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For the Double Map Time Series template two base geographies is the

maximum. The upper geography will show in the top map and the lower

geography will show in the bottom map.

For the Double Base Layer template you can also only add a maximum of

two base geographies. If you are wanting to map points over polygons

please ensure you are adding the polygon layer first and the point layer

second as otherwise the points will be hidden behind the polygons in the

final map.

Once you have added the base geography layers you want to use in your

report, click ‘Next’. If you have already created a data XML file then you

can upload it on the ‘Choose your data’ screen (creation of this file is

described below). Alternatively, select the option to ‘Create a demo data

file’ and click ‘Next’. Then follow the Publisher wizard through the

remaining steps of the publishing process. Note that any contextual

geographies and background mapping layers you choose will be available

for all the base geographies you have included – they are not base

geography specific.

H.3. Creating the Data Files

This section describes the process for generating data files for a multiple

geography report. We recommend that you manage the indicator data for

each base geography in a separate Excel workbook. You will then export

the data from each workbook separately and merge. You can have the

same or different data sets for each geography. If you have the same data

sets then the data selection will be preserved when you change

geography, if you do not have the same data set then there will be a

mismatch between which data is selected when you change geography.