Esri Maps for SAP BusinessObjects (v1.0 Archive)

In this topic
  1. Add data to the map
  2. Define the location type
  3. Format the layer
  4. Save the map

This is an archive related to a previous version of Esri Maps for SAP BusinessObjects. If you need the current version go to http://doc.arcgis.com/en/maps-for-sap-bobj/.

Add SAP BusinessObjects data to your map

Once you've created a map-enabled dashboard in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards and bound data to the map component (see Building a map-enabled dashboard), you can use the Esri Maps Designer to add your SAP Dashboards data to the map.

A map is a spatial document composed of one or more layers. A layer is the way in which Esri Maps for SAP BusinessObjects 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 SAP Dashboards business data to a map, Esri Maps for SAP BusinessObjects 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.

Add data to the map

  1. From your SAP Dashboards canvas, click the Esri Map component to display its properties panel.
  2. On the Esri Map Properties panel, in General view, click Launch Esri Maps Designer.
    Esri Maps Designer for SAP BusinessObjects opens, displaying the sign-in page for your ArcGIS subscription.
  3. Sign in to ArcGIS. For more information, see Sign in to ArcGIS.

    When you are successfully signed in, the Esri Maps window appears, displaying the default basemap.

  4. Click the Add data menu and click from SAP Dashboards.

    The data sources that you bound to your map component appear in the add data from SAP Dashboards pane.

  5. Select the dataset to add to the map and click Next.

Define the location type

  1. To specify how location is represented in the current dataset, do one of the following:
    • Click one of the predefined location types; for example, Address, Latitude/Longitude, or US City.
    • 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.
  2. Click Next.
  3. Select and specify the values for the columns containing the location information. For example, if location is represented in your dataset by latitude and longitude coordinates, map the Latitude field to the column that contains the latitude information, and map the Longitude field to the column that contains the longitude information.
    4. Click Next.

Format the layer

You can select the data fields that will be available in the map and specify the format in which the data is presented. For example, you can specify that a field containing revenue information is presented as currency, while a field that contains profits is presented as a percentage.

  1. To format your map layer, do the following:
    1. Place a check mark beside the data that you want to include with the map.

      To include all fields, check the Column check box at the top of the list.

    2. Select the Format for each data field that you specified.

      The default format is Text.

    3. Optionally, type a new name in the Layer name field.
    4. If you want the map to zoom to the full extent of the layer that's created when the data is added, check the Zoom to layer check box.
  2. 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.

  3. Repeat this workflow for each additional dataset you want to bind to the map.

    You can now configure the map layers and style your data; see Customize the map contents and Feature display and style for detailed information.

Save the map

  1. To save your map, click Save map in the Esri Maps Designer window, then close the window to return to the SAP Dashboards canvas.
  2. In SAP Dashboards, Save your dashboard.
  3. To preview the dashboard with the interactive map, save the file to your SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform, or publish it to your locally installed web server and view it in a supported browser. For more information, see Previewing a map-enabled SAP BusinessObjects dashboard.