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Anonymous
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9 years ago
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Issues with Regions when using Maps

Hello ! I having problems with the Map visual. It is not recognizing "regions". Not sure if related to having some custom regions, or just a bug in the Power BI Desktop. I have the impression it was...
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  • v-haibl-msft's avatar
    v-haibl-msft
    9 years ago

    Anonymous

     

    Do you mean that you need the column type to be Region but not Continent? I'm afaird that the map visual will not recognize them in your scenario. You need to define the type as Continent or Place.

     

     

    Best Regards,
    Herbert

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Anonymous
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9 years ago

Thanks v-haibl-msft!

How about if I need to have this type of "custom" Regions/Continent, like North America, South America, Asia Pacific, etc. Is there a workaround to get the Map Visual recognizing it?

Thanks in advance,

Jose

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v-haibl-msft
Microsoft Employee
9 years ago

Anonymous

 

Do you mean that you need the column type to be Region but not Continent? I'm afaird that the map visual will not recognize them in your scenario. You need to define the type as Continent or Place.

 

 

Best Regards,
Herbert

  • v-haibl-msft's avatar
    v-haibl-msft
    Microsoft Employee
    9 years ago

    Anonymous

     

    Please let me know if you still have concern about it.

     

    Best Regards,
    Herbert

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
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      9 years ago

      Hello v-haibl-msft

      Everything is working ok. 

      Thanks,

      Jose

  • joseph1229's avatar
    joseph1229
    Regular Visitor
    7 years ago

    Hi Herbert,

     

    Is there any way that I can remove the name of the continents in the map and rename them with a Custom region name as (Latin America, EMEA, Canada etc)?

     

    Thank you