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5 years ago
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Import TopoJson to Shape Map error

Greetings,   I used a posting from the Forum to try and import a TopoJson file into Power BI. (https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/How-to-import-topoJSON-file-to-make-a-shape-map/td-p/597101)...
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    HotChilli
    5 years ago

    You seem to be doing exactly what I warned against doing.

     

    As I posted in the other thread you need 2 things to use shapemaps.

    1. A shapemap

    2. Some data

     

    Getting a topojson file and importing it to Power Query to try and 'make' a map is not how it works.

    I suggest using this tutorial to work out how to do it.  (Grab the sample pbix and test with it)

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/visuals/desktop-shape-map#use-custom-maps 

     

     

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Anonymous
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5 years ago

Hi,

 

Thanks for your input, I followed those posts. 

I also followed the steps in this blog https://www.osinsci.xyz/powerbi/uk-postcode-area-map-in-powerbi.

I copied an English postal code topojson map from: https://www.opendoorlogistics.com/downloads .

https://www.opendoorlogistics.com/wp-content/uploads/Data/UK-postcode-boundaries-Jan-2015-topojson/Areas.json (425 KB)

 

I imported the topojson file as outlined in the PowerBI blog: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/visuals/desktop-shape-map#getting-map-data.

 

I don't get a map, it sticks at the table??

 

 

Stuck in a loop.

 

Thanks,

Clive