Version

1.1.0.11 (latest)

Language

English

Format pane map

The Format pane holds every setting of Icon Map Slicer. This page lists each card and group in the order the pane shows them, with a link to the page that explains it.

The cards, in the order the Format pane shows them. Dashed cards appear only in some cases

Open the Format pane

Add at least one field to the visual. Until then the pane shows one card with the message "Add data to the visual before configuring formatting options." and the version number.
Select the visual.
Open the Format pane (the paintbrush icon). In Power BI Desktop with the on-object interaction turned on, select More options on the formatting menu to show the full pane.

How the pane is organized

A card is a top-level section, such as Data Layers.
A group is a collapsible block inside a card, such as Circles - Formatting.
Most groups appear only when the thing they configure is switched on. Turn on Circles in Data Layers and the circle groups appear.
A setting with an fx button accepts conditional formatting. See Conditional formatting.

You do not have to use the pane for everything. The Layer Manager adds and edits layers, and on new maps the Basemaps dialog manages basemaps, terrain and the map view. Both write the same settings the pane shows, so you can move between them freely. Conditional formatting, and the settings of the Selection card, are only available in the pane.

The cards at a glance

#	Card	When it is shown
1	Layer Manager	Always
2	Background Layer	Always
3	Reference Layers	Always
4	Catalog	When Airgapped Environment is off
5	Data Layers	Always
6	Labels	When a data layer that can carry labels is on
7	Selection	Always
8	Legend	Always
9	User Interface	Always
10	Map	Always
11	ArcGIS Authentication	When the map uses ArcGIS
12	Icon Map Slicer	Always

If you know Icon Map Pro, the main differences are:

Selection takes the place of Pro's Interactivity card, and holds the tools that filter the report.
User Interface takes the place of Pro's Controls card, and also holds Tooltips and Layer control.
There is no Rendering card. Icon Map Slicer always uses one map engine.
There is no API Keys card. Icon Map basemaps need no key.
The last card is named Icon Map Slicer.

Layer Manager

New in 1.1.0.11

Group	What it holds	Documented in
Layer Manager	Open Layer Manager, a switch that opens the dialog and then turns itself off, and the note "Every layer stays editable in the Format pane as before."	Layer Manager

Background Layer

What this card shows depends on when the map was created.

Maps added to the report empty, in 1.1.0.11 or later, show one group. Everything else is in the Basemaps dialog.

Group	What it holds	Documented in
Basemaps	Configure Basemaps opens the Basemaps dialog. A note says what the list holds. Show basemap selector lets readers switch between the basemaps in the list	The Basemaps dialog

Other maps keep the groups below.

Group	What it holds	Documented in
Map Source	Background map source: Icon Map or ArcGIS	Set the basemap in the Format pane
Style	Shown for Icon Map. Map Style, the reader's style selector, label language, 3D buildings and the map feature switches	Icon Map basemap styles
ArcGIS - Configuration	Shown for ArcGIS. An ArcGIS basemap or web map	Other basemap providers
Hill Shading	Shaded relief over the basemap	Terrain, hillshade, sky and lighting
3D Terrain	Raised terrain	Terrain, hillshade, sky and lighting
Light	The light on 3D content	Terrain, hillshade, sky and lighting
Sky	Sky, fog and the globe's atmosphere	Terrain, hillshade, sky and lighting

Reference Layers

Each reference layer type is a group with its own on/off switch in the group header. Turn the switch on and the group's settings appear.

Group	What it holds	Documented in
Map Labels	Place names drawn above your data	Map labels on top of your data
Daylight Terminator	Day and night shading	Daylight terminator
Vector Tiles (switch Vector Layer)	A vector tile style drawn over the basemap	Vector tiles over the basemap
Raster Tiles (switch Raster Layer) and the Additional Raster Layer groups	Raster tile layers	Raster tiles, WMTS and WMS
GeoJSON / Shape / KML (switch GeoJSON / Shape / KML File)	How many file layers the map has, and where their files come from	Files and feeds
GeoJSON / Shape / KML Layer 1 - Configuration and - Formatting (one pair per layer)	The link or upload, filters, Use Polygons for Selection and styling of each file layer	Files and feeds
GeoJSON / Shape / KML Layer 1 - Labels (one per layer)	Labels for each file layer	Labels on reference layers
OGC WMS (switch WMS Layer) and the WMS Additional Layer groups	WMS layers	Raster tiles, WMTS and WMS
ArcGIS Layer - Setup (switch ArcGIS Layer) and one configuration group per layer	ArcGIS content as reference layers	ArcGIS layers

Catalog

Group	What it holds	Documented in
Catalog Layers	Configure Layers opens the Icon Map Catalog dialog	Icon Map Catalog layers
One group per catalog layer, named after the layer	Visibility, variant, filters, colors, extrusion and order of that layer	Icon Map Catalog layers

This card is hidden when Airgapped Environment is on. See Power BI Report Server (on-premises).

