Reference: Scorecard Settings

Enter the chart title.

Character Limit: 50

We select this option by default to display the chart in presentation mode. Turn the toggle off to hide the chart in presentation mode.

We automatically add preconfigured sections based on the calendar setup for your instance. You can change or delete these sections. Example: When your calendar uses months, quarters, and years, we deliver these sections: Month, Quarter, and Year.

Name the section title.

Indicates the columns within a section. For each section, we automatically add preconfigured columns that you can change:

Value - Actuals
.
Value - From version selector
.
Variance - Actuals
.
Micro Charts - From version selector
. We don't automatically add this preconfigured column to the smallest time period.

Each column in a section has its own settings:

Expand to change settings for the specific column.
To delete a column, select
Delete
from the related actions menu of the column.
To reorder columns, drag and drop the handler icon.

For the column name, you can either:

Use System Derived Name
: We automatically create a name based on the period and column type.
Use Custom
. After you select this option, we display the
Name
field.

Available for all column types.

Give the column a custom name. We automatically populate the field with

Column

, but you can change the name.

The character limit is 50.

Select the visualization for the column. The options that we display can vary:

Value
: Displays a value. Example: Display the amount or percentage for the specified metric.
Variance
: Displays a variance amount as calculated against another version and period.
Variance Percent
: Displays a variance percentage as calculated against another version and period.
Micro Chart
: Displays a micro chart.

When you select

Variance

or

Variance Percent

, you must also select a reference version and comparison version.

Select the version used to visualize data for the column. Available for all column types. Example: To display actuals data for a period in the scorecard column, select

Actuals

as the version.

Select the segment of time that the column is based on:

Current
.
Previous
: You must also select an
Offset Count
and
Offset Period
.
Next
: You must also select an
Offset Count
and
Offset Period
.
Trailing
: You must also select a
Period Count
and
Period
.
Leading
: You must also select a
Period Count
and
Period
.

Available for all column types. When you select

Variance

or

Variance Percent

for

Type

, you must also select time alignments for the reference version and comparison version.

Enter a positive numeric value for the number of periods to count backwards or forwards. Available when you select

Leading

or

Trailing

for

Time Alignment

. Example: Select

Trailing

for

Time Alignment

, then enter

1

for

Period Count

. When the current year is 2016, the data reference is 2015.

Select the time period based on the calendar setup on your instance. You can select:

From Period Selector
Month
Quarter Year
Year

Available for all column types.

Indicate whether to visualize data for the total period or to-date. Available for all column types.

Configure the comparison version for a variance analysis. We automatically select your default version, but you can change the selection. Available when you select

Variance

or

Variance Percent

for

Type

. Example: To compare

Actuals

to

Forecast

, select

Actuals

for the

Reference Version

and

Forecast

for the

Comparison Version

.

Select how to calculate the variance:

Reference Value - Comparision Value
. We automatically select this option, but you can change your selection.
Comparison Value - Reference Value
.
Comparison
.

Available when you select

Variance

or

Variance Percent

for

Type

.

Calculate the variance percent by either:

Variance Divide By Comparison
Variance Divide By Reference
Reference Divide By Comparison
Comparison Divide By Reference

Available when you select

Variance Percent

for

Type

.

Select the type for the micro chart:

Line
Column
Area
Outline

Available when you select

Micro Chart

for

Type

.

Decide if the data points display cumulative values for the time period:

On
: Display actual value at each data point.
Off
: Display the cumulative value at each data point. With this toggle off, you can easily highlight upward or downward trends.

Available when you select

Micro Chart

for

Type

.

Set the color for the micro chart. Available when you select

Micro Chart

for

Type

.

Select how to break down data points on the micro chart:

From Period Selector
Month
Quarter Year
Year

Available when you select

Micro Chart

for

Type

.

Create conditional formatting rules for data series in the chart:

Description
: A brief description of the rule.
Expression
: A rule that evaluates as true or false. If true, the data changes to the color specified. Click the question icon for syntax rules and a list of operators.
Color
: The color of the data that meets the condition.
Series
: The data series to apply the rule to.

Expand the Accounts section to view, change, delete, or add accounts to the chart. Each account represents a data series on the chart.

Each account in a chart has its own settings:

Expand to change the settings for the data series.
To remove an account from the chart, select
Delete
from the related actions menu of the account.
To reorder accounts, drag and drop the the handler icon. The order affects the format and placement of the data series in a chart.
Add
to add accounts or dashboard metrics to the chart.

Sets the display name of the data series. Character limit: 50 characters. When you edit the name for these charts, you remove the version from the chart axis label:

Area.
Bar.
Column.
Doughnut.
Funnel.
Line.
Pie.
Pyramid.

Example: The default name for the data series is 6200 Taxes & Benefits (budget version). You edit the name to Taxes & Benefits. We no longer display the version label (budget version) on the chart, even when you reset the name back to the default.

Changes the account in the chart.

Filters the data by levels, level attributes, custom dimensions, and dimension attributes.

Format the display units:

Follow Account
: Use the display units set from the account. We use this format by default.
#,000,000 (#,##0.#)
: Display as millions with 1 decimal.
# (#,##0)
: Display as thousands with no decimals.
#,000 (#,##0.#)
: Display as thousands with 1 decimal.

Format the display units for negative numbers:

-123,456,789.12
: Use a negative sign to indicate a negative value.
(123,456,789.12)
: Enclose a negative value in parentheses.

Displays when your instance uses alternate calendars. Select the calendar to use.

Select the time strata for the data set.

Set a fixed time period based on the selected strata.

Example: For

Stratum

, select:

Month

. Then:

For
Single Period
spans, select a specific month. Example: April 2017.
For
Range
spans, select the start and end months. Example: April 2017 to June 2017.

Set the time relative to the reference period displayed on the perspective toolbar and based on the selected strata.

Current
: Matches the date selected for the perspective.
Backwards
: Adjusts backwards from the perspective date by the number that you enter.
Forwards
: Adjusts forward from the perspective date by the number that you enter.

For

Single Period

spans, set the relative time for the chart. For

Range

spans, set the relative time for the start and end of the range.