How to use Auto-Zoom in map chart using Marking?

How to use Auto-Zoom in map chart using Marking?

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Article ID: KB0082247

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Spotfire Analyst All supported versions

Description

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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