Using out-of-the-box Polygon Definitions

Obain access to the QlikMaps download site

Obtain a UserID and Password for access to the QlikMaps Territory Library from your Analytics8 Sales Executive or Analytics8 Reseller Partner.

Note: the download site is located at download.analytics8.com.

Download the appropriate polygon boundary file

Once you have access to the QlikMaps Territory Library, you can download the appropriate .QVD file(s) that contain the definitions of the polygon boundaries. For example, if you want to create a heat map based upon US States, you should navigate to the proper directory and download the “State.qvd” file.

Add the polygon boundary file to the load script

Once the .QVD file has been downloaded, simply add it to your load script, and your QlikView data model will have the polygon definitions for your territories. For example, if you wanted to create a heat map of population by US State, your load script would look like this:

LOAD *
FROM .\State.qvd (qvd);

LOAD 	[State or territory] as State,
	[Population estimate for July 1, 2011] as Population
FROM [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_population](html, codepage is 1252, embedded labels, table is @3)
WHERE EXISTS (State);