arcgis reference layer tooling

HI v-shex-msft,

I have been unable to duplicate the previous behavior in the March 2017, January 2017 or November 2016 versions, using the same PBIX file (created using the March 2017 version). I also cannot recreate the previous behavior when creating a new report using the November 2016 version.

However, I am pretty certain I saw the ability to display the ArcGIS reference layer data even with filled county shapes. In fact, it was somewhat frusatrating because I couldn't figure out exactly what sequence of events I needed to do to see this data. It seemed inconsistent and unpredictable, and when I saw the February release improved the ArcGIS visual, I was hopeful this would be solved. 

Admittedly, I saw this behavior when I was just starting to work with ArcGIS visuals, and I have since learned better how to set them up (e.g., append the state to the county name for better geolocation accuracy, set the data categorization, etc.). But I even tried to recreate it using my earlier (lack of) understanding - and haven't been able to so far.

Getting the reference data is a key feature of this visual for us and provides real value to our users - who definitely want to analyze the data relative to demographics. I may go back to non-ArcGIS maps if I can't access the reference data, and that would be a real shame. (Besides, support for this visual in the Service seems somewhat limited, and I understand it is not available with Embedded, which we are starting to test. But we could work with those limitations.) 

Thanks,

Sam