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Filled map with postal/zip codes stopped working
Hi,
v-easonf-msft: the problem has solved itself, the filled maps worked again for some reason. Maybe there was a bug in Power BI or Bing Maps that has been fixed in the meantime.
Watsky: unfortunatly ArcMaps is currently unavailble at my organization. But it could me a good alternative for the future. Thanks for the tip!
Anonymous Henrike
Why not use ArcMaps? You can still draw boundaries and it is populating the Postal Codes on the map.
If you decide you want to go that route:
1. Click on the ArcMaps for Power BI visual then add your Postal Code field to Location and Color;
2. Top right of your visual click the three (3) dots for more options;
3. Click Edit;
4. Click Location type;
5. Change Represent location as Boundaries, Locations are in One Country, Netherlands as the country, Location type I changed mine to Postcodes5 - NLD_4orange_2019, and click Closest match; then
6. Click OK
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Thank you for the reply.
I have been looking at the Arcmaps, but this doesnt seem to work properly...
I only have the 4 number of de postal code.
When I enter these in the Arcmaps I get the dots, if I then change it the way you suggested and use the PC4 option... I get a filled map. But still it doesn't seem to be correct.
What does the postal code variabele look like? I have entered the number with the land so : 2345,Netherlands
See the screen shots I added.
The black cirkel are postal codes that shouldn't be located there, the rest of them seem ok.
I used the postal codes just with the number / letter combo so 1012 CR for instance. Which codes are you using?