Cards

Data sections in the cards

Cards  the section contains data items used to calculate values displayed within cards.

Data items are arranged in containers. Each data item container can hold two data items. The first item contains actual data and the second item (optional) contains target data. If both items are provided, cards show the difference between actual and target values.

Series  the section contains data items whose values are used to label cards.

Sparkline the section is used to provide a date-time dimension whose data will be used to visualize values using sparklines.

Layout

To control how cards are arranged, use the Content Arrangement group in the Design Ribbon tab.

• By default, the Auto Arrange option is enabled, which automatically resizes cards to fit within the dashboard item.
• You can also specify the number of columns in which cards are arranged. Click the Arrange in Columns button and specify the appropriate number in the Count field.
• Similarly, you can arrange cards in a specific number of rows.

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Binding dashboard items to data