Advanced Settings - Define Contents

In this settings window you decide which contents are available in the map in easymap explorer. For example, you can configure the initial standard view when opening the map or choose a base map.

Note: Please note that some of the settings are only valid for easymap explorer and others are also applied directly in easymap. The settings that are applied to the workbook are marked separately. The changes that are applied to the workbook are marked with ¹.

In this settings window, you can define which contents of your map are to be displayed in the easymap explorer should be available. For example, you can configure the initial default view when calling the workbook or select a background map.

Structure of the Settings Window

In the left part of the settings window you can see the content of the easymap-workbook, structured and summarized according to the view in easymap explorer. The map layers are marked differently depending on availability:

level is in easymap explorer available and already visible when opening the map.
level is in easymap explorer available, initially invisible when opening, but can be changed in the easymap explorer can be switched visible.

level is in easymap explorer not available.

If the font for these layers is displayed in gray, you cannot change the availability (e.g. PTV maps or for area layers without colored areas).

If a layer has further sub-elements (e.g. in the basemap), an arrow pointing to the right is displayed, which lists all sub-elements by expanding it. If legends have been inserted for an analysis, the sub-element Legend is listed.

After selecting an element, you can adjust various settings for display, label or filter on the right page of the window.

You can use the toolbar to control the following actions:

Expand the view.
Reduce the view.
Move one layer up.
Move one layer down.
Transfer Settings can be transferred not only in the context menu of the changeable properties, but also via the Transmit button.

After clicking on the button, you can select all elements to which this setting is to be transferred.

In the dialog Transfer to you can expand or reduce the view using the plus and minus buttons. You can use the dropdown menu to filter the displayed layers by analysis, map or legend, or to display all layers.

A click on All (top right) sets a check mark for all available elements, so that the setting is applied to all selected elements. If this is not desired, you can cancel this selection by clicking None.

Reset

With the button Reset different settings can be undone. The properties availability, visibility and order allow all changes in these areas to be undone.

If you want to reset all changes simply click on Reset all settings. This will reset all changes that did not affect the workbook itself.

Also the default settings, which were predefined when replacing a workbook, are now set to the settings of the new workbook and thus overwritten when uploading.

Commands in the context menu

In the table of contents on the left, you can call context menu commands on individual levels.

Changing the order of maps and layers

For single layers and maps you can change the display order with the commands Layer down and Layer up or also add a layer to the base map. If the layer is added to the base map, it can no longer be made visible or invisible separately in the Xplorer. Layers below the base map can be removed from this group with the context menu command remove from base map and can be used as a separate layer in the content of the map, with all setting options like other layers.

Transfer settings

Would you like to transfer individual settings directly to several analyses or to all maps?

On the right-hand side, you can apply the settings made for individual properties to other layers using the context menu command Transfer to.... Select the appropriate setting, e.g. available = Yes, and then click Transmit. Another window opens, in which you can select the levels to which you want to transfer the setting.

The settings of the different map layers

Caption

Enter the desired name for the area heading Maps in the window Content.

Default view

If you have several sheets and maps, you can specify here which map is to be displayed first (open).
Control windows

Here you have various options for selecting the EasyMap Xplorer control window. The first time you call up the map, the selected window is displayed open, or you can prevent a window from opening or make the menu completely invisible.

Choose here between:

  • None / menu visible - the menu for opening the individual windows is visible but no window is open.
  • None / menu invisible - the menu is hidden, as a consequence access to the control windows is not available.
  • info - with the description and author information of the workbook.
  • Content - an overview of the maps and map layers of the shared workbook.
  • Legend - here the existing legends can be offered as an alternative to the permanent display in the map view.
  • Search - Here you can search the map in different ways, which can be configured in these settings.
Search mode

Select here which search mode you want to set for your map.

  • none
  • Search Suggestion
  • Layer search

For more information on the different modes, see here.

