Shape Map Editor

This editor appears when you click Insert > Map > Shape Map, or drag the Insert Shape Map button from the Components panel to the report destination, or right-click a shape map and select Format Shape Map from the shortcut menu. It helps you to create and edit shape maps in a report.

Shape Map Editor

The following are details about options in the editor:

Menu

File
- Open
  Specifies to import a .shp or .xml file which has been defined with some area information to the map object.
- Save
  Accepts and saves the changes on the map object.
- Save As
  Saves the map object to an .xml file with the name you specify.
- Canvas Setup
  Opens the Shape Map Canvas Setup dialog to change the width and height of the map object.
- Close
  Closes the window.
Edit
- Undo
  Reverses a previous action.
- Redo
  The counter-operation of Undo.
- Cut
  Erases an object and places it in the clipboard.
- Copy
  Copies an object and places it in the clipboard.
- Paste
  Takes an object from the clipboard and places it into the report.
- Delete
  Deletes a selected object.
- Insert Mode
  If checked, the window is in insert mode, and you can add areas into the map manually; if unchecked, the window is in edit mode, and you can edit areas as required.
- Reset All
  Opens the Reset All dialog to reset the properties for map areas including the labels and summary fields inside the areas globally.
- Hide Duplicate Labels
  If clicked, for map areas with the same name, only the label and summary field for the biggest area will be shown.
View
- Show Area Inspector
  Specifies whether or not to show the Map Area Inspector panel in the Shape Map Editor.
- Show Area Labels
  Specifies whether or not to show labels and summary fields in map areas in the Shape Map Editor.
Insert
- Background Image
  Specifies to select an image as background of the map.
- Match Background Image
  Resizes the map object to make it match the size of the background image. Activated only when the size of the background image is not the same as that of the map object.
- Label
  Inserts a label to the map object.
- Line
  Inserts a line to the map object.
- Bind Data
  Opens the Shape Map Data Binding Wizard to bind data to the map object.
Format
- Conditional Formatting
  Opens the Shape Map Area Conditional Formatting dialog to add conditional formats to the map areas.
- Align
- Text Style
  - Bold
    Specifies whether or not to bold the text in the selected object.
  - Italic
    Specifies whether or not to italicize the text in the selected object.
  - Underline
    Specifies whether or not to underline the text in the selected object
Help
Displays the help document about this feature.

Toolbar

The following are commands on the toolbar:

Open
Specifies to import a .shp or .xml file which has been defined with some area information to the map object.
Save
Accepts and saves the changes on the map object.
Canvas Setup
Opens the Map Canvas Setup dialog to change the width and height of the map object.
Cut
Erases an object and places it on the clipboard.
Copy
Copies an object and places it on the clipboard.
Paste
Takes an object from the clipboard and places it into the map object.
Delete
Deletes a selected object.
Undo
Reverses a previous action.
Redo
The counter-operation of Undo.
Insert Mode
If pressed, the window is in insert mode, and you can insert areas into the map; otherwise, the window is in edit mode, and you can edit the map areas.
Line
Inserts a line into the map object.
Bind Data
Opens the Map Data Binding Wizard to bind data to the map areas.
Conditional Formatting
Opens the Shape Map Area Conditional Formatting dialog to add conditional formats to the map areas.
Font Face Box
Specifies the font face of the text in the selected object.
Font Size Box
Specifies the font size of the text in the selected object.
Bold
Specifies whether or not to bold the text in the selected object.
Italic
Specifies whether or not to italicize the text in the selected object.
Underline
Specifies whether or not to underline the text in the selected object.
Justify
Adjusts horizontal spacing so that the content is aligned evenly along both the left and right margins in the selected object.
Left
Aligns the content in the selected object to the left boundary of the object.
Center
Aligns the content in the selected object to the center of the object.
Right
Aligns the content in the selected object to the right boundary of the object.
Background Color
Specifies the background color of the selected object on the color palette.
Foreground Color
Specifies the foreground color of the selected object on the color palette.

Map Area Inspector

Lists the objects in the shape map in a tree structure and the properties of the objects.

Opens the search bar for searching properties of the selected object. The search bar is closed when you select another object.

Text box
The search bar treats resource names as strings and searches by consecutive text. Type in the text you want to search for in the text box and the resources containing the matched text will be listed.
X
Clear the text in the text box.
Lists more search options.
- Highlight All
  Specifies whether to highlight all matched text.
- Match Case
  Specifies whether to search for text that meets the case of the typed text.
- Match Whole Word
  Specifies whether to search for text that looks the same as the typed text.

The following shows the properties of the Area, Label, Summary and Line objects of a shape map in the Map Area Inspector panel.

