Adding a dynamic item to a text area

You can add a dynamic item to a text area, such as a sparkline, a calculated value, an icon, or a bullet graph. They are usually included in a graphical table and when they are used in a text area, they behave slightly differently. For example, you will not get instant feedback to your setting changes because the dynamic items sometimes do not show up until you leave the edit mode. The placement of the edit box tells you where in the text area the item will show up.

About this task

Note: Text areas must be authored in the installed client.

Procedure

On the text area title bar, click Edit text area .

Tip: You can also right-click the text area and select Edit text area from the pop-up menu.
Type a descriptive text in the text area to help others understand what the dynamic item will show.
Click Insert dynamic item , and select Sparkline, Calculated value, Icon, or Bullet graph. The corresponding settings dialog opens.

Make the necessary changes to the settings. See below for specific settings for each of the dynamic items.

Option	Description
Sparkline	In the Axes sections, select the column or hierarchy to define the X-axis and Y-axis of the sparkline. If you want, you can make other changes to the default sparkline settings, such as changing the filtering in the Data section, adding an action, or showing starting point and end point Y-axis values.
Calculated value	In the Values section, select a column, hierarchy, or expression in the Calculated values using field. If you want, you can make other changes to the default settings, such as changing the filtering in the Data section, adding an action, or setting up a rule.
Icon	in the Icon section, select a column, hierarchy, or expression in the Calculate icons using field. Define one or more rules to control what icons to show and when. If you want, you can make other changes to the default settings, such as changing the filtering in the Data section, or adding an action.
Bullet graph	In the Bullet graph section, in the Calculate values using field, select a column or expression to define the horizontal bar in the bullet graph. Select a column or expression in the Calculate comparative values using field, to define the vertical line in the bullet graph. If you do not want to use a comparative value, select Remove in the column selector. If you want, you can change the Color of the bar and/or vertical line. You can make other changes to the default settings, such as changing the filtering in the Data section, adding color ranges, or adding an action.

Click OK to add the dynamic item to the text area. Exit edit mode to see the result.