Background Images

How to set the Vitara charts’ backdrop images.There are two ways to insert the background image:

Using a relative path (the image needs to be placed in VitaraCharts folder)

Step 1:

Copy the image which you want to set as a background for Vitara charts in the following folder.

Tomcat\webapps\MicroStrategy\plugins\VitaraCharts\custom\images

Step 2:

Open edit popup window, goto background tab, click on “Enable background image” checkbox.

Step 3:

Enter the name of the image with the extension (.png or .jpg) into the text box. Example:

Note: Image name is case sensitive.

Using Image URL or full path

We can directly copy the image web URL or full path in the text box. Examples:

We have options like - original/fit to chart/fill chart/custom, to make the image to fit with the Vitara chart. The opacity option can reduce the intensity of the background image on the Vitara chart. Below we can see a screenshot of Stacked Column Chart with a background image.