Area

Property Name	Description
General
Class Type	Indicates the class type of the object. This property is read only.
Data Inherit	Indicates whether the dataset for this object is inherited from another object. This property is read only.
Dataset	Indicates the dataset used by the object. This property is read only.
Instance Name	Shows the instance name of the object. This property is read only.
Use Global Setting	Specifies whether to apply the settings that you have set globally for all the map areas to this object. true - If selected, the object will take the global settings, and all the properties for the object will become read only. false- If selected, the properties for the object can be edited if required. Data type: Boolean
Area
Alternate Text	Specifies the tip of the area, which is displayed when you hover the mouse pointer over the area in HTML result or in Page Report Studio. This property takes effect only when Alternate Content Type on the map object is set to customized and the area has data. Data type: String
Detail Report	Specifies the detail report that the object is linked to. Click in the value cell to set the detail report. For details, refer to Linking to a Detail Report. Data type: String
Fill Color	Specifies the color with which to fill the area which has records. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. Data type: String
Link	Specifies to link the object to another report, a website, an e-mail address or a Blob data type field. Click in the value cell to set the link target. For details, see Binding a Link to a Label. Data type: String
Name	Specifies the name of the area. Data type: String
Shape
Coordinates	Indicates the coordinates of the area for laying out the map. The coordinates are displayed as: X1,Y1,X2,Y2,X3,Y3... (X/Y: The X/Y coordinate of one of the polygon's corner.) This property is read only.
Type	Indicates the shape of the area. This property is read only.
Boundary
Boundary Color	Specifies the color of the area border. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. Data type: String
Boundary Style	Specifies the line style of the area border. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Boundary Width	Specifies the width of the area border. Enter a numeric value to change the width. Data type: Float
Accessibility
External AccessKey	It is mapped to the HTML attribute accesskey. This attribute specifies an access key to the object. Data type: String
External CSS Class Selector	Specifies a class selector to be applied to the object when exported as HTML. Enter a valid class name from the CSS file. Data type: String
External TabIndex	It is mapped to the HTML attribute tabindex. This attribute specifies the position of the object in the tabbing order for the current report. Enter an integer equal to or greater than 0 and less than 65535. Data type: Integer
External Title	It is mapped to the HTML attribute title. This attribute offers advisory information about the object. Data type: String
HrefLang	It is mapped to the HTML attribute hreflang. This attribute specifies the base language of the resource designated by a link and may only be used when a link is specified. Data type: String

