Working with Map Views

Oracle BI Mobile provides interactive map-view functionality that is optimized for the iPad.

This section complements Working with Map Views on Dashboard Pages in User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. This section explains how to work with maps in the Oracle BI Mobile application, as the methods differ. If you are new to viewing maps in Oracle BI EE, you should begin with Working with Map Views on Dashboard Pages in User's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition before learning the gestures described in this section.

Use touch gestures to work with maps on your iPad, as follows:

  • Double-tapping. To render the map as a single visualization using the entire screen, double-tap on it.

  • Panning. To pan, drag the map around with one finger.

  • Zooming. To zoom, use the standard two-finger gesture of pinching and spreading.

  • Drilling. To drill or display a popup with options, use a single tap.

  • Modifying thresholds for slider formats. To edit the text for a slider threshold, tap the text and use the keyboard.

  • Showing or hiding formats. To show or hide a format, tap to check it or uncheck it.

Note:

You can work only with visible formats and you cannot change which formats are available.

The following image displays a map view:

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The following image displays the same map view expanded to fill the entire screen:

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You can move back and forth between the expanded and unexpanded map views.

To return to the unexpanded map view:

  1. Tap the Previous icon (at the top left of the screen).

You can display a legend for the map.

To view the map legend:

  1. Tap the Legend icon.

    Legend

The My Location feature enables you to find your current location on a map and place a pin on it.

To view your location:

  1. Tap the My Location icon.

    My Location icon, in inactive state

  2. If prompted to allow the application to use your location, tap Allow.

    The My Location icon displays inactive while the application searches for your location.

    If your location can be found, a pin is displayed at the position where the device calculates your location to be.

    If your location cannot be found, a message is displayed.

To remove your location pin:

  1. Tap the pin.

  2. Tap Remove.