topic Re: Area Layer in Map for State (April 2018) in App Development

Area Layer in Map for State (April 2018)

bbergstrom — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 15:36:18 GMT

I am trying to create an area layer in a map based on the state code but it is showing CA in Ontario and other states are appearing all over the globe. This is with the April 2018 release. I tried the Zip code as well but that was showing a New Mexico zip in France.

Re: Area Layer in Map for State (April 2018)

undergrinder — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 09:35:32 GMT

Hi Brian,

try config the map "scope for location" settings (country, administrative levels etc.).

The best solution is to have a coordinates to borders of your area layer.

Re: Area Layer in Map for State (April 2018)

bbergstrom — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 13:21:41 GMT

That seemed to work with a small data set but I am trying to use the State code (IL = Illinois) and that does not appear to be supported per:

https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/April2018/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Visualizations/Map/map-properties-panel.htm

Re: Area Layer in Map for State (April 2018)

undergrinder — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 13:28:51 GMT

did any warning appear in edit mode on map? Like IL not found etc?

Re: Area Layer in Map for State (April 2018)

bbergstrom — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 13:58:04 GMT

I have not yet tried with a full data set yet but will report back when I do.

Re: Area Layer in Map for State (April 2018)

bbergstrom — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 18:51:20 GMT

Okay, using the full data set is placing some states in other countries (MT in Brazil for instance). I set the location type to Administrative area (Level 1) and I can see the Country field but it appears to only allow one country. Is there a way to set this to US and Canada?

Re: Area Layer in Map for State (April 2018)

bbergstrom — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 15:11:27 GMT

Found a solution for more than one country. I added the country code to the data and using a MaxString(Country) in the Country field did the trick.

Bottom line was for this to work I needed the state listed as the name and the country code. This is now working for the US and Canada.