Enabling Zoom for an Indicator or Static Content :: SAS(R) BI Dashboard 4.31: User's Guide, Second Edition

Overview

The zoom feature enables the user to zoom in on, or magnify, the affected indicator. Not only does this feature enable zooming, but it also specifies how large the indicator can appear when zoomed. When zooming is enabled, the indicator title bar displays the Zoom + icon Zoom In icon

.

Note: The zoom feature is enabled only if the indicator title bar is enabled also. Select Show toolbar and border to enable the title bar.

Dashboard Design and the Zoom Feature

When an indicator is not zoomed, some of the indicator content might not appear or might be difficult to read. When you click Zoom icon

, the indicator enlarges and the content appears as designed. However, other indicators in the dashboard might be obscured by the enlarged indicator. Click Zoom Out icon

to reduce the indicator to its original size.

When you enable the zoom feature, you can specify the percentage to magnify the indicator when the user chooses to zoom. For example, if you want to magnify an indicator two times, you specify a zoom factor of 200%.

Note: To disable the zoom feature, specify a zoom factor of 100%.

You can use the zoom feature to save space by making an indicator small in the dashboard, but giving users the ability to zoom in if they want more details. You can assign a different zoom setting to each indicator in a dashboard. Although the zoom feature is set on the indicator, the setting is actually associated with the dashboard that contains the indicator. If you use the indicator in more than one dashboard, the indicator can have a different zoom setting in each dashboard that contains it.

Note:

All indicator types support this feature except dynamic prompt.
Static content also supports zoom.
When an object is contained by a horizontal or vertical layout template, the zoom setting of the template affects the contained objects in the same manner. For more information, see Using a Template to Lay Out Dashboard Content.

Enable Zoom

To enable zoom in an indicator, complete the following steps:

In an open dashboard, click an indicator. In the Properties pane, the Object section appears.
In the Zoom (%) group, set the width and height that you want to use for the magnified indicator.
In the Options group, make sure that Show toolbar and border is selected.
Click to save the setting.
To make sure the zoom setting is appropriate, click . The Preview window appears.
On the title bar of the affected indicator, click . The indicator expands to its zoom setting.
To adjust the zoom setting, click Close in the Preview window to return to the dashboard workspace. Change the settings in the Zoom (%) group and then preview the dashboard again.

Disable Zoom

To disable zoom in an indicator, complete the following steps:

In an open dashboard, select an indicator. In the Properties pane, the Object section appears.
In the Zoom (%) group, set the width and height to 100.
Click to save the setting.