Displaying Values on a Map

When embedding a map in a report, the maps display labels by default.

To display values instead of labels, follow these steps:

  1. In the design view, right-click the Map, and select ‘Properties’ from the context menu.
  2. Under the Map tab, select ‘Show Values’ and specify the ‘Value Format’ to be ‘#’. Click ‘OK’.

Note also the options for Background Color, Maintain Aspect Ratio, and Automatic Labeling.

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Walkthrough: Highlighting in Maps in a Report

It is possible to selectively highlight specific geographic levels in a map, e.g., to highlight the entire state or highlight just the cities within a state, etc. As an example, we will highlight all the states (in Red) which have only one customer.


  1. In the design view {Right-click}> Highlight.
  2. Click on the ‘New’ button. Ensure that Level is set to ‘State’ and specify ‘One Customer’ as the name of the highlight.
  3. Click on the ‘OK’ button. The highlight ‘One Customer’ is added to the list of highlights.
  4. Click on the ‘Edit Condition’ button in order to specify the condition that qualifies certain states to fall into this category.
  5. [customer_id] [is] [equal] [1]
  6. Click on the ‘OK’ button to exit out of the ‘Conditions’ dialog.
  7. Select ‘Background’ and specify the color to be Red.
  8. Preview the report and note the highlighted states.
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