Local path

Shows you where in which directory the workbook was saved.
Common
¹ Caption Here you can change the name of the map. The name of the map is in the easymap explorer under the workbook title as well as in the content control window, if there are several maps available in the folder.
Available

Select here whether the selected element should be available in the Xplorer.easymap explorer should be available.
Infinite world Infinite World = Yes means that the map always repeats itself when moved, similar to a globe.
¹ Background color

Select a background color for the map here. Please note that this colour will also appear in your workbook immediately after your choice.
copyright

Enter the copyright information for your map here. In addition to your entry, the following copyright appears:

© by infas LT

If a background map such as Bing Maps is inserted, the copyright notice of the background map also appears.
Print map

Here you can switch the print function on and off and decide whether the icon should appear in the hamburger menu or next to the magnifying glass.

Start zoom Here you can set which section of the map is to be displayed when the map is opened. You can select already integrated maps and print areas.
Map title  
Style

You have four options for displaying the map title:

  • None
  • Text only
  • Logo only
  • Text and Logo
logo

Next to the map title you can optionally select a logo to display it in the easymap explorer to be displayed.
Text color / Background color / Opacity in % Here you can define an individual font color, background color or opacity for the entire map title field. It makes sense to set transparency in order not to completely cover the underlying map contents.
Settings
Layers movable Set here for the respective map whether the map layers in the content can be moved in their drawing order by drag & drop.
Zoom level
Visible from / to zoom level

Here you can set the zoom level, from and to where the map is visible. This allows you to prevent zooming too far into or out of the map.

The zoom levels are fixed levels from 0 - 19, based on the widely used Internet map services in WebMercator projection.
Caption Enter the desired name for the group in the easymap explorer or enter nothing if you do not want the content area to have a heading.
Common  
¹ Caption

Enter the desired name here. Please note that the name you enter here also appears in the workbook.
Available

Select here whether the selected element should be available in the Xplorer.easymap explorer should be available.
Visible in the control window Here you can specify whether this analysis is visible in the table of contents, regardless of the visibility in the map. Note that this layer cannot then be made invisible in the map.
Visible Select here whether the selected analysis is to be displayed in easymap explorer should be visible.
Scale range Here you can find out whether a scale range has been set up in easymap for the analysis. According to this setting, the analysis is also performed in easymap explorer is displayed. This setting can only be changed in easymap.
¹ Mutual visibility group Enter a group name for the levels that are to be made visible alternately. Existing visibility groups from the easymap workbook are taken over.
¹ Same visibility group Enter a group name for the layers that are to be made visible and invisible at the same time. Existing visibility groups from easymap workbook will be taken over.
Settings
Opacity adjustable

Here you can define whether the transparency of the map layer or analysis may be changed and whether an output opacity in percent may be preset, e.g. to let a background map shine through.
Opacity (%)

Set the opacity value in percent here.
¹ Caption

Enter the desired name here. Please note that the name you enter here also appears in the workbook.
Available

Select here whether the selected element should be available in the Xplorer.easymap explorer should be available.
Display

Set here where you want to display the legends. You have the following options:

  • In the control window Legends
  • Under the control window
  • Under the map title
  • Content view.
Show header

Select whether the legend level name is to be displayed.

Note: Please note that this setting is not available when the legends are displayed in the content window.

Font Color

Here you can define individual font colors for the legend element.

Note: Please note that this setting is not available when the legends are displayed in the content window.

Background color

Here you can define an individual background color for the legend element.

Note: Please note that this setting is not available when the legends are displayed in the content window.

Opacity (%)

Here you can individually define an opacity for the legend element. A set transparency / opacity makes sense in order not to completely cover the underlying map contents.

Note: Please note that this setting is not available when the legends are displayed in the content window.

