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B.3.2.3. Geo-Preview and Data Preview

You can click the ‘Preview’ option for the layer if you wish to preview the

geographic features you have chosen to publish. A new window will open

showing your selection (Figure 15).

Figure 15

Click the ‘Data Preview’ option to see a simple table with all available

attribute fields and their content. This can be helpful when choosing

suitable code and name fields (Figure 16).

Figure 16

B.3.3. Choose Your Data

The indicator data, or statistics, displayed in an InstantAtlas Flash dynamic

report are stored in one or more data files in XML format (.xml). XML

stands for Extensible Markup Language and is a flexible format for storing,

structuring and publishing information.

These data files are generated using your InstantAtlas Data Manager. The

‘Choose Your Data’ screen of the Publisher gives you the option to upload

a data XML file for the report you are publishing. If you have not yet

For the HTML templates the indicator data needs to be in JSON

format. JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation. The usual

filename extension for JSON files is .json. However, JSON files

within InstantAtlas have the file extension .js to ensure that the files

are recognised by all Web Servers.