SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.0 Cookbook

Using maps to select data of an area or country

Maps are commonly used in dashboards to visually identify areas or regions. Using maps on a dashboard allows us to visually identify using a picture instead of a table/chart and see, for example, which regions are doing poorly versus which regions are doing well. As you can see looking at the map of Canada, users are able to visually distinguish between each province.

How to do it...

1. Select a map component from the Maps section. In our example, we will use Canada.
   
2. In the map properties, you will need ...