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FalkoSchulz · ‎11-09-2021

Hi, Unfortunately the network graph in network analysis only supports a force-directed layout algorithm which means nodes are positioned dependent on their place in the network and how well-connected they are. I guess - what you need is some sort of org-chart diagram which is something on the list of visuals to be added to VA but not currently available. I had a similar challenge not too long ago when visualizing scientific papers around COVID19. The idea was to use SAS visual-text analytics to determine three-levels of topics and then group papers by that as well as link papers together if they reference each other. I ended up creating separate disconnected graphs for each topic as shown here: SAS VTA - COVID19 (Communities) SAS VTA - COVID19 (Topics) Not ideal as a hierarchical view/structure may be easier for the audience but it did work out quite ok in the end. I combined the network plot with other visuals in the report to allow easier filtering / drill operations. Sorry - I don't have the easy answer but maybe some of that helps. Regards, Falko

FalkoSchulz · ‎11-07-2021

Also - you mentioned - you have seen an error message using PROC GMAP but you did not include that in your original post. Can you share more details on what exactly didn't work? Also wanted to share the official doc for proc gmap in case that is helpful https://go.documentation.sas.com/doc/en/pgmsascdc/9.4_3.5/grmapref/n1rfysveimrpeon1gw5c8grv4hgs.htm - there are plenty of additional examples to get started. Falko

FalkoSchulz · ‎11-07-2021

Thank you. I have moved your question to the Graphics Programming forum - I'm sure folks here can better help you with using PROC's in order to create geo maps.

FalkoSchulz · ‎11-07-2021

Hi, you posted this in the SAS Visual Analytics forum - can you quickly confirm what SAS environment you use? If you do use SAS Visual Analytics then creating geographical maps is just a matter of loading data in your environment and drag one of the geo objects (e.g. Geo Region) to the report canvas and assign roles. If you do use a programming environment - we may have to move this discussion to the appropriate forum. Thank you! Falko

FalkoSchulz · ‎11-07-2021

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FalkoSchulz · ‎11-02-2021

Hi, I'm assuming you are referring to reports opened in view mode? If you want to let users export data in view mode - the report author will have to allow that first. The ability to export data also depends on the object - not all support data export. As report author, open the report level options panel and change permissions to 'data edits' under the viewer customization section. More details are in the doc https://go.documentation.sas.com/doc/en/vacdc/8.5/vaobj/p0ff4c84fzvgifn1beckp7yubg0u.htm#n16v6t0r171dyzn1la3mx0vapjbp. Once done - the ability to export data should be available in the right-click context menu. Hope this helps. Falko

FalkoSchulz · ‎11-02-2021

Hi, you can drop a new precision container to your report canvas (using the entire height/width) and just add an image object to it (again spanning the entire height/width within that container). Once you have uploaded your image - you can continue adding other visuals on top of it - and treating it as your report page background this way. Hope this helps. Cheers, Falko

FalkoSchulz · ‎10-06-2021

Hi - this sample utilizes two geographical maps: Geo Coordinate Geo Network The #1 object was used for the right hand map animating the path of airplanes. A custom icon was assigned using display rules and animation was enabled by assigning a date data item to the 'animation' role in the roles panel The #2 object in the bottom left corner is a Geo network graph showing flight paths between major US airports. You can learn more about all available geographical visualization and required data structure / role assignments in the official VA doc https://go.documentation.sas.com/doc/en/vacdc/8.5/vaobj/n14ezqxeg2a195n1au1q980gbkte.htm. Hope this helps! Falko

FalkoSchulz · ‎09-29-2021

Hi @Nigel_Pain - yes, support for geo map based templates got added to Visual Analytics 8.x. Unfortunately not available in VA 7.x. Cheers, Falko