¹ Caption Enter the desired name for the basic map group here.
Available

Select here whether the selected element should be available in the Xplorer.easymap explorer should be available.
Visible Here you can set whether the base map - with all available sub-elements - should also be visible.
Visible in the control window Here you can specify whether the base map is visible in the table of contents, regardless of the visibility in the map. Note that this layer cannot then be made invisible in the map.
Opacity adjustable

Here you can define whether the transparency of the map layer or analysis may be changed and whether an output opacity in percent may be preset, e.g. to let a background map shine through.
Opacity (%)

Set the opacity value in percent here.
¹ Caption

Enter the desired name here. Please note that the name you enter here also appears in the workbook.
Available

Select here whether the selected element should be available in the Xplorer.easymap explorer should be available.
Visible The sub-elements of the base map cannot be switched separately visible or invisible. This setting can only be changed in easymap.
Scale range

Here you can find out whether a scale range has been set up for the element in easymap. According to this setting, the element is also displayed ineasymap explorer is displayed. This setting can only be changed in easymap.
Caption  
Street Map Here you can download a road map for display in the easymap explorer select. If a map is selected, the following setting options are available.
Initial map style

Select here which map style is to be used when the map is first opened in the easymap explorer should be displayed. You can choose from the following settings:

  • None
  • Roads (default)
  • Grayscale
  • Aerial photograph
Visible in the control window Here you can specify whether the base map is visible in the table of contents, regardless of the visibility in the map. Note that this layer cannot then be made invisible in the map.
Search
Search Here you can set whether the background map can also be used when searching.
Search result shows  
Zoom level
Visible from zoomlevel Select here from which zoom level the background map in the easymap explorer should be visible.
Visible to zoomlevel Here you can select up to which zoom level the background map in the easymap explorer should be visible.
¹ Caption

Enter the desired name here. Please note that the name you enter here also appears in the workbook.
Controlling Layer Displays the controlling level of the area report. This specification cannot be changed.
Available

Select here whether the selected element should be available in the Xplorer.easymap explorer should be available.
Permission set Select the authorization set that controls access to the report. If no access rules have yet been created, you can create a new authorization set here. With (no access restriction) anyone can view the report pages.
Permissions Gives you the possibility to adjust the permissions for the registered users. If you click on , you will be forwarded directly to your Xplorer profile, where you can control Report access and make necessary changes.

Data display on the map and in tables

At easymap explorer you can display data on territory levels using context-sensitive tooltips in the maps. In analysis outputs and territory layers you can define exactly what should be displayed when you click on a location on the map. You can also display tables for each analysis or territory level below the map and allow the export of data.

To configure the table and data displays, first select the desired level in the left area of the settings window.

Selected table

You only have the option of table selection for levels from the territory structure - here you can choose between Geographical tables and Territory work tables.

¹ Table Here you can rename the name of the table used for the analysis or surface plane.
Column settings

After clicking on Edit column settings... you can make various settings regarding display, search and filter options for analyses and territory structures. The data columns of the table on which the selected analysis is based are displayed. You can define columns for display in the easymap explorer can be renamed or by setting or removing checkmarks, the display, search and filter options can be restricted via individual columns. You can also insert separator lines as well as dividing lines for a clearer layout of the data display.

You can select multiple rows by holding down Ctrl to change their settings at the same time, e.g. to set or remove checkmarks or to change the order of the columns.

column alignment Here you can set whether the data should be left- or right-aligned or automatically adjusted in the tooltip.
Allow table display Set here whether in the easymap explorer the table may be displayed.
Allow table export Here you can set whether the export of data in easymap explorer may be allowed.

Data display

 

Here you can set whether and with which user interaction the data should be displayed in the Xplorer. You can suppress the data display with the None option, or display on click first, or directly on mouse over, i.e. when hovering over the map with the mouse.

The behavior when clicking in the area can still be varied: click (highlighted) changes the mouse pointer to a hand symbol to emphasize that a data display is possible at this point. With click (opens link) a link defined by you will be opened. The prerequisite for this option is that there is a Href column and a Target column in the table base. These columns must be selected here.

