Viewing business objects on a map

You can view business objects for a given investigation in a geospatial view and timeline. Viewing data in this way can reveal relationships, patterns, and trends between objects that might not be obvious in another form, such as a list.

About this task

Business objects related to an investigation are displayed at their geospatial coordinates in the Map view. The Map view allows you to view objects on a timeline, filter objects in the views, and navigate to object details.
Note: If a business object does not have location information that is associated with it, it does not appear on the map. Likewise, if an object does not have associated date/time information, it does not appear on the timeline.

Procedure

To view objects on a map:

  1. From the In-Baskets page, click the row that is associated with an investigation.
    Note: By default, the Card view is displayed with all associated business objects displayed in the card containers.
  2. Select the Map view to display a geospatial view of the selected investigation. Notice that the map depicts geospatial coordinates for the object's actual location.
    Note: To adjust the size of the map and focus on a specific area, use the zoom icons Zoom icons or click and drag the map to pan the view. Alternately, click the Collapse Section icon Collapse Section icon on the horizontal bar to maximize space.
  3. Click an object on the map to reveal the Details flyout panel. Notice that the object is also highlighted on the timeline if it contains date/time information.
    Tip: You can also click the Details icon Details icon on the upper right to show and hide details of the objects you select.
  4. If needed, filter the related objects that are shown on the map.
    1. Click the Filter icon Filter icon to open the Filter pane.
    2. Click the icon or business object name to select (or clear) a business object type. For example, click Accounts to display (or not display) account business objects.
    3. Click the Close icon Close icon to close the Filter pane.

To view objects on the map timeline:

  1. Click the Restore Section icon Restore Section icon at the bottom of the map image to display the timeline. Then drag the timeline view horizontally to display a timeline of when these events occurred.
    • The timeline shows a bar when time that is associated with an object is more than a single point in time.
    • Timeline objects are stacked in the view. Click and slide the view to see objects out of the view range.
    • Clicking an object on the timeline opens the Details flyout for that object.
    Tip: Filtering affects objects that are shown on both the map and timeline.