The Map Component Options

Dimension Selector

The Dimension Selector  button on the Map tab opens the Dimensions Selector window where you can easily edit the view to which the map is connected, and the data in it.

If you replace the Y-axis of the view with a dimension that is not geographic, a message appears in the map component advising you to change your selection to a geographic dimension that Necto automatically picks from the list of dimensions. To accept the automatic selection, click on the map.

Edit Map

The Edit  button on the Map tab opens the Map Designer dialog box for editing the map.

Basemap

The Basemap  button on the Map tab opens a menu with map display modes to choose from.

All the maps are world maps. Select the mode you want to display.

Template

The Template  button on the Map tab opens a menu with templates to choose from.

If you want to apply another template to the map, select a template.

Auto Zoom

When the Auto Zoom  option on the Map tab is selected, the map automatically zooms into a selection you make on the grid. Click the button to enable the Auto Zoom mode, and click again to disable it.

Zoom to Selection

Clicking the Zoom to Selection  button on the Map tab zooms in to the data selected on the grid.

You can zoom in or out on the map using the scale on the left.

The Map Legend

The map legend shows the visualizations used for the grid columns and the scale of values, in full or brief mode. The legend is an independent object and you can hide it, change its position and resize it.

Both the Legend  button on the Map tab and the Legend  button on the map open a menu with options for showing and hiding the map legend, and for changing its position.

To show the map legend or change its position:

Click the Legend button or the arrow on the legend, and select the position you prefer.

To hide the map legend:

Click the Legend button and select Hide. Or, click  on the legend.

To display the legend in brief/full mode:

Click the Legend button or the arrow on the legend, and select Brief Legend or Full Legend.

Layout

The Layout  button on the Map tab opens a menu with the visualization arrangement options to choose from.

Export to Image

The Image  button on the Map tab can be used to save the selected map in .png image format.

The Geo-Entity Context Menu

Clicking on the down-arrow of a geo-entity (dimension member) on the map opens a context menu that is similar to the member menu that opens on the grid. This menu contains the options that can be applied to the entity on the map: Drill down, Collapse, Expand to a lower level, and Show a level.

Pointing to an entity on the map displays a tooltip with the relevant values from the grid.

Displaying Grid Data on the Map

All the data from the grid of the connected view is also displayed in the map component and when you make changes in the grid, the map component changes according to your selection. You can choose to display in the map component only a certain part of the grid data by selecting that area. This is the same as selecting grid data for a chart in a view component.