Delta

The Choropleth Map allows you to indicate the difference between the actual and target values of a particular parameter. This difference is called delta.

ChoroplethMap_DeltaSales

Delta Options

To specify delta indication settings, click the Options button next to the data item container.

ChoroplethMap_Delta_OptionsButton

This invokes the Choropleth Map Options dialog. When the map type is set to Delta, this dialog contains the following settings.

ChoroplethMap_DeltaOptionsDialog

  • Value Type

    You can specify which values to display within map tooltips. Use the Value type combo box to select the value that will be displayed as the delta value.

    Value Type Tooltip
    Actual value Map_DeltaValueType_ActualValue
    Absolute variation Map_DeltaValueType_AbsoluteVariation
    Percent variation Map_DeltaValueType_PercentVariation
    Percent of target Map_DeltaValueType_PercentOfTarget

  • Result Indication

    You can specify the condition that will be used to select the indicator color. To do this, use the Result indication combo box.

    Result Indication Area Color
    Greater is good Map_DeltaResultIndicaion_GreaterIsGood_1Map_DeltaResultIndicaion_GreaterIsGood_2
    Less is good Map_DeltaResultIndicaion_LessIsGood_1Map_DeltaResultIndicaion_LessIsGood_2
    Warning if greater Map_DeltaResultIndicaion_WarningIfGreater_1Map_DeltaResultIndicaion_WarningIfGreater_2
    Warning if less Map_DeltaResultIndicaion_WarningIfLess_1Map_DeltaResultIndicaion_WarningIfLess_2
    No indication Map_DeltaResultIndicaion_WarningIfLess_1Map_DeltaResultIndicaion_WarningIfGreater_2

  • Threshold type and Threshold value

    You can specify that a required indicator should only be displayed when the difference between the actual and target values exceeds a specified value. For instance, the actual value exceeds the target value by 10%, or by $2K.

    Use the Threshold type combo box to select whether you wish to specify the threshold in percentage values or in absolute values. Then use the Threshold value box to specify the threshold value.

The Format tab allows you to specify the numeric display formats for for different value types, as described in the Formatting Data document.

The tab contains the following settings.

  • Format type - Specifies format types for numeric values.
  • Unit - Specifies the unit to convert the numeric values.
  • Precision - Specifies the number of fractional digits to display.
  • Currency - Specifies the currency symbol and format provided by the current culture settings.
  • Culture - Specifies the name of a culture that defines the currency symbol and format.
  • Include group separator - Specifies whether separators should be inserted between digit groups.