaying an axis.

Favorite geo item

Favorite area pen

The drawing properties of the line surrounding the favorite area.

This could, for example, be used when formatting the outline of the favorite area on a map.

Favorite area brush

The drawing properties of the favorite area.

These are used for the coloring the chart.

Favorite area font color

The text color in the text representation of the favorite area (in the table or chart labels).

Favorite area font

The font of the favorite area.

Comparison geo item

Different display of comparison areas

Enable this setting to modify the presentation of the comparison area. (e.g. color)

Comparison area brush

The drawing properties of the comparison geo item.

These are used for the coloring the chart.

Comparison area font color

The color of text representations of the comparison geo item (in tables or chart labels).

Average and regression

Show average line

If enabled, an average line will be displayed.

Average line pen

The properties of the average line.

Show regression line

If enabled, a regression line will be displayed.

Regression line pen

The drawing properties of the regression line.

Tables

Show vertical totals

If enabled, vertical totals will be displayed.

Show horizontal totals

If enabled, horizontal totals will be displayed.

Charts general

Hide empty rows/columns

Empty rows/columns can be hidden if there is no data for the entire row or column.

Chart background

The background of a chart.

This is the chart area where bars, lines and similar items are presented.

For an example, see the image below.

Serie color gradient factor

The gradient factor of a chart serie.

The gradient factor is the degree to which one color runs into the other.

One chart can contain multiple series.

These can be bar groups or multiple lines in a line graph.

See image below.

Serie color gradient style

The gradient style of a chart serie.
One chart can contain multiple series.
These can be bar groups or multiple lines in a line graph.
The following options are available:

• None (default)
• Middle
• Diagonal left
• Diagonal right
• Horizontal middle
• Left to right
• From top to bottom
• Vertical middle

See image below.

Serie border color

The border color of a chart serie.

One chart can contain multiple series.

These can be bar groups or multiple lines in a line graph.

See image below.

Serie border color width

The border width of a chart serie.

One chart can contain multiple series.

These can be bar groups or multiple lines in a line graph.

See image below.

Use round off values to draw the data

It is possible to round off the decimal places of a variable.

With this setting on true, these round off values are used to display the data.

Otherwise the real data is used to draw.

Bar

Show bars (horizontal) or columns (vertical)

Display bars in bar charts as bars (horizontal) or column (vertical).

Bar drawing style

The various style options are shown in the image below:

When using interactive presentations, animation is not available for the style types Emboss and Wedge.

Bar color

The color of the bars in presentations:

• Bar & Point
• Bar & Line

Minimum space (in %) that a bar chart should consist of

The minimum space that the bar chart occupies in the plot area.

This prevents the use of a narrow bar when there is only one bar in the chart.

Show icon for additional information on special values

Show icon when additional information is available for data.

When data has additional information, this will be shown in a tooltip of the chart element.

If such chart element is unavailable (e.g. for special values), an icon can be added which will show the tooltip.

Profile bar

Reference color

The color of the reference bar in a Profile bar chart.

Line

Show normal or fluid line

Should a normal line (Line) or a smooth line (Spline) be drawn?

Marker style

The style of the markers.
The markers are the points on a line in a line chart or the points in a point or bar chart.
The possibilities are:

• None
• Circle
• Diamond
• Cross
• Square

Marker size

The size of the markers.

The markers are the points on a line in a line chart or the points in a point or bar chart.

Marker color

The color of the markers.

The markers are the points on a line in a line chart or the points in a point or bar chart.

Marker border color

The border color of the markers.

The markers are the points on a line in a line chart or the points in a point or bar chart.

Line styles in line and radar charts

A list of the line styles in a graph.

The different line styles are separated by a semicolon ( ; )
There is a popup in the layout settings to be able to edit the list easily, but it is also possible to enter the list directly. The following styles are possible:

Line width in line and radar charts

The width of a line.

Line style in bar & line chart

The drawing properties of a line.

Style of first line in 2 lines chart

The drawing properties of the first line in a 2 lines chart.

Style of second line in 2 lines chart

The drawing properties of the second line in a 2 lines chart.

XY

Point size

The size of the markers.

These are the points of the XY diagram.

Point color

The color of the markers.

These are the points of the XY diagram.

Show standard lines

Show standard lines in an XY graph

Standard lines can be used to create a priority matrix. The administrator chooses a value on the X-axis and Y-axis based on established standards. The output of the XY plot can subsequently be interpreted by its position in one of the four distinct rectangles created by both standard lines. The image below provides an example. If a point is in the lower-left area, it falls into the 'Enhance' category.

Standard line pen

The drawing properties of the standard line in the XY graph

Standard line value X-axis

The value of the standard line in the XY graph on the X-axis

Standard line value Y-axis

The value of the standard line in the XY graph on the Y-axis

Show standard areas

Display standard areas in an XY graph

Standard areas can be switched on if standard lines are drawn. The surfaces that result from drawing the standard lines can be provided with a label and background color. In this way, a priority matrix can be created which, based on colors, indicates the category in which a certain point in the XY plot is located.

