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visualise | communicate | ENGAGE The InstantAtlas Desktop Publisher

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created a data file, the Publisher can create demonstration data files for

your report. Alternatively, you may use information stored in your digital

map file to create a data file (Figure 17).

Figure 17

B.3.3.1. Create a Demo Data File

If you have not yet created a data file for your report and wish to create one

at a later stage, click the ‘Create a demo file’ radio button. The Publisher

will publish your report with demonstration data files containing arbitrary

data values. A data file can later be created from your Excel or Access

Data Manager and exported directly into the dynamic report folder.

B.3.3.2. Upload a Data XML File

If you wish to upload a previously created data XML file for your report,

click the “Use an InstantAtlas data.xml file” radio button. Type the

pathname to your data file into the box (e.g. ‘C:\Documents and

Settings\username\ Desktop\data.xml’). Alternatively, click the ‘Browse’

button to browse for a data file. This file will typically be called ‘data.xml’

as this is the default name given by the InstantAtlas Data Manager

(Figure 18).

Figure 18

The ‘data.xml’ file may have supporting theme XML data files (please refer

to section ‘E. The InstantAtlas Excel Data Manager’, sub-section

‘E.7. Exporting Data Files’ if you are not clear on the reason for this). If this

is the case, the supporting files must be located in the same folder as the

‘data.xml’ file you upload. If they are not located in the same folder, the

Publisher will not be able to publish your report correctly.

If the XML file you have uploaded is not valid, you will see a warning like

that show in Figure 19.

Figure 19