Arc Properties

From the dropdown list at the top of the Properties Pane, select the arc object whose properties you want to define.

Indicators

The arc object has the same properties under the Indicators category as the image object. In addition, it has the following property:

Markers

You can add markers to enhance the information displayed by the graphic object.

Click on the Value column and then on the down arrow.

Click on the blank row and specify the marker settings: In Value, enter the value that the marker should mark. If this is a percentage value, select the check box.

You can use the Data Link  option to define a rule or an MDX statement that will return the value.

In Type, select the marker to display. Then, define its color, border, position and size. You can use the Data Link  option to control the fill color and the color of the border.

In the following example, the triangle arrow marker is used to denote previous quarter sales.

Background

Color

Click to open the palette and choose a color for the object’s background. Or, use the Data Link  option.

Transparency

If the background should be transparent, set the transparency value.

Border

Color

Click to open the palette and choose a color for the object’s border. Or, use the Data Link  option.

Width

The width of the border line.

Geometry

X,Y

The position of the object.

Width, Height

The width and height of the object.

Inner Radius

The size of the inner radius of the arc.

Sweep Angle

The angle of the arc.

The larger the angle the closer the arc will be to a circle. 360 is a full circle.

Rotation

If the object should be rotated, specify the value of rotation in degrees.

Actions

The arc object has the same properties under the Actions category as the Text object.