About the Tile Chart Type for Dashboard 2.0

A tile is a chart type that lets you select specific values from the cube to display. In addition to using a form as a data source, you can directly enter a cell intersection that provides the value for a tile. By default, six tiles are initially displayed in a component, but you can display up to 10 tiles in a component. Until you associate a tile with data, it displays sample data.

With a form as the data source for a tile:

You can have up to 10 tiles per component (six by default).
The values in the first column of the form (up to the 10th row) are used to create the tiles.
By default, the row title in the form is the tile’s title, and it gets its values from the first column, then by row.
You can set the tile's component title, the tile’s height percentage, legend labels, and can select which axes from the form to include. For example, if you select a form with three rows, the tile displays three values.

Note:

Sometimes in a form, the first column may be collapsed (hidden) when viewed as a grid. But the collapsed column is still considered when the tile gets its values from the form. We recommend that you update the form definition and use a form as a data source that contains only the cells to be shown on the tile.

With a cell intersection as the data source for a tile, you can have only one tile per object.

The table below lists the options you can set for the tile chart type. Note that you can set whether the displayed value is horizontally aligned in the tile to the left, the center, or the right. Also note that currency symbols or currency codes are displayed in tiles for multicurrency applications.

Table 11-13 Tile Chart Type Properties

Setting	Description
Value Scale	Especially useful for large numbers, you can scale how a value is displayed. For example, if the value is 1,689,000 and you select K - Thousand as the scaling option, the chart displays the value as 1,689K. Scaling options: None: No scaling is applied. Auto: The value is displayed based on its range. For example, 1,500 displays as 1.5K, 1,689,000 displays as 1.69M, 42,314,531,211 displays as 42.31B, and 1,234,567,891,234 displays as 1.23T. K - Thousand: The value is displayed as thousands units. For example, 1,689,000 displays as 1689K. M - Million: The value is displayed as millions units. For example, 123,456,789 displays as 123M. B - Billion: The value is displayed as billions units. For example, 12,345,678,912 displays as 12B. T - Trillion: The value is displayed as trillions units. For example, 1,234,567,891,234,567 displays as 1,234T.
Align Text	Text alignment options: Left Center Right
Count	The number of tiles displayed in the component (up to 10)
Display	Legend display options: Row and Column Dimensions Row Dimensions Column Dimensions None
Position	Legend positioning options: Left Right Top Bottom
Legend Font Size	Decrease or increase the legend font size.
Value Font Size	Decrease or increase the value font size.

Note:

Dashboard 2.0 does not support cell details. Instead we recommend you use Quick Analysis as a data source, which is a more advanced version of cell details. If you convert a dashboard to Dashboard 2.0 that has a component using cell details, delete the component using cell details as a data source, and recreate it using Quick Analysis as a data source.