FalkoSchulz · ‎09-28-2021

SAS Visual Analytics only ships with a few pre-built geo visualizations. There are multi-overlay visuals such as Geo region+coordinate allowing you to overlay regional map with a coordinate (scatter) visual. If you need something different, e.g. region+region (to overlay more than one regional map), you can use SAS Graph Builder to build such template. A good general guide on how to build such template is here https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Communities-Library/SAS-Graph-Builder-Custom-Line-Chart-with-Reference-line-for/ta-p/672130 and the official doc here https://go.documentation.sas.com/doc/en/vacdc/8.5/grbldrug/titlepage.htm. Hope this helps. Falko

FalkoSchulz · ‎09-26-2021

As mentioned - Geo Coordinate only plots individual data points (markers). For regional areas use the Geo Region object instead. Note, that Geo Region requires a geographical data item which supports regional polygons. It can be an item using the provided built-in lookup tables (e.g. Country, States, etc.) or an item based on a custom geographical provider given the imported shape files as explained earlier. Also note, that Esri shape files come in different types e.g. Polygon, Polyline or Point. Only the type Polygon supports regional areas. You may also use tools such as ArcGIS ArcMap or open-source tools such as QGIS to validate shape files. It typically helps to identify things like geographical IDs and potential custom coordinates spaces. Hope this helps. Falko

FalkoSchulz · ‎09-23-2021

Hi, Polygon data can be imported into CAS using related %SHPIMPRT macro. There are more information about the steps required at https://go.documentation.sas.com/doc/en/calcdc/3.5/caldatamgmtcas/p1dwawsidsczlpn121j0glleicxp.htm Once imported - you will need to logon as administrator in order to register new geographic data providers. Standard users won't see related 'new provider' option in the geographic item editor. More details including information about required permissions are covered in https://go.documentation.sas.com/doc/en/vacdc/8.5/vareportdata/p031vp9uc5y5iun0zipy3c1trkqn.htm#p1a7fw0vj2w6aln18sl77suu45o3 If you have a geographical item based on custom geographic data provider - you will need to use a Geo Region visual. Only this visualization is able to render geographical boundaries/regions. Hope this helps! Falko

FalkoSchulz · ‎09-19-2021

VA relies on the underlying maps from GfK in order to render regional maps. The rather recent territory changes in India were reflected in updated data sets in the MAPSGFK library around December last year. However, map data updates were only released for current VA releases (Viya 4) and not for VA 7.5. You could try getting in touch with SAS tech support and see whether they can provide you with a copy of these data sets. I believe there were some minor structural changes in the data but you may be able to use those regardless. Tech Support may have more details. Hope this helps. Falko

FalkoSchulz · ‎09-19-2021

Hi, Unfortunately the order of data points is dependent on the data and VA does not allow changing the order nor z-Index of a given marker. If you want to draw attention to one flow type - you could try changing the appearance, either by changing to a more light color (via right hand Options pane -> Style) or by creating a display rule (right hand Rules pane). The latter would also allow you to assign specific icons to a given rule type and may further help with making one flow type more dominant. A little more effort would be creating a custom graph via the Custom Graph Builder application (top left menu allows you to switch to that app). You could create a new geo map template with two scatter plots and have one flow type assigned to one plot (by using a filter). Given what flow type you assign to which overlay - it will be on top of the other. Creating custom graph templates is very straight forward so probably something worth trying out anyway as it gives you very flexible graphs. Hope this helps. Falko

FalkoSchulz · ‎08-12-2021

While #Australia managed to maintain relatively low case numbers so far, recent outbreaks signal that this #pandemic is far from over. A new effort in ramping up vaccination numbers seem to show an effect - now ranking Australia among countries with the highest numbers of doses administered daily per 1M population. Comparing Australia's COVID-19 Vaccine Roadmap This SAS Visual Analytics report shows a snapshot (January 8th 2022) of the vaccine roadmap compared to other countries and continents. Other continents show data as average across all countries. The report uses a precision container layout structure allowing overlaying of visualizations on top of the background image. For more info on containers in SAS Visual Analytics, see related documentation. Enjoy! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update 17NOV21: Updated infographic with latest vaccination data Update 09JAN22: Updated infographic with latest vaccination data / color palette fix for top10 bar chart

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