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arcgis reference layer tooling
Hi SamTrexler,
Based on test, when visual data displayed as the point, the reference layer can correct displayed, but if these data displayed as filled range, reference layer tooltip cannot be displayed.
Regards,
Xiaoxin Sheng
Thanks for the tip. Confirmed, that works for me, too and may be what I need to do. I see you have to click away from the point but within the boundary to get the reference layer tooltip.
However, in a large geographic area at a reasonable zoom level (where a user will work with data in that area), a single point is not very informative. There can also be discrepancies in placement of the point. Here is Allegany County, NY as a boundary and as a point, with the data layer tooltip:
Boundaries, showing Allegany CountyLocation as Points - the point for Allegany County is not even within the boundaries of the county!
So the point can be misleading and inaccurate, as well as not very informative. I like having the whole county shown in the color indicating the value, but if I use Points I guess I'll have to use Size as well as Color to get the point across.
I'd really prefer Boundaries. Is there a fix or work-around for this?
Thanks,
Sam
Another disadvantage of Points - you can't set the location type. So as you zoom in furhter, smaller portions of the reference layer are selected, and the data show does not correspond to the aggregation level of the data.
Is that by design? I'd really like the aggreagation level of the reference layer to match that of the data layer. That works, if I set the Location Type to "Counties" with the Boundaries setting.
Regards,
Sam
Hi SamTrexler,
Can you tell me which version of power bi desktop you used can displayed the reference data and original data in tooltips at same time? I test a lot of versions but still can't find the specific desktop version which contains the feature you mentioned.
Regards,
Xiaoxin Sheng
