Create Geo Maps

Edit access to a personal or shared perspective.

Create Custom Properties for Custom Dimensions.

Import Custom Property Values to Dimension Values.

Security:

Access Dashboards
permission.

Edit Dashboards
permission.

Geo maps visualize data with circles based on geographical locations. Geo maps can work with any accounts that associate to dimensions with dimensions values that:

Have custom properties.

Contain geographic coordinate information in custom properties.

Select

Dashboards

from the main menu.

Select a perspective.

Select

Edit

to put your dashboard in edit mode.

Drag

Geo Map

from

Charts

to the design area.

Enter a name for the geo map in

Appearance settings

Select

Data settings

Select an account from a modeled or cube sheet that contains a geo dimension
.

A geo dimension contains:

Dimension values with geo regions.

Custom properties.

The dimension values and custom properties define region latitude and longitude coordinates. Geo dimensions model a geography hierarchy as either:

A list dimension.

A hierarchical dimension.

Select a

Geo Dimension

and the

Latitude Property

and

Longitude Property

(Optional) Add additional accounts.

Circles partially overlap when data points share geographic coordinates.

(Optional) Select

Data series

and select accounts to hide or visualize.

(Optional) Sort or limit account data.

Example: Sort and limit the data on your geo map to display the top 10 countries with highest GDP. Sorts and limits don't support breakdown.

(Optional) Select

Breakdown

by time or dimension within

Data Settings

for in-depth analysis.

Colors assign automatically to circles for a breakdown series. Breakdowns remove sorts or limits.

Example: Select Territory Assignment
as a breakdown dimension to analyze territory assignments.

Select

Done

Compare Revenue Across the Country

Use the geo map to visualize values to spot outliers quickly on a map.

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Compare Pipeline Opportunity with Cost: Adaptive Planning for Sales

Use the map to help you visually identify opportunities, sales potential, and assignment coverage.

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