Creating a map report

To show how revenue for the company is distributed throughout the world, you can create a report that contains a map that shows the distribution of revenue by country and region.

Procedure

  1. To start IBM® Cognos® Analytics - Reporting click New and then click Report.
  2. In the Templates and themes window, click Blank and then click OK.
  3. Click the Data icon, click the Add report data icon the add report data icon, find the package and click Open.
  4. Click the Toolbox icon, double-click Map.
  5. In the Choose map dialog box, in the Maps pane, expand the World folder and click World.
  6. In the Region layers box, click Countries and Regions + Territories.
  7. In the Point layers box, click None.
  8. In the Display layers box, click Oceans and then click OK.
    Tip: You can select or deselect multiple display layers by Ctrl+clicking.
    Tip: You can return to the Choose Map dialog box at any time by double-clicking the map background.
  9. Drag data items to the map and run the report.