Color-dependent symbol is a map renderer. You use map renderers to determine the way in which BI data is displayed in a map layer. You use the parameters of a map renderer to determine the properties of the renderer.
You use the symbol (color-dependent) renderer to display values using color-dependent symbols. The renderer takes the location and data values for this location into consideration. The color of the symbols depends on the data.
Below is a list of parameters for the color-dependent symbol renderer.
Parameter |
Description |
Visible (VISIBLE) |
You use this parameter to determine whether the map layer is visible. |
Data Provider (DATA_PROVIDER_REF) |
You use this parameter to assign a data provider to the map layer. The map layer gets the data and metadata that it needs to generate the output and commands from this data provider. |
Symbol Size (POINT_SIZE) |
You use this parameter to define the size of the symbols. |
Symbol Type (POINT_STYLE) |
You use this parameter to define the type of symbol to be used for the display. There are the following options:
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Color Settings (COLOR_SETTINGS) |
This parameter contains the following additional parameters for you to set:
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Color List (COLOR_LIST) |
You use this parameter to enter color values. |
List of Breaks (BREAK_LIST) |
You use this parameter to define the individual class boundaries |
Number of Classes (CLASSES) |
You use this parameter to enter the number of color levels. |
Tooltips for Map Layers (TOOLTIPS_VISIBLE) |
You use this parameter to determine whether a tooltip text is to be displayed for the map layers. |
Breaks Distributed Evenly (BREAKS_DISTRIBUTED) |
You use this parameter to set even distribution for color shadings. |
Label Display (LABEL_DISPLAY) |
You use this parameter to determine whether labels should be displayed and, if so, how they should be displayed. There are the following options:
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Highlighted Labels (LABELS_HIGHLIGHTED) |
You use this parameter to determine whether labels of map layers are to be highlighted. |
Legend Visible (LEGEND_VISIBLE) |
You use this parameter to determine whether a legend is to be displayed for the map. |
Legend Caption (LEGEND_CAPTION) |
This parameter allows you to use the text input dialog box to assign a heading to the legend of the map. |
Affected Data Provider (LINKED_DATA_PROVIDER_REF_LIST)
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You use this parameter to create a list of data providers to which all commands of the map layer are sent. For each entry in the data provider list, you choose a data provider for the Affected Data Provider parameter (LINKED_DATA_PROVIDER_REF). Note that you cannot create data providers in the parameter dialog box - you have to create them beforehand. |
Display Exceptions (EXCEPTIONS_VISIBLE)
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You use this parameter to specify whether exceptions that are activated for the base data provider are to be displayed. See also: Displaying Exceptions in Maps and Charts . |
Attribute (DISPLAY_ATTRIBUTE)
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You use this parameter to enter the name of a characteristic attribute whose value is to be displayed on the map. |