Style points

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Use a single symbol
Use different colors
Use different-sized symbols

When you add data from your business system to a map, Esri Maps for SAP BusinessObjects creates a layer and displays the data using a default style (symbol). These layers, and certain layers added from ArcGIS, can be styled using different icons or shapes, colors, and grouping.

One way to style a point layer is using a single symbol to represent all of the features in the layer. Another way is to divide the point features into groups and style each group with a different color. Alternatively, if your data has numeric fields, you may choose to style each group with a different-sized symbol. For example, you may want to use different point colors or sizes to show retailers classified by profit.

As you modify the style options for your layer, the map automatically updates to reflect your settings.

For more information on styling layers, see Feature display and style.

Use a single symbol

Press the Show map contents button to display the Contents pane.
On the Contents pane, click the arrow to the right of the layer whose style you want to configure.
Press Style.
Press Simple.
You can use an icon or a shape to style a point layer. Do one of the following:
- To style the layer with an icon, choose the icon you want to use. To see additional icons, press the drop-down arrow, choose a desired category, and choose the icon you want.
- To style the layer with a shape, press the drop-down arrow and choose Shapes. Choose the shape and color you want.
Use the Size slider to specify the desired size for the icon or shape.
The map automatically updates to reflect the style options you specified.
Press OK.

Use different colors

Press the Show map contents button to display the Contents pane.
On the Contents pane, press the arrow to the right of the layer that you want to style.
Press Style.
Press Grouped.
If the column you chose does not contain numeric data, do the following:
1. From the Symbol drop-down menu, choose Shapes, and choose the shape you want. Beside Style using, press Colors.
2. From the Color scheme drop-down menu, choose the desired colors.
3. Optionally, change the color for any of the individual categories as needed.
4. Skip to step 9.
If the column you chose contains numeric data, press the Group column values by drop-down arrow and do one of the following:
- Choose Number ranges to classify values into groups by numeric order and assign a group style.
- Choose Categories to assign a style to each unique value.
  You can style up to 50 features with unique values.
Tip:
If your data contains a column that has a URL to a specific icon you want to use to style your point layer, choose Categories from the Group column values by drop-down menu, and then choose the appropriate column from the Choose column with icon Url drop-down menu.
If you chose Number ranges from the Group column values by drop-down menu, do the following:
1. From the Symbol drop-down menu, choose Shapes, and choose the shape you want. Beside Style using, press Colors.
2. From the Classification method drop-down menu, choose the desired grouping method.
  For additional information on each of these methods, see Feature display and style.
3. Using the Number of groups slider, specify the number of groups to use for the data. You can have between two and seven groups.
4. Choose the desired colors from the Color ramp drop-down menu. Check the Reverse colors check box to reverse the colors in the selected color ramp. The default color ramps cannot be changed or edited.
If you chose Categories from the Group column values by drop-down menu, do the following:
1. From the Symbol drop-down menu, choose Shapes, and choose the shape you want.
2. Choose the desired colors from the Color scheme drop-down menu.
3. Optionally, change the color for any of the individual categories as needed.

Note:

If you turn on the Clustering option for a layer styled using shapes grouped by category, clusters will display as pie charts at the appropriate zoom level. Pie chart clustering is available only for shapes; clusters for layers styled using symbols will display as a solid circle. For more information, see Configure clustering.

Use the Size slider to specify the desired size for the shape.
Press OK when finished.
Your style settings are displayed on the map. For point layers, you may have to turn off clustering to see individual point symbols. See Configure clustering.

Use different-sized symbols

Press the Show map contents button to display the Contents pane.
On the Contents pane, press the arrow to the right of the layer that you want to style.
Press Style.
Press Grouped.
From the Choose column to group drop-down menu, choose a column containing numeric data.
From the Group column values by drop-down menu, choose Number ranges.
This classifies values into groups by numeric order and assigns a group style.
Press the Symbol drop-down arrow and do one of the following:
- To style your data with an icon, choose a category and choose the icon you want.
- To style your data with a shape, press the Symbol drop-down arrow, choose Shapes, and choose the shape you want to use.
You will have a Style using choice if you are styling a shape. Press Sizes. If you are styling an icon, you will not see this option.
From the Classification method drop-down menu, choose the desired grouping method.
For additional information on each of these methods, see Feature display and style.
Using the Number of groups slider, specify the number of groups to use for the data. You can have between two and seven groups.
Use the Minimum and Maximum Sizes slider to specify the start and end (minimum and maximum) sizes for the symbols.
Press OK when finished.
Your style settings are displayed on the map. You may have to turn off clustering to see individual point symbols. See Configure clustering.