To include interactive maps in a MicroStrategy document, you must add map visualizations in MicroStrategy Web and specify the data you want to visualize. This data can then be added to your map in Esri Maps for MicroStrategy.
A map is a spatial document composed of one or more layers. A layer is the way in which Esri Maps for MicroStrategy visually represents geographic datasets. A layer is similar to a legend item on a paper map. For example, on a road map, roads, national parks, political boundaries, and rivers might be considered different layers. When you add MicroStrategy business data to a map, Esri Maps for MicroStrategy creates a layer and displays it on the Contents pane. Once the layer is created, you can configure how it is styled, set its transparency, enable clustering or heat maps, turn on pop-up windows, and so on.
When you add data to a map in a MicroStrategy document, each dataset you add can be shown as a layer on the map. All datasets included in the current document layout are available to add as layers.
Very large datasets may cause errors in the Esri map visualization, depending on the server settings on your MicroStrategy Web Universal server.
There are several methods you can use to mitigate errors, including:
Increase Java heap
size: Refer to the MicroStrategy product
documentation for information about increasing the Java heap size
on your MicroStrategy Universal Web Server.
Filter your reports to
reduce the size of the Esri map visualization:In Design Mode, you can apply
filters from the document (View filters) or from the original
reports that make up the dataset (Report filters). Refer to the
MicroStrategy product documentation for details.
Increase your
MicroStrategy project row set limits: Refer to the MicroStrategy product
documentation for information about changing the row set limits for
your project on your MicroStrategy Intelligent Server.
Optimize data retrieval from map-enabled documents: Contact your system administrator to have the plug-in settings changed.
Add datasets to the document
Add the reports that you want to include as datasets in your document. Any of the datasets you include in the document can later be added as layers on a map.
In MicroStrategy Web, create a blank document.
In Design Mode, add one or more reports that you want to include as datasets in your document and visualize on your map.
Each dataset must contain at least one location-based attribute, such as address data or longitude and latitude values. For a complete list of location types supported in Esri Maps for MicroStrategy, see Location types.
Insert a map visualization
You can include one or more maps in your document. Add a map by creating a new grid and configuring it as a map widget.
After adding datasets, insert a new grid to use as a map visualization.
Right-click the map visualization grid area and click Properties and Formatting.
In the Properties and Formatting window, under Properties, click Widget.
From the Widget drop-down menu, click DHTML and click Esri Maps for MicroStrategy.
Click OK.
To include additional maps in your document, repeat the previous steps for each map you want to add.
When you have finished inserting all of the map visualizations you want, open the Properties and Formatting window for one of the maps you want to configure. Click the Widget Properties button to open the Esri Maps for MicroStrategy Properties window.
In the Esri Maps for MicroStrategy Properties window, sign in to ArcGIS if you are not already signed in.
An Esri map visualization is displayed. You can now add data to the map.
Add MicroStrategy data to the map
You can add any of the datasets you included in the document to the map. Each dataset you add can be shown as a layer on the map.
In the map, click the Add data menu and click from MicroStrategy.
The datasets you included appear in the add data from MicroStrategy pane.
Select the dataset you want to add and click Next.
Do one of the following:
Specify how location is represented in the current dataset by clicking one of the location types.
If you want to use a map service or feature service from ArcGIS as a location type, click Add location type and follow the steps in Add a location type.
Click Next.
Select and specify the values for the columns containing the location information. Click Next.
Do the following:
Select the format of the column data that you specified, and choose the fields you would like displayed in your pop-ups.
If you want the map to zoom to the full extent of the layer that is created when the data is added, check the Zoom to layer check box.
If you want a different name for the layer, type a new name in the Layer name box.
Click Add data to map.
A layer containing the data is added to the map and is listed in the Contents pane. If you checked the Zoom to layer check box, the map zooms to the full extent of the layer you added.
Repeat steps 4 through 10 for each additional dataset you want to display on the map.
Configure additional maps
If you have additional maps in your document, configure them one by one in the Esri Maps for MicroStrategy Properties window. When finished, you can save and run your map-enabled document.
Repeat the steps in Add MicroStrategy data to the map in the Esri Maps for MicroStrategy Properties window for each additional map in your document.
When you have finished adding data and configuring the resulting layers in your maps, click OK in the Esri Maps for MicroStrategy Properties window and click OK in the Properties and Formatting window.
If your administrator has enabled printing for you, you can print your map-enabled document in Interactive Mode once the map has loaded completely. Only one map can be printed in a document.
You can enhance your map with additional geographic data from ArcGIS. For example, your map may have MicroStrategy data showing proposed store locations and you want to add household income data from ArcGIS for those areas to visually analyze trends. For more information, see Add data from ArcGIS.