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Create Geographic Map Dialog (for Library Component)
The Create Geographic Map dialog for library component appears when you select Insert > Map > Geographic Map, or drag the Geographic Map button 
from the Components panel into a library component. It helps you to insert a geographic map into a library component, and consists of the following screens:
Back
Goes back to the previous screen.
Next
Goes to the next screen.
Finish
Finishes creating the geographic map and closes this dialog.
Cancel
Does not retain changes and closes this dialog.
Help
Displays the help document about this feature.
Data
Specifies the data source that you want to use to create the geographic map. See the screen.
Available data resources
Lists all the business views in the current catalog. Specify the one you want to use.
Display
Specifies the data fields that you want to display in the geographic map. See the screen.
Map Type
Specifies the type for the geographic map from the drop-down list.
- OpenStreetMap - Standard
Displays the street map. - OpenCycleMap - Cycle Map
Displays the cycle route map. - OpenCycleMap - Transport Map
Displays the transport map. - Google Maps - Roadmap
Displays Google road map. - Google Maps - Satellite
Displays Google Earth satellite images. - Google Maps - Terrain
Displays a physical map based on terrain information.
Resources
Lists all the available data resources. You can also create dynamic formulas to use in the map.
Adds the selected field to the geographic map.
Enable Marker
Enables specifying the marker properties for all the groups.
Enable Area
Enables specifying the area properties for all the groups.
One option between Enable Marker and Enable Area must be checked at least and Enable Marker is checked by default.
Drill Path
Lists the fields that are used to group data in the geographic map.
Moves the specified group one step up.
Moves the specified group one step down.
Removes the selected fields that are not required from the geographic map.
Select N
Opens the Select N dialog to specify the Select N condition for the selected group level.
Web Behaviors
Opens the Web Behaviors dialog to specify some web behaviors to the markers and areas of the selected group level.
Marker Options
Specifies the marker properties of the selected group in the Drill Path box. Available only when Enable Marker is checked.
- Shape By
Specifies the field used to control the shapes of the markers for the selected group level. Only the group field that represents the currently selected group level, or a group field of a higher level than the current level in the Drill Path box, or an aggregation field can be added.
Specifies the shapes of the markers.- If no field is added, select a shape from the shape list, or check and select the Advanced option to open the Advanced dialog to specify an image as the shape of the markers.
- If a field is added, opens the Edit Shapes dialog to specify shapes for the markers.
- Color By
Specifies the field used to control the colors of the markers for the selected group level. Only the group field that represents the currently selected group level, or group fields of higher levels than the current level in the Drill Path box, or an aggregation field can be added. When more than one group field is added, you can adjust the order of the fields by dragging and dropping them in the text box.
Specifies the colors of the markers.- If no field is added, select a color from the color palette for the markers.
- If one or more group fields are added, opens the Edit Color dialog to specify colors for the markers.
- If an aggregation field is added, opens the Edit Gradient Color dialog to specify a gradient color for the markers.
- Size By
Specifies the field used to control the size of the markers for the selected group level. Only an aggregation field can be added.
Specifies the size of the markers.- Zoom percentage bar
Specifies the zoom percentage based on the default size. - Reset
Specifies whether to restore the default size.
- Zoom percentage bar
- Label By
Specifies the field to control the labels shown above the markers for the selected group level. When there are more than one field, you can adjust the order of the fields by dragging and dropping them in the text box.
Specifies the font format of the label text.
Specifies the font of the label text.
Specifies the font size of the label text.
Specifies whether to make the label text bold.
Specifies whether to make the label text italic.
Specifies whether to underline the text.
Specifies the color of the label text.
Specifies the format for the field you currently select from the preview box below.- Preview box
Displays the specified font format effects. - OK
Applies the specified font format and closes the dialog.
- Marker Tip
Specifies the tip information when you hover the mouse on the markers at runtime.
Area Options
Specifies the area properties of the selected group in the Drill Path box. Available only when Enable Area is checked.
- Fill By
Specifies the field to control the colors that are used to fill the areas of the selected group level. Only the group field that represents the currently selected group level, or group fields of higher levels than the current level in the Drill Path box, or an aggregation field can be added. When more than one group field is added, you can adjust the order of the fields by dragging and dropping them in the text box.
Specifies the colors to fill the areas.- If no field is added, select a color from the color palette for the areas.
- If one or more group fields are added, opens the Edit Color dialog to specify colors for the areas.
- If an aggregation field is added, opens the Edit Gradient Color dialog to specify a gradient color for the areas.
- Label By
Specifies the field to control the labels shown above the areas for the selected group level. When more than one field is added, you can adjust the orderof the fields by dragging and dropping.
Specifies the font format of the label text.
Specifies the font of the label text.
Specifies the font size of the label text.
Specifies whether to make the label text bold.
Specifies whether to make the label text italic.
Specifies whether to underline the text.
Specifies the color of the label text.
Specifies the format for the field you currently selected from the preview box below.- Preview box
Displays the specified font format effects. - OK
Applies the specified font format and closes the dialog.
- Area Tip
Specifies the tip information when you hover the mouse on the areas at runtime.
Location Info
Specifies the mapping location of the markers or areas for the selected group by field in the Drill Path box. For each group level that you want to show on the map, specify a DBfield or formula that contains the value matching the folder name in <install_root>\gisinfo\geocode used by the geographic map. For example you may group by Country and State. For State, you would want to use a formula fStateCountry that concatenates state and country so Google Maps, OpenStreetMap or OpenCycleMap knows which state to use such as "New York, USA" or "California, USA".
Filter
Specifies to filter the data used in the geographic map. See the screen.
The options in the screen are the same as those in the Edit Filter dialog.