Label

Property Name	Description
General
Class Type	Indicates the class type of the object. This property is read only.
Instance Name	Shows the instance name of the object. This property is read only.
Use Global Setting	Specifies whether to apply the settings that you have set globally for all labels in the map to this object. true - If selected, the object will take the global settings, and all the properties for the object will become read only. false- If selected, the properties for the object can be edited if required. Data type: Boolean
Text Format
Auto Fit	Specifies whether to adjust the width and height of the object according to the contents. Data type: Boolean
Bold	Specifies whether to make the text bold. Data type: Boolean
Font Face	Specifies the font of the text. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Font Size	Specifies the font size of the text. Enter an integer value to change the size. Data type: Integer
Horizontal Alignment	Specifies the horizontal justification of the text in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Italic	Specifies whether to make the text italic. Data type: Boolean
Maximum Width	Specifies the maximum width of the text displayed. Enter a numeric value to change the width. This property often works with the Auto Fit property. If Auto Fit = true and Maximum Width is not equal to 0, the text will extend until the width is this value. Data type: Float
Strikethrough	Specifies whether to add a strikethrough line to the text. Data type: Boolean
Text	Specifies the text in the label. Enter a string to display as the label text. Data type: String
Underline	Specifies whether to underline the text. Data type: Boolean
Vertical Alignment	Specifies the vertical justification of the text in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Word Wrap	Specifies whether to wrap the text to the width. Data type: Boolean
Geometry
Height	Specifies the height of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the height. Data type: Float
Width	Specifies the width of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the width. Data type: Float
X	Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. Enter a numeric value to change the position. Data type: Float
Y	Specifies the vertical coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. Enter a numeric value to change the position. Data type: Float
Color
Background	Specifies the background color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. Data type: String
Foreground	Specifies the foreground color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. Data type: String
Padding
Bottom Padding	Specifies the space between the text and the bottom border of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the padding. Data type: Float
Left Padding	Specifies the space between the text and the left border of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the padding. Data type: Float
Right Padding	Specifies the space between the text and the right border of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the padding. Data type: Float
Top Padding	Specifies the space between the text and the top border of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the padding. Data type: Float
Border
Border Color	Specifies the color of the border of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. Data type: String
Border Thickness	Specifies the width of the border. Enter a numeric value to change the thickness. Data type: Float
Bottom Line	Specifies the line style of the bottom border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Left Line	Specifies the line style of the left border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Right Line	Specifies the line style of the right border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Shadow	Specifies whether to draw two shadowed borders, beneath and to the right of the object. Data type: Boolean
Shadow Color	Specifies the color of the shadow. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. Data type: String
Top Line	Specifies the line style of the top border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Pattern
Pattern Color	Specifies the color in which to draw a pattern to fill the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. Data type: String
Pattern Style	Specifies the style of the pattern. Choose an option from the drop-down list. none - No pattern will be applied to the object. 50% - The object will be filled in the Pattern Color of 50%-transparency. horizontal - The pattern will be made of horizontal lines of the Pattern Color. vertical - The pattern will be made of vertical lines of the Pattern Color. grid - The pattern will be an overlapping of horizontal and vertical lines of the Pattern Color. diagonal - The pattern will be made of diagonal lines of the Pattern Color. Data type: Enumeration
Others
Auto Connector	Specifies whether a line between the label and the area it describes will be automatically drawn when the label is dragged and dropped out of the area. Data type: Boolean
Invisible	Specifies whether to show the label in the design area and in the report results. All formulas and calculations will still be performed if the property is set to true. Data type: Boolean
Accessibility
External AccessKey	It is mapped to the HTML attribute accesskey. This attribute specifies an access key to the object. Data type: String
External CSS Class Selector	Specifies a class selector to be applied to the object when exported as HTML. Enter a valid class name from the CSS file. Data type: String
External Dir	It is mapped to the HTML attribute dir. This attribute specifies the base direction of directionally neutral text in the object's content and attribute values. It also specifies the directionality of tables. Possible values: LTR - Left-to-right text or table. RTL - Right-to-left text or table. Data type: String
External ID	It is mapped to the HTML attribute id. This attribute specifies a name to the object, which must be unique in the report. Data type: String
External Style	It is mapped to the HTML attribute style. This attribute specifies style information for the object. Data type: String
External TabIndex	It is mapped to the HTML attribute tabindex. This attribute specifies the position of the object in the tabbing order for the current report. Enter an integer equal to or greater than 0 and less than 65535. Data type: Integer
External Title	It is mapped to the HTML attribute title. This attribute offers advisory information about the object. Data type: String
HrefLang	It is mapped to the HTML attribute hreflang. This attribute specifies the base language of the resource designated by a link and may only be used when a link is specified. Data type: String
Language	It is mapped to the HTML attribute lang. This attribute specifies the base language of the object's attribute values and text content. Data type: String
LongDesc	It is mapped to the HTML attribute longdesc. This attribute specifies a link to a long description of the object. Data type: String