Standard area left bottom color

The color of the standard area at the bottom left in an XY graph

Standard area left top color

The color of the standard area at the top left in an XY graph

Standard area right top color

The color of the standard area at the top right in an XY graph

Standard area right bottom color

The color of the standard area at the bottom right in an XY graph

Standard area left bottom text

The text belonging to the standard area at the bottom left in an XY graph, the text is shown in the legend

Standard area left top text

The text belonging to the standard area at the top left in an XY graph, the text is shown in the legend

Standard area right top text

The text belonging to the standard area at the top right in an XY graph, the text is shown in the legend

Standard area right bottom text

The text belonging to the standard area at the bottom right in an XY graph, the text is shown in the legend

Points

Marker style

The style of the markers.
These are the markers in a Bar & Point chart or a Profile bar.
The possibilities are:

• Circle
• Diamond
• Stripe

Point size

The size of the points.

These are the points in a Bar & Point chart or a Profile bar.

The given size is a percentage of the maximum size.

The maximum size is approximately the width of a bar.

Stripe width

The width of a stripe marker.

Marker color

The color of the markers.

These are the markers in a Bar & Point chart or a Profile bar.

Pie

Pie or doughnut

Whether a pie chart is shown as a pie or a donut.

Pie chart drawing style

The drawing style of a pie chart.

The options can be found in the image below.

Pie chart label style

The label style of a pie chart.

The labels can be placed inside or outside of the pie.

Benchmark Pie

Encoded title for the pie center

The text that is displayed in the innermost circle of a benchmark pie.

The following codes can be used in the title:

• %p = period
• %pk = period short name
• %g = area

Open URL in new window

In benchmark pies it is possible to add links to the individual pie parts.

If this setting is enabled, clicking on the parts of the chart opens the URL in a new window.

Show indicator ring in benchmark pie in map

This setting disables the indicator ring in a benchmark pie. An indicator ring is only used in map presentations.

Use default labels for indicators

With the help of this setting you can assign default numeric labels to all indicators in the benchmarkpie tree.

Radar

Radar chart drawing style

The drawing style of the radar chart.

The possibilities are:

• Area
• Line
• Marking

Show Marker

If enabled, the markers will also be shown on the chart if the drawing style is set to area or line.

Marker size

The size of the markers.

The markers are the points on a line in an area chart.

Radar chart label style

The label orientation in a radar chart.

There are three possibilities:

• Circular (perpendicular to the axis)
• Horizontal
• Radial (in the direction of the axis)

Radar chart X-axis lines

Defines the pen for drawing the X-axis lines in radar charts.

Map

Map color

The color of a map.

It is used in "bar in map" and "pie in map" to display the map.

Show outlines

This setting enables an area’s outline to be turned on or off in map presentations.

Area outline

The outline properties of an area in map presentations.

Area outline when the mouse is hovering the presentation

The outline properties of areas in map presentations when the cursor is moved over the presentation. This setting only applies to interactive presentations.

Geolevel

The area level for drawing the map.

When the chosen value is 'Selected', the area level selected in the presentation will be displayed.

Transparency data layer

The transparency of the choropleth layer when there is another map layer underneath it.

Calculate legend based on all areas

The boundaries of the data classes in the legend are normally calculated based on the selected areas. If this option is turned on, the boundaries are calculated based on all areas from the selected comparison area. This option only works if a comparison area is selected.

Color schemes

Default sequential color scheme

In a sequential color scheme the colors are running from light to dark or vice versa.

They are mainly used in choropleth maps with numbers or average values.

See the example color scheme below.

Default diverging color scheme

In a diverging color scheme the colors are running from a middle value to 2 contrasting colors.

They are used among others for Z-scores and growth figures.

See the example color scheme below.

Default qualitative color scheme

Qualitative color schemes are used among others by bar charts and enumeration indicators in a map.

The colors are in principle independent of each other and therefore do not run into each other.

They don't indicate a number but a 'quality'.

See the example color scheme below.

Dimensions

Custom data class name for values much lower than the reference

The text that is displayed when the value is much lower than around the average.

Custom data class name for values lower than the reference

The text that is displayed when the value is lower than around the average.

Custom data class name for values within range of the reference

The text that is displayed when the value is around the average.

Custom data class name for values higher than the reference

The text that is displayed when the value is higher than around the average.

Custom data class name for values much higher than the reference

The text that is displayed when the value is much higher than around the average.

Maximum size of a chart on a map

Maximum size of a chart on a map. The final size will be calculated based on the number of selected areas.

Interactive presentations

Use animation when drawing the presentation

Use animation when the mouse is hovering the presentation