Aggregating Value Columns Based on Type

Each of the value column configured to widget, can be aggregated individually based on the type you define. Following table illustrates the aggregation types and their use.

Aggregation Type Result
Sum Calculates the sum of values of all members.
Count Returns the count of all members.
Average Calculates the average of values of all members.
Max Returns the highest value for all members.
Min Returns the lowest value for all members.
StdDev Calculates the standard deviation of all members.
Var Calculates the variance of all members.
DistinctCount Returns the distinct count of all members.
Weighted Score Calculates the weighted average of all members based on another column defined.
None Allows you to view data without aggregation but grouped

NOTE

SSAS data source don’t have this option enabled for value columns as these columns were pre-aggregated in cube itself.

IMPORTANT

None option is only applicable to the Grid widget and the ODBC ANSI SQL connection in Live Mode does not support this option.

NOTE

Refer the Configuring and formatting dashboard widgets sections for changing the aggregation types for the added fields in the widgets.