Map report item properties in Bold Reports® Web Report Designer
You configure the map report item in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer through properties such as basic settings, legend, and page break. Before you start, review the Properties panel section.
Basic Settings
The Basic Settings category of the map report item in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer holds the shapes, dataset, data binding, filter, and group properties.
Shapes
The Shapes property in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer displays the built-in and custom shapes that are available for the report. A map layer can display either built-in or custom shape data.
To import custom shape files into the Web Report Designer, see Import shape files. Choose the required shape data from the drop-down to render the respective map in the design area.
Dataset
The Dataset property in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer assigns a dataset to the map. The available datasets in the report are listed in the Dataset property drop-down. Choose the desired dataset from the drop-down.
Each map report item can only show data from one dataset.
Refer Create Data section to add dataset to your report.
Binding data
To display analytical data on the map surface in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer, first link the analytical data and the shape data. The shape data is the map itself, and the analytical data is the data set you created. The analytical data gives meaning to the shape data. To bind analytical and shape data, see Binding Data.
Filter
The Filter property in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer filters the data in the map. To open the Filter dialog, click the Set Filters... button. The filter dialog opens, as shown in the following image.
See Filter Data to add or remove filters in the filter dialog.
Groups
The Groups property in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer groups the map elements with analytical data. To open the Grouping dialog, click the Set Groups... button in the properties panel. The Grouping dialog opens, as shown in the following image.
Modify the group Name or add a group expression in the group dialog, and click OK. See Group Data to add or remove groups in the grouping dialog.
Appearance
The Appearance properties in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer style the map and customize its look in the report design. They include border style, color, width, background color, and projection type. These properties are listed under the Appearance category in the properties panel.
Border
The Border properties add or customize the border around a map item to visually separate it in the report design. To set border properties for the map item in the properties panel, see Border Properties.
Background color
The Background color property colors the map background. To set the background color in the properties panel, see Background color.
Projection type
The Projection type property sets the rules that draw geographical data in a two-dimensional view onto a planar surface. A projection transforms longitude and latitude coordinates to 2D coordinates. This property must be specified when shape data is geographic.
Title
The map title in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer is customized by editing the Text property of the map. To show or hide the map title, toggle the Enable Title checkbox.
You can customize the title text for the map using this property. By default, the text is displayed as Map Title. Specify the required title text in the title property textbox, and it is displayed as the map title in the map design.
You can also apply the title text based on dynamic values by using Expressions. See Set Expressions and Reset Expressions to open the set or reset expression menu in the properties panel.
Title font
The title font properties in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer customize the title text appearance. They are available in the Advanced menu of the title property. Click the square icon on the right side of the Title text field, and click the Advanced option in the menu.
The title font properties are displayed in the advanced options.
You can also apply font properties based on dynamic values by using Expressions. See Set Expressions and Reset Expressions to open the set or reset expression menu in the properties panel.
Position
The title position of the map is customized using the Position property.
Link
The Link property in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer creates an interactive report using Hyperlink and Report Linking actions. See Linking to learn more about linking. Select the Enable Link checkbox to enable the sub properties.
Legend
A legend in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer is text that describes the data plotted on the map. Use this property to toggle the visibility of the legend in the map and customize the legend text appearance. To set or reset legend properties, see Map Legend.
Spatial
The Spatial properties in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer list the fields and polygons defined in the shape data.
Fields : The match fields that are available in the shape data are listed under the Fields section. Click the edit icon to view the fields.
You can edit the field name or data type and delete the fields based on the design requirements.
Polygons : Each map shape or polygon defined in the shape data file is listed under the Polygons section. Click the edit icon to view the polygon information.
You can edit the polygon details and delete polygons based on the design requirements. To edit a polygon, follow these steps:
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Hover over a polygon in the list and click the edit icon.
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The respective polygon properties are displayed, as shown in the following image.
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Edit the required properties and click
Save.
Shape settings
Each region on a map surface in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer is called a map shape. You can set a label, tooltip, border, and background color for it. To set or reset shape properties, see Map Shape Settings.
Shape color rule
The shape color rule properties in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer define color options for each shape on the map surface. To set or reset the shape color rule for a map, see Shape Color Rule.
