Configuring Your Map Data

Before You Begin

This 15-minute tutorial shows you how to configure your map data by associating business intelligence columns with map layers.

Background

Maps in Oracle Analytics Cloud consist of two components: a background map and map layers.

A background map serves as a noninteractive base for a map view.

Map layers are displayed on top of a background map or another map layer. For example, in the background map, if you place the World_Cities layer above the World_Countries layer, and the Schools layer above the World_Cities layer, then, in the map view, the Schools layer is displayed on top of the World_Cities layer and the World_Cities layer is displayed on top of the World_Countries layer.

A layer is any collection of features and formats that have a common set of attributes and a location. For example, the World_Countries and World_Cities layers can include color coding of countries by revenue and a pie graph that shows revenue per brand for a city. You can display data on maps in different formats such as color fill, graphs, variable shapes, or images.

What Do You Need?

• Access to Oracle Analytics Cloud as a service administrator
• Download revenue_by_brand.xlsx to your computer

Import Layers for Your Maps

1. On the Home page, click Page Menu , and then select Open Classic Home.
2. On the Classic Home page, click Administration.
3. On the Administration page, under Map Data Management, click Manage Map Data.
4. On the Manage Map Data page, click Import Layers on the Layers tab.

   

5. In the Import Layers dialog box, select OracleMaps from the Look in drop-down list. In Available Layers, select World_Countries. From the Preview Map drop-down list, select ORACLE_MAPS, and then click OK.

   

6. Click Import Layers . In the Import Layers dialog box, select OracleMaps from the Look in drop-down list. In Available Layers, select World_Cities. From the Preview Map drop-down list, select ORACLE_MAPS. Click OK.

Edit the Map Layers

1. On the Manage Map Data page, select World_Countries on the Layers tab, and click Edit .
2. In the Edit Layer – World_Countries dialog box, select Name from the Layer Key drop-down list. In Geometry Type, keep the default value, Polygon. To the right of BI Key Columns, click Add .

   

3. In the Select Subject Area dialog box, select revenue_by_brand.
4. In the Select BI Key Columns dialog box, expand Columns, select Country Name, select Move , and then click OK.

   

5. On the Layers tab, select World_Cities, and click Edit .
6. In the Edit Layer – World_Cities dialog box, select City Name from the Layer Key drop-down list. In Geometry Type, keep the default value, Polygon. To the right of BI Key Columns, click Add .
7. In the Select Subject Area dialog box, select revenue_by_brand.
8. In the Select BI Key Columns dialog box, expand Columns, select City, select Move , and then click OK.

Set Up Background Maps

1. On the Manage Map Data page, click the Background Maps tab, and then click Import Background Maps .
2. In the Import Background Maps dialog box, select ORACLE_MAPS from the Look in drop-down list. In Available Maps, select ORACLE_MAPS, and click OK.

   

3. On the Background Maps tab, select ORACLE_MAPS, and click Edit Background Map .
4. In the Edit Background Map - ORACLE_MAPS dialog box, review the Layers column. To move World_Cities above World_Countries, hover your cursor over World_Cities, and click Action . From the drop-down list, select Move Up.

   

5. To change the zoom levels of the layers, in the World_Cities row, click the cell in column 11. In the World_Countries row, click the cell in column 5. Click OK.

   The World_Cities layer is displayed at a higher zoom level than the World_Countries layer. The default zoom level of the layers is highlighted. The background map doesn't display the layers that have 0 zoom level.

   

Want to Learn More?

• About Adding a Spreadsheet as a Data Set
• Managing Map Information for Analyses