Maps in Bex - ZipCode
Hi!
I installed ESRI ArcView software package on my system to integrate the geographical data in my SAP BW system.
Now I want to show the allocation of our suppliers (0vendor) on a map by using the zip-code (0Postal_CD).
I marked the InfoObject 0Postal_CD as static geo-characteristic and install the three files (.dbf, .shp, .shx). Therefore I use cntry200 and g_city00.
When I start the query in MS-Excel it opens with the expected result: ZipCodes and the quantity even its possible to open the map.
But then generally the whole World-map is starting, showing my areas not in color but in small circles. When I take the country into the query its possible to show the colored areas.
Which steps do I have to follow, to make SAP to show my Zip-Code-Areas?
Does anyone know the solution?
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clearly represent, for example, specific characteristic numbers as hues, circle or
bar charts for a country, a region or a city. You can also alter the layout of a map
by either zooming in or out around detailed or region-specific information. In this
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or a country. Market opportunities or dangers can be recognized in one view.
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geographically relevant information on a map using BEx Map.
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Check this link might be useful:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/80/1a65dce07211d2acb80000e829fbfe/frameset.htm
Also check these links:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/1a/f405387bcc513be10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/07/79053950c48e05e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/63/79053950c48e05e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/f0f709eb-2bbd-2a10-7aa0-d484d344e8ec
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