Data Layers

The first group holds a switch for each data layer type. The groups for a layer appear when its switch is on.

The switches are, in order: Circles, Columns, Heatmap, Cells (H3/S2/A5/Geohash), Images / Icons, Lines, Shapes (from data) WKT / GeoJSON features, Shapes (from files) GeoJSON / Shapefile / KML / IMDF, Vector Tiles / Tilesets and ArcGIS Layer.

Group	What it holds	Documented in
Data Layers	The layer switches	Data layers overview
Circles - Configuration, Circles - Formatting	Circle size, color and behavior	Circles
Columns - Configuration, Columns - Formatting	3D columns	3D columns
Heatmap - Configuration, Heatmap - Formatting	The heatmap. With advanced settings on: Heatmap - Weight, Heatmap - Radius, Heatmap - Intensity	Heatmap
Cells - Configuration, Cells - Formatting	Grid cells and custom shapes	Cells: H3 hexagons and grids
Images - Configuration	Images and icons	Images and icons
Lines - Configuration, Lines - Formatting	Lines, flows and routes	Lines and Routes
Shapes (from data) - Configuration, Shapes (from data) - Formatting	Shapes held in your data as WKT or GeoJSON	Shapes from data (WKT and GeoJSON)
Vector Tiles - Setup, then configuration, formatting and unmatched formatting groups	Vector tiles joined to your data	Vector tiles
Shapes (from files) - Setup, then configuration, fill formatting, outline formatting and unmatched formatting groups for each level or layer	Shapes from a file joined to your data	Shapes from files
ArcGIS Layer - Setup, ArcGIS Layer - Configuration, ArcGIS Layer - Formatting	An ArcGIS layer joined to your data	ArcGIS layers bound to data
Data Rows	Maximum data rows, with a note that more rows can affect performance, and Use new data load logic	Data rows and limits

Labels

This card appears when a data layer that can carry labels is on: Circles, Images / Icons, Shapes (from data), Shapes (from files), Vector Tiles / Tilesets, Lines or Cells.

Group	What it holds	Documented in
Content	What the label says	Data labels
Style	The label style and text	Data labels
Container, Halo or Card (the title follows the style)	The box or halo around the text, and its margins	Data labels
Placement	Where the label sits	Data labels
Size and Zoom	Label size and the zoom range it shows at	Data labels

Selection

The card that makes Icon Map Slicer a slicer. Everything a reader selects on the map filters the rest of the report page.

Group	What it holds	Documented in
User Selection	Max Selections, Background Click Clears Selection, Clear Selections Button, Select Intersecting Items (with Select Buffer and Select Mode), Circle Select (with Circle Select Units), Lasso (with Lasso Mode, Fill and Outline) and Isochrone Select (with Area Outline)	How Icon Map Slicer filters, Click, lasso and circle select, Select everything inside a shape and Select by travel time
Map Location	Longitude Field to Slice and Latitude Field to Slice, chosen with fx	Filter by the map view
Formatting	Selected Items Transparency and Unselected Items Transparency	How Icon Map Slicer filters

The settings under a switch appear only while that switch is on. Lasso Mode, Fill and Outline appear when Lasso, Circle Select or Isochrone Select is on.

Legend

The card has its own on/off switch.

Group	What it holds	Documented in
Legend	Position, title and display mode	Legend
Legend labels	Per-layer titles and descriptions	Legend
Conditional formatting legends	Legend entries for settings driven by conditional formatting	Legend

User Interface

Group	What it holds	Documented in
Controls	Control Size, Show basemap selector (Show Layer Selector in 1.1.0.9 and earlier), Zoom, Pitch, Bearing, Clear Selections Button, Display Zoom Level, Search, Globe Toggle, Projection, Metric Scale, Imperial Scale, Nautical Miles Scale, Zoom Lock and Additional Attribution	Map controls
Tooltips	Combine Tooltips	Tooltips
Layer control	The panel that lets readers turn layers on and off	Map controls

Clear Selections Button is on both this card and the Selection card. They are the same setting.

The lasso, circle select and travel time buttons are not here. Each appears on the map when its switch on the Selection card is on.

Map

Group	What it holds	Documented in
Zoom	Min Zoom Level, Max Zoom Level, Zoom Padding, Zoom Level When Single Item, Auto Zoom, Only Zoom on Initial Load and Duration (seconds)	View, zoom and projection
Defaults	Default Latitude, Default Longitude, Default Zoom Level, Default Bearing and Default Pitch	View, zoom and projection

Tilt limits and the other camera settings of new maps are in the View and zoom tab of the Basemaps dialog, not on this card.

ArcGIS Authentication