Customers often want to be able to use the Auto-Zoom functionality in map charts based on Marking as opposed to Filtering. This is possible if the map chart is set up as a Details Visualization derived from a parent visualization.
Issue/Introduction
How to use Auto-Zoom in map chart using Marking instead of Filtering ?
Environment
Product: TIBCO Spotfire (Desktop client / Analyst)
Version: All supported versions
OS: All supported Operating Systems
Resolution
To accomplish this, create a visualization using map chart data. This can be any kind of visualization, and any kind of map chart data, including a shapefile. Right-click on this visualization, select 'Create Details Visualization', then select "Map Chart". For the newly created map chart go into Properties/Appearance and check the box for 'Auto-Zoom', then click "Close". When data is selected in the parent visualization the map chart will automatically zoom into the selected records.
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