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Show Values as a Percentage

You can show values as a percentage or share of a crosstab total to quickly compare the contribution of an item to the whole.

Percentage Values and Calculations

If the crosstab contains a user-defined arithmetic calculation, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division, Analysis Studio computes the arithmetic calculation first, then applies the % of base calculation when you show values as a percentage. This is also true with exponentiation and rollup calculations.

If the crosstab contains a user-defined percent calculation, such as percent, % growth, percent of base, or accumulated percent, there is no change when you show values as a percentage. This is also true with statistical calculations, such as mean or standard deviation, and ranking calculations, such as rank or quartile.

For more information about item-based calculations, see Item-based Calculations.

Steps
  1. Right-click the measures corner of the crosstab.

  2. Click Show Values As.

  3. Choose the type of percentage you want:

Tip: To restore the values, right-click the measures corner of the crosstab and click Actual Values.