Marker settings
A marker in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer identifies a location on a map. By default, a marker uses standard icons. You can set the background color, border, style, size, and tooltip for it. To set or reset marker properties, see Map Marker Settings.
Marker color rule
The marker color rule properties in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer define color options for each marker on the map surface. To set or reset the marker color rule for a map, see Marker Color Rule.
Marker rule
The marker rule properties in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer define marker styles for each marker on the map surface. To set or reset the marker rule for a map, see Marker Rule.
Page break
The Page break property in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer controls the amount of information on each page when you preview the report. Use the following properties to apply a page break to the map report item.
Break location
The Break Location property specifies where the page break occurs. Choose the required Break Location type in the drop-down.
Break Disabled
The Break Disabled property prevents predefined page breaks from being applied during report preview. Enable the Break Disabled property checkbox to use it. You can also control page breaks during report preview by using expressions. For details on setting and resetting page breaks dynamically, see the Set Expression and Reset Expression sections.
Page number reset
The Page Number Reset property restarts page numbering on each page. Enable the Page Number Reset property checkbox to use it.
Position
The Position property in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer sets the width, height, left, and top position of the map in the report design. To handle these properties in the properties panel, see Position.
Data Element
The Data Element properties in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer control the visibility of a report item when you export the report in XML format. The Data Element properties are listed in the properties panel under the Data Element category.
Name
You can assign a custom name for the map element using the Name field. The map is exported with the provided name.
Note: The name cannot contain spaces, and it must begin with a letter followed by letters, numbers, or the underscore character (_).
Output
When you export the report, the Output property controls the visibility of the map. The Output property options perform the following operations:
- Auto or Output - Exports the map report item.
- NoOutput - Does not export the map report item.
Visibility
The Visibility properties in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer show, hide, or toggle the map report item.
Visibility - The Visibility property conditionally shows or hides the map report item on report preview or export. To set the visibility of the map item in the properties panel, see Visibility. Toggle - The toggle settings property lets another report item interactively toggle the map report item visibility.
Miscellaneous
The Miscellaneous category of the map report item in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer holds the page name, document map, bookmark, custom attributes, and tooltip properties.
Page name
The Page name property names the first worksheet of the Excel workbook when you export the report to Excel format.
You can set static or dynamic text as the page name. To set and reset dynamic text, see Set Expression and Reset Expression.
Document Map
A document map is a navigational feature that displays a separate side pane with a set of navigational links in a hierarchical structure when you view a report. A user can click the content in the list to navigate to the report page that displays that item. See Document Map to configure a document map in the report design.
You can set static or dynamic text as the value for the document map property. To set and reset dynamic text, see Set Expression and Reset Expression.
Bookmark
Bookmark links let users navigate to different parts of an SSRS report. You can add bookmarks to each textbox, image, table, or chart, or to the unique group values displayed in a tablix. Bookmarks direct users to specified locations in the report. The value of the bookmark property can be your own string or an expression. See Bookmark to configure bookmarks in the report design.
You can set static or dynamic text as the value for the bookmark property. To set and reset dynamic text, see Set Expression and Reset Expression.
Custom attributes
The Custom attributes property sets the values for map custom properties. To create and assign values for custom properties in the properties panel, see Custom Properties.
Tooltip
The Tooltip property displays informative text or a value when the user hovers over the report item in report preview. To set a tooltip for the report item in the properties panel, see Tooltip.
Custom Style
The Custom Style property enables the use of external CSS for styling report items, providing enhanced flexibility beyond the built-in styling options. Use this property to meet specific design requirements and keep styling consistent across multiple reports. For a step-by-step guide on setting up custom styles in your report, check the How To section of this guide.
Set expression
The Bold Reports® Web Report Designer lets you set an expression on a few properties of the map report item, so the property values are processed based on expressions. To set expressions on the map report item properties, see Set Expression.
Reset expression
To Reset the expression applied to a map property in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer, see Reset Expression.
Advanced properties
A few properties of the map report item in the Bold Reports® Web Report Designer contain nested properties. To open and handle nested properties, see Advanced Properties.