As a user you have access to a number of settings that let you control the appearance and contents in the graphical views. Managing map themes let you:
•Select background map.
•Select which map product to show in the active graphical view.
•Control what map data that is visible, by showing or hiding product classes, object types or individual graphical components.
•Temporarily modify map graphics by adjusting drawing attributes such as color, height, line weight, and so on.
• Create and administer map templates.
Administer maps
To open the map settings, select one of the following options:
•Open the Sidebar 
and select the Map tab.
•Select Administration > Map product, see section Administration > Menu reference > Administration > Map product.
Select background map
The background maps are available for all geographic map products but not for schematics.
1.In the toolbar, press Select background map 
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2.Select the desired background map.
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You can also show and hide background maps via the sidebar. 1.In the sidebar under the Map tab, select WMS and raster in the tree menu. 2.Right-click on the desired background map and select Show. To switch between different background maps via the sidebar, you must right-click and select Hide for the background maps you want to turn off. |
Select a map product
In dpPower it is possible to select which map product that should be visible in the graphical view. Usually you can select amongst different types of position maps and a set of schematic maps. Each map contains a set of graphics that is used to visualize map data.
1.Select a view in order to activate it. If the window is split into several views, the active view gets a red frame.
2.Select a map by using the drop-down list in the tab map, at the top of the side bar. The selected map will be displayed in the active view.
Customize map appearance
After you select a map product in the Map window, you may temporarily control what kind of map data that is shown and how the map data looks in the graphical view. You can choose to show or hide one or several product classes, object types and selected components. You can also temporarily adjust the appearance of individual graphical components such as their color, size or other drawing attributes in the map.
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Any adjustments of map data in the Map window are only active during the current session - permanent adjustments of the contents and appearance of map products are carried out in the Drawing attributes administration Tool and require special system administration rights. |
Show and hide map data
The options for controlling the display of map data is accessible by right-clicking on individual or groups of product classes, object types, or graphic components in the tree view in the Map tab. To select more items in the tree view, use the Shift and Ctrl keys. You can choose to show, hide components or to show them within a predefined zoom interval - the scale dependent interval.
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Use the filter field to find map graphics, components, of a specific type. Example: type the text "road" to display where, marked yellow, in the map tree the "road" exists. |
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Olive colored product classes, object types, or graphic components in the tree view in the Map tab means they are empty of content. |
Right-click alternatives
Show scale dependent |
Shows selected components in their default map scale interval, as set by the system administrator. Example: A symbol component type may be set so that it is displayed in map scales of 1:1000 to 1:5000. Map data represented by that symbol component will be shown in that scale interval only. Components with this setting are presented with black text |
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Show |
Shows selected components, regardless of their default scale dependency. Components with this setting are presented with blue text in the tree view. |
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Hide |
Hides selected components, regardless of their default scale dependency. Components with this setting are presented with grey text in the tree view. |
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Show scale dependent, hide others |
Shows selected components in their default map scale interval and hide all other components in the map. |
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Show, hide others |
Always shows the selected components, regardless of zoom level, and hides other components. |
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Show/change drawing attributes |
Opens a dialog that shows various editable drawing attributes for a selected component. See the section Change color, line width etc. below for details. |
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Transparency/Saturation |
Opens a dialog with sliders that you can use to set the saturation and transparency. |
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Reset |
Reset all settings and display selected components with the default settings.
Resetting graphics in a combined product: In applications using combination products, multiple products combined into one, it is possible to restore an individual product to its original and standard graphic appearance. In the combined product map tree, right-click on a product and select Reset according to underlying product. |
See also:
Hide component in the map product
Change color, line width etc.
The different component types have a number of drawing attributes that may be modified. A lot of the drawing attributes are similar between the component types, and some are only available to a specific component type. See Drawing attributes for more info on the different drawing attributes and how you can adjust them.
1.Select one or several graphical components in the map tree.
2.Right-click and select Show/change drawing attributes.
3.Adjust the selectable drawing attributes you wish to change.
4.Press Apply to apply the changes in the map.
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If your changes of the drawing attributes do not show in the graphical view, check the display settings for edited and locked components in the Preferences dialog under Settings > Preferences.... These settings have priority over the temporary changes you make in the map tab. |
Map template
Saved frame settings in the map tree only apply to a specific changeset. It is also possible to save so-called Map Templates. The templates are selectable in all applications and changesets for the user who created the template. The templates are grouped under the name of the original map and sorted alphabetically. In case of a large number of created map templates, these will be grouped into subgroups. The map settings are adapted according to the selected map template.
Create a map template
1.Open the sidebar.
2.Select the Map tab.
3.Select a map from the drop-down list.
4.In the map tree, show/hide and change the attributes for the graphical components you wish to change the appearance for.
5.Press the icon for Map Template 
and select Save custom > Save.... A dialog opens.
6.Select a name for the map template and press OK. The new map template is available under Map template > Use custom.
Update a saved map template
1.Open the sidebar.
2.Select the Map tab.
3.Select a map from the drop-down list.
4.In the map tree, show/hide and change the attributes for the graphical components you wish to change the appearance for.
5.Press the icon for Map Template and select Save custom > Update > [The name of your template]. A window will open to confirm.
6.Press Yes.
Delete a map template
1.Open the sidebar.
2.Select the Map tab.
3.Press the icon for Map Template and select Delete > [The name of your template]. A window will open to confirm.
4.Press Yes.
Use an existing map template
1.Open the sidebar.
2.Select the Map tab.
3.Press the icon for Map Template and select either Use custom or Use global.
4.Select the desired map template.
Share a map template with another user
1.Open the sidebar.
2.Select the Map tab.
3.Press the icon for Map Template and select Share map template > [The name of your template]. The Share map template dialog opens.
4.Select user in the list.
5.Press OK.
The shared map template will be visible for the user in Use custom.
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Only the owner of the map template can edit it. Saving or editing the shared map template will not be possible for others than the owner. |
Dialog settings
•Show locked users |
The Show locked users check box also includes locked users in the system if the check box is checked. That is, users who are disabled in user management where the Active check box is unchecked.
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Administrate global map templates
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To be able to administrate global map templates the role PST_ADMIN is required. Global map templates will also be available in dpWebmap for users with access to that application. |
A user with the role PST_ADMIN can create, delete and update global map templates.
1.Open the sidebar.
2.Select the Map tab.
3.Press the icon for Map Template and select Administrate global.
Filter on active view
It is possible to turn on a filter so that only component types that exists in the active view are shown in the map tree. In addition to that, available background maps are also shown. Component types hidden by the user appear as hidden in the map tree. On restart, the application remembers the filter setting.
1.Open the sidebar.
2.Select the Map tab.
3.Press the icon to the left of the icon for map templates, select Filter on active view.
More information
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To restore a map to its original appearance, press the Reset button in the Map tab. |