¹ Allow search

Here you can set whether within the analysis or the area plane in easymap explorer may be sought.

The Address search option is only available if you enable the Bing Maps street map as the background map. A Microsoft Bing Maps license can be easily purchased when ordering the easymap explorer optional book with.
Search shows

With the Search result option, only the result in the data window that is also clicked in the search results is displayed in the map. The Data Display at Position option simulates the Data Display at Clickon the map. If you click here on a specific search result, the data window in the map shows not only the clicked result, but also the objects that are in the immediate vicinity. You can then switch between the entries in the lower area of the data window.

Example Data display at position: When searching for data in a customer table, you enter "Bonn" as the search term. In the search result all customers are listed, where "Bonn" is available in the selected column. If you now click on a search result, the map will show you further customers in the opened data window. These are all located in the immediate vicinity of the selected customer.

¹ Allow filter Here you set whether within the analysis in easymap explorer may be filtered.
Filter mode

Extended - in this mode the functions remove filter from map, apply filter to map and restore map filter are available in the table view - switching to simple filter mode is possible in easymap explorer possible.

Single - in simple mode, filters in the table are applied directly to the corresponding analyses in the map view - switching to the advanced filter mode is possible in the easymap explorer possible.

Easy forced - it is not possible to switch from the simple filter mode to the extended mode.

Additional functions

This function allows you to save a set table filter locally in the browser. When you open the workbook again, the table filter is restored. You can use this function when releasing in the settings of a level in the submenu Zusatzfunktionen aktivieren. Click auf Available Functions  to open the dialog box for the additional functions. You can activate or deactivate the function by clicking on the box.

The weather data is provided by Weather Online via Infas360.

Note: This function is only available if you have purchased the extension. For further information, contact us please.

Pro - Features

This analysis allows you to display isolines around a territory location, an area or all available location-based analyses on the map directly in the browser. You specify the radius of the isoline in kilometers or minutes. This analysis is useful, for example, to display "theoretical" or "ideal" catchment areas of sites and thus contrast them with the actual catchment areas or areas of responsibility.

create and calculate a route with stopovers. You can activate this function in the submenu Additional Functions when you release the map in the level of a map. Click on Available functions to open the dialog box for the additional functions. By clicking on the box you can activate or deactivate the function.

Note: This analysis only works if the background map BingMaps Straßenkarten has been added to the map.

Note: Territory locations are by default under the base map. Right-click to remove them from the base map and define them as a separate layer. The predefined table does not allow data display, so the data table must be changed at table selection, data display enabled if needed, and "On click (highlighted)" set.

Note: This function is only available if you have purchased the extension. For further information, contact us please.

This function allows you to create and calculate a route with stopovers directly in easymap explorer. You have the possibility to define different start and destination locations. All available location-based analyses, territory locations and map layers (e.g. the areas of the 5-digit postcodes) are available as start and destination locations.

You can activate this function when sharing in the advanced settings of the map in the submenu Additional functions. By clicking on Available functions you open the dialog for the additional functions. Click on the box to enable or disable the function. Here you can make settings as to which territory locations, symbol analysis or map layer are taken into account for the route calculation.

Note: Territory locations are by default under the base map. Right-click to remove them from the base map and define them as a separate layer. The predefined table does not allow data display, so the data table must be changed at table selection, data display enabled if needed, and "On click (highlighted)" set.

Selection start/end of a route Defines which symbol analysis should be the start and end point of the route.
Column selection

For the start and end points, set which data columns are displayed as labels in the route calculation window.
Selection of locations Select which symbol analyses are to be considered as locations (stop-off points) for the route.
Column selection With a click on the pencil icon button you open the column selection. Here you can determine for the stopovers which information from the data is displayed in the route calculation window as a label.

Note: This analysis only works if the background map BingMaps Straßenkarten has been added to the map.

Note: This function is only available if you have purchased the extension. For further information, contact us please.