Summary

Property Name	Description
General
Aggregate Function	Shows the function of the summary. This property is read only.
Field Type	Shows what kind of field it is. This property is read only.
Group By	Shows the group field that the summary is based on. If null, the summary is grouped based on the whole dataset. This property is read only.
Instance Name	Shows the instance name of the object. This property is read only.
Summary Name	Shows the name of the summary. This property is read only.
Summary On	Shows the name of the field on which to perform the summary function. This property is read only.
Use Global Setting	Specifies whether to apply the settings that you have set globally for all summary fields in the map to this object. true - If selected, the object will take the global settings, and all the properties for the object will become read only. false- If selected, the properties for the object can be edited if required. Data type: Boolean
Geometry
Height	Specifies the height of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the height. Data type: Float
Width	Specifies the width of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the width. Data type: Float
X	Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. Enter a numeric value to change the position. Data type: Float
Y	Specifies the vertical coordinate of the top left corner of the object, relative to its parent container. Enter a numeric value to change the position. Data type: Float
Color
Background	Specifies the background color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. Data type: String
Foreground	Specifies the foreground color of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. Data type: String
Padding
Bottom Padding	Specifies the space between the text and the bottom border of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the padding. Data type: Float
Left Padding	Specifies the space between the text and the left border of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the padding. Data type: Float
Right Padding	Specifies the space between the text and the right border of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the padding. Data type: Float
Top Padding	Specifies the space between the text and the top border of the object. Enter a numeric value to change the padding. Data type: Float
Border
Border Color	Specifies the color of the border of the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. Data type: String
Border Thickness	Specifies the width of the border. Enter a numeric value to change the thickness. Data type: Float
Bottom Line	Specifies the line style of the bottom border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Left Line	Specifies the line style of the left border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Right Line	Specifies the line style of the right border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Shadow	Specifies whether to draw two shadowed borders, beneath and to the right of the object. Data type: Boolean
Shadow Color	Specifies the color of the shadow. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. Data type: String
Top Line	Specifies the line style of the top border of the object. Choose a style from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Pattern
Pattern Color	Specifies the color in which to draw a pattern to fill the object. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. Data type: String
Pattern Style	Specifies the style of the pattern. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Text Format
Auto Fit	Specifies whether to adjust the width and height of the object according to the contents. Data type: Boolean
Bold	Specifies whether to make the text bold. Data type: Boolean
Font Face	Specifies the font of the text. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Font Size	Specifies the font size of the text. Enter an integer value to change the size. Data type: Integer
Format	Specifies the display format of the text in the report result. It varies with data type and can be manually defined. Data type: String Note: For the BigDecimal type, to avoid precision loss, you should enter a prefix JRD when setting the format property value.
Horizontal Alignment	Specifies the horizontal justification of the text in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Italic	Specifies whether to make the text italic. Data type: Boolean
Maximum Width	Specifies the maximum width of the text displayed. Enter a numeric value to change the width. This property often works with the Auto Fit property. If Auto Fit = true and Maximum Width is not equal to 0, the text will extend until the width is this value. Data type: Float
Strikethrough	Specifies whether to add a strikethrough line to the text. Data type: Boolean
Underline	Specifies whether to underline the text. Data type: Boolean
Vertical Alignment	Specifies the vertical justification of the text in the object. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Word Wrap	Specifies whether to wrap the text to the width. Data type: Boolean
Others
Auto Connector	Specifies whether a line between the summary and the area it describes will be automatically drawn when the summary is dragged and dropped out of the area. Data type: Boolean
Cache Value	Specifies whether to cache the value of the summary instead of obtaining it repeatedly. Data type: Boolean
Column Name	Substitutes the current summary with another summary by selecting from the drop-down list. To make the property editable, uncheck Forbid changing column in the Options dialog (File > Options > Panel > Forbid changing column). Data type: String
Data Mapping File	Specifies the data mapping file to the summary for NLS use. For example, if the data mapping file name is Category_de_DE.properties, set the value as Category (without the language and locale part). Data type: String
Display Null	Specifies the string to be displayed if the summary value is null. Data type: String
Invisible	Specifies whether to show the summary in the design area and in the report results. All formulas and calculations will still be performed if the property is set to true. Data type: Boolean
Accessibility
External AccessKey	It is mapped to the HTML attribute accesskey. This attribute specifies an access key to the object. Data type: String
External CSS Class Selector	Specifies a class selector to be applied to the object when exported as HTML. Enter a valid class name from the CSS file. Data type: String
External Dir	It is mapped to the HTML attribute dir. This attribute specifies the base direction of directionally neutral text in the object's content and attribute values. It also specifies the directionality of tables. Possible values: LTR - Left-to-right text or table. RTL - Right-to-left text or table. Data type: String
External ID	It is mapped to the HTML attribute id. This attribute specifies a name to the object, which must be unique in the report. Data type: String
External Style	It is mapped to the HTML attribute style. This attribute specifies style information for the object. Data type: String
External TabIndex	It is mapped to the HTML attribute tabindex. This attribute specifies the position of the object in the tabbing order for the current report. Enter an integer equal to or greater than 0 and less than 65535. Data type: Integer
External Title	It is mapped to the HTML attribute title. This attribute offers advisory information about the object. Data type: String
HrefLang	It is mapped to the HTML attribute hreflang. This attribute specifies the base language of the resource designated by a link and may only be used when a link is specified. Data type: String
Language	It is mapped to the HTML attribute lang. This attribute specifies the base language of the object's attribute values and text content. Data type: String
LongDesc	It is mapped to the HTML attribute longdesc. This attribute specifies a link to a long description of the object. Data type: String

Line

Property Name	Description
General
Class Type	Indicates the class type of the object. This property is read only.
Instance Name	Shows the instance name of the object. This property is read only.
Others
Invisible	Specifies whether to show the object in the design area and in the report results. All formulas and calculations will still be performed. Data type: Boolean
Line Property
Line Color	Specifies the color of the line. Choose a color from the drop-down list or select Custom to customize a color. You can also use a formula or edit an expression that returns a color, or enter a hexadecimal RGB value (for example, 0xff0000) to specify a color. Data type: String
Line Style	Specifies the style of the line. Choose an option from the drop-down list. Data type: Enumeration
Line Thickness	Specifies the thickness of the line. Enter a numeric value to change the thickness. Data type: Float
Accessibility
External CSS Class Selector	Specifies a class selector to be applied to the object when exported as HTML. Enter a valid class name from the CSS file. Data type: String
External ID	It is mapped to the HTML attribute id. This attribute specifies a name to the object, which must be unique in the report. Data type: String
External Style	It is mapped to the HTML attribute style. This attribute specifies style information for the object. Data type: String
Language	It is mapped to the HTML attribute lang. This attribute specifies the base language of the object's attribute values and text content. Data type: String

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