This is a text description of thematic_mapping.gif. It illustrates the relationship between an advanced style and a theme in thematic mapping, and how the style and the theme relate to the base table. It is briefly explained in text before the illustration.
On the left side of fhe illustration is "Step 1: create advanced style," along with the V.SALES advanced style definition that includes several
On the right side of the illustration is "Step 2: create predefined theme," along with the SALES_BY_REGION theme definition.
At the bottom of the illustration is a database icon with the REGIONS table definition: regions(geom, sales, name). The SALES column is linked by arrows to range bucket values in the style and to the column attribute in the theme.