If the developer did not choose
dimension members when using the wizard, the dimension and members can be
selected from the Dimensions folder in the Details pane, assuming that the developer
has published the items to the server. Once the dimension is selected, members from
that dimension can be selected. For example, if the Date.Calendar Year dimension is
chosen, the members CY 2003 and CY 2004 can be selected. In order to get the data
to appear, the developer can either publish the scorecard or click the Update button
on the Edit ribbon. Using these settings changes the scorecard to the one shown in
Figure 5-10. Note that the symbol has changed. The symbol in Figure 5-9 was a
triangle and is yellow, while the circle indicator shown in Figure 5-10 is green. This
makes sense in Figure 5-10, because for both 2003 and 2004, the actual values are
above the targets. Whether the indicator in Figure 5-9 should have been yellow or
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red depends on business rules and what the business decides the thresholds should be
to move something into the red or bad category.
Once the scorecard is visible as shown in Figure 5-9 and Figure 5-10, it is actually
interactive and can be modified. This allows designers to drag and drop elements
onto the scorecard to build it graphically after the wizard has finished. Recall that
Date could be placed on the columns by selecting it as part of the wizard, but it is also
possible to add items to both the rows and columns in the designer window.
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