shape map for Power Bi desktop (May 22) not available?!

[datafan]

Hi fellow PBI users...

I tried to turn on "Shape map visual" by going to File -> Options and Settings -> Options -> Preview features

However, I do not see "Preview features"

I would like to show a map of the state and the counties in different colors with measures for each counties + I'd like to group the counties into regions 1,2,3 etc and assign those regions with different colors.

Do I need Shape Map to accomplish this?

If yes, how can I get it?

If not, can someone point me to a source where I can learn how to accomplish this without Shape Map?

Thanks in advance.

[datafan]

Hi Aniya,

Thank you for responding to my question.

The version of PBI Desktop I downloaded from our Report Server (May 2022) does not have "Shape Map".

After taking your suggestion and I downloaded the latest version of Power BI Desktop, I loaded an existing pbix file and attempted to upload it to our Report Server and I received an error message saying that the new version of the pbix is not compatible with our current Report Server version.

So because of incompatibility, I cannot use the new version of Power BI Desktop.

I checked out the link you sent for icon-map but it does not appear to create county map shapes.

Can you suggest any other sites?

[v-yueyunzh-msft]

Hi , @datafan 

After my tests, "Shape map visual" is visible in Options in Power Bi Desktop .

I recommend that you update to the most recent Power BI Desktop release, you can refer to :

What's new in the latest Power BI update - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

Nevertheless, you can consider to use a custom visual called icon-map: https://icon-map.com

Best Regards,

Aniya Zhang

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[datafan]

Hi again Aniya,

I am trying to use the new vesion of the PBI Desktop to create a map with US states and counties to see how it's done.

I downloaded Drilldown Choropleth into the latest PBI Desktop, the one with the Shape map and I googled and downloaded a US state and US county shape file.  When I attempt to them to "Format visual" Level 1 and Level 2, I get an error message: "INVALID JSON FILE".  

I did a search and I got the following result but no solution.

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/JSON-for-Drilldown-Choropleth/td-p/1220210

Another search.

https://www.pbiusergroup.com/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread?MessageKey=a033890f-...

No solution found.

Can you point me to a source for shape files that are compatible with the Drilldown choropleth?

If not the Drilldown choropleth, what other app I can use to accomplish the map.

Note: I've seen this done in Tableau before and from what I heard it was quite straightforward.

[v-yueyunzh-msft]

Hi , @datafan 

As searched , i hope you can refer to this document, it may help you :
Power BI Custom Visuals - Drilldown Choropleth (pragmaticworks.com)

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AbdullahSallam/json/master/US_adm1.json

Best Regards,

Aniya Zhang

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