Anatomy
- Title (Optional): Title of geomap which can be wrapped or hidden
- Label: Numerical or logical value that determines the map location color based on a given color palette.
- Refresh button: Manually refreshes data
- Legend: Shows the values for each color in the chart; by default the legend is hidden
- Zoom in and Zoom out buttons: Controls geomap magnification
Subcomponents
See the usage guidelines for button iconic.
See the usage guidelines for heading.
See the usage guidelines for button stateful.
See the usage guidelines for label value.
See the usage guidelines for breadcrumbs.
Usage
Use a geomap to present data in a geographical chart. Geomap currently has only the heatmap type. Heat maps display aggregated data for that map region as its shown by the map region borders.
Variants
Learn about the variants of geomap.
Colors
By default, the theme based colors (a range of blues) are applied to the background in the geomap chart. You can set the color type to “Color range” and use the controls to set the “Low color value” and and “High color value.”
Configurations
Learn how to customize geomap by configuring the available properties.
Data source
You can select between different data sources for your visualization: system data tables and preconfigured Performance Analytics indicators. If you are changing your data source, the option list provides suggestions based on previous selections and items that match your search.
Tables
You can select any table from the system to use in your visualization and filter that data. When you apply a table as the data source, a preview list appears showing all available records in that table.
A condition builder above the list enables you to set filter conditions on the data before using it in your visualization. This is useful for limiting the data shown in the chart to only the data you need.
Data properties
Use the data properties to select and organize the data you want your users to see from the source. Select the chevron icon to expand a section and display the properties in each category.
Metric selection
Select the specific data from the data source to display in the geomap and the label that identifies it. Select an aggregation type from the dropdown list. You can select a specific field from the data source table to display. If you leave the field empty, all fields are used, depending on any filtering conditions you applied when you selected the data source.
Grouping data
To build a geomap, you must select how you want the data broken down and grouped. If you don’t specify a “grouped by” value, your geomap visualization won’t work.
Grouping values are determined by the field data that you choose to map to the chart. The grouping happens as the geomap is built.
Header and border
The component header displays in the top left and contains the title and a description that appears when the user hovers over the information icon. You create the header and then show or hide it with the controls provided. By default, the header is configured to show, but the content is empty. You can also show or hide a bordering box around the chart.
Data update
Configure filter conditions and enable data drill down from data points on the geomap. You can configure your geomap to update on a defined refresh interval - measured in minutes.
Filters
You can configure geomap to provide individual chart filters and allow a chart to use the filters set on that workspace page. Filters set on the data source always run on the component. The “Follow filter” property, which is set to “true” by default, applies any filters set on the workspace page in addition to those set on the data source. Setting the “Follow filter” option to “false” prevents any filter input from the workspace page.
Data drilldown
You can configure geomap to enable users to drill down into data directly from a chart by clicking any data point. This enables users to view data such as records and record lists from data tables.
Presentation properties
The presentation properties control the physical appearance of the chart. Use these properties to control how your users consume the data. Select the chevron icon to expand the section and display the properties in each category.
Map view
By default, the geomap displays a “World map” view, but you can specify what is shown as the default map on the chart, such as a specific geographical region, country, and so on.
Labels
You can hide the geomap chart labels that are shown by default.
Legend
The legend is shown by default, but you can use the “Show legend” toggle to disable it. If you choose to show the legend, it appears below the geomap chart. You can change the location to above, to the right, or to the left of the chart.
Design recommendations
Learn how to apply geomap in your design.
Alignment and positioning
Geomap is always centered within the container and retains a fixed height/width ratio. It can’t be manually adjusted.
Behavior
Learn how geomap behaves when the display changes or a user interacts with the component.
Chart positioning
The height and width of the chart is responsive to the data visualization container size.
Responsive behaviors
Geomap is responsive to the width and height of the container.
Interactions
By default, three levels are defined for geomap visualizations (world, country, and state.) Users can navigated between map levels by selecting an area. For example, a user can select a country on world view and see the country view mapped by state, and then select a state and see the state mapped by city.
When the enable drill down property is active, users who navigate to the lowest data entry level see a list of records associated with it (city by default). You can define this interaction in any way you want from the last level based on event configuration.
Hover
In geomap, when the user places their pointer over a location, the color of the region brightens.
Usability
Geomap complies with all internationalization and accessibility requirements.
Internationalization
When this component is used in a platform configured for a right-to-left (RTL) language, all elements flip, and the text aligns to the right.
Accessibility
Learn how to access the actionable elements of geomap through keyboard interactions and screen readers.
Geomap tab order
Keyboard interactions
You can access the actionable elements of geomap with these keyboard keys:
- Tab: Moves to the next series region
- Shift + tab: Moves back to the previous series region
- Enter or space bar: Triggers a drill down action associated with bottom-level region when in focus, such as opening a list of records associated with the series region
- + and - : Zoom in and zoom out a series region level
Screen readers
When you apply ARIA labels to a component, screen readers announce the controls and content of geomap in the prescribed tab order.