Drill or Expand the Geographic Hierarchy in a Geographical Map

The US Regions Hierarchy Level is an example of a geographical map that has geographic hierarchies defined.
The US Regions Hierarchy Level
The US Regions Hierarchy Level
You can perform these tasks on a geographical map to drill or expand the geographic hierarchy:
  • Click expand icon and then click a colored geographical map region (which is a member in the currently displayed geographic hierarchy level). The geographical map is redrawn to display the regions (members) for the next hierarchy level down while keeping the context of the current hierarchy level. The legend to the right of the geographical map changes to display the values for the expanded region.
    In the US Regions Hierarchy Level, the West N. Central Member Has Been Expanded to Display Values for the State Hierarchy Level
    In the US Regions Hierarchy Level, the West N. Central Member Has Been Expanded to Display Values for the State Hierarchy Level
  • Click collapse icon and then click an expanded region to collapse it.
  • Click drill down icon and then click a colored geographical map region (which is a member in the currently displayed geographic hierarchy level). The geographical map is redrawn to display the regions (members) for the next hierarchy level down. The legend to the right of the geographical map changes to display the values for the drilled region.
    In the US Regions Hierarchy Level, the West N. Central Member Has Been Drilled to Display Values for the County Hierarchy Level
    In the US Regions Hierarchy Level, the West N. Central Member Has Been Drilled to Display Values for the County Hierarchy Level
  • Click drill up icon to remove the last drill-down action that you performed.
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