Change the default basemap
The basemap that is displayed by default in a map is the default basemap specified in your organization's ArcGIS account. You can specify a different default basemap by changing the Default Basemap setting in your ArcGIS account or by editing the baseMapLayers section of the map_configuration.json.txt file.
The following instructions describe how to change the default basemap by editing map_configuration.json.txt.
- Make a copy of map_configuration.json.txt.default, located at <MicroStrategy_plugin_directory>\javascript\configuration\design.
- Rename the copy to map_configuration.json.txt.
- Find the following section in map_configuration.json.txt:
"itemData": { } - Modify the baseMapLayers section to reflect your basemap's unique ID and the URL to its REST endpoint, for example:
"itemData": { "baseMap": { "baseMapLayers": [ { "id": "123456", "url": "http://services.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/ESRI_StreetMap_World_2D/MapServer" } ], "title": "New default Base Map" } } - Validate your JSON code using a validation tool such as JSONLint.
The newly specified default basemap will be used in all new map configurations, overriding the Default Basemap setting in your ArcGIS organizational account.
If a report designer wants to use the basemap specified in the organizational account for a particular report instead of that specified in map_configuration.json.txt, they must reset the appropriate map or maps.
Note:
Any changes made to map_configuration.json.txt, including specifying a template, or default map, will override the Default Basemap setting in your ArcGIS organizational account.
- Save and close the file.
Note:
To make this change available in Report mode, Presentation mode, and Mobile mode, copy the map_configuration.json.text file to the following directories:
- <MicroStrategy_plugin_directory>\javascript\configuration\report
- <MicroStrategy_plugin_directory>\javascript\configuration\document
- <MicroStrategy_plugin_directory>\javascript\configuration\mobile
- Clear your browser cache.
The newly specified default basemap will be used in all new map configurations, overriding the Default Basemap setting in your ArcGIS organizational account.