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Shape Map Data Binding Wizard

The wizard appears when you click Insert > Bind Data in the Shape Map Editor. It helps you to bind a dataset to a shape map and make values displayed on the shape map areas according to your requirements.

The wizard consists of the following screens:

• Data
• Group
• Summary
• Filter

Back

Goes back to the previous screen.

Next

Goes to the next screen.

Finish

Finishes data binding and closes this wizard.

Cancel

Does not retain changes and closes this wizard.

Help

Displays the help document about this feature.

Data

Specifies the dataset that will be bound with the map.

Resource box

Lists the available data resources in the current catalog. Select one to be bound with the map.

More Options/Less Options

Shows or hides the dataset selection panel to choose a dataset for the map.

• New Dataset
  If checked, select a data source from the catalog resources to create a dataset to bind with the map. When you choose to create the dataset from a query, you can click the Edit button to edit the query in the Query Editor if required.
• Existing Dataset
  If checked, select a dataset from the ones existing in the open report to bind with the map. Click the Edit button to edit the dataset in the Dataset Editor if required.
• Current Dataset
  If checked, the current dataset used by the parent object will be applied to the map.

Group

Specifies the field to group the data.

Resources

Lists all the available data resources.

Adds the selected field as the group-by field.

Removes the selected group-by field that is not required.

Group By

Lists the field that is used to group data.

Sort

Specifies how groups will be sorted.

• Ascend
  Groups will be sorted in an ascending order (A, B, C).
• Descend
  Groups will be sorted in a descending order (C, B, A).
• No Sort
  Groups will be sorted in the original order in database.
• Special Group
  Opens the User Defined Group dialog to define grouping information.
• Custom Sort
  Opens the Custom Sort dialog to set how groups will be sorted.

Special Function

If the group-by field is of Numeric/String/Date/Time type, you can select a special function for the field in the Special Function column to further specify to which level the data will be grouped by.

If Customize is selected, the Customized Function dialog will be displayed, in which you can set the function by your own.

Custom Sort

Specifies how to sort the groups. Activated only when you have clicked Custom Sort from the Sort column to define the sorting manner of groups for the selected group level.

Special Group

Specifies how to group your information. Activated only when you have clicked Special Group from the Sort column to define a special group.

Select N

Opens the Select N dialog to specify the Select N condition.

Group Filter

Opens the Group Filter dialog to specify the group filter condition.

Summary

Specifies the fields on which to create aggregate functions.

Resources

Lists all the available data resources.

Adds the selected field as the summary field.

Removes the selected summary field that is not required.

Moves the specified summary field one step up.

Moves the specified summary field one step down.

Summarized Fields

Lists all the fields that you want to display and to be summarized.

Aggregate Function

Specifies the function to summarize the selected field. For details about each function, see Math Functions.

Break Field

Displays a defined field on which the summary will be calculated.

Filter

Specifies to filter the data displayed on the map areas.

The options in the screen are the same as those in the Edit Filter dialog.

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