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The most likely reason is that you have created the XML data file using an

incorrectly formatted Excel workbook. You should check the workbook you

used to generate the file and refer to section ‘E. The InstantAtlas Excel

Data Manager’ for the rules on entering data. The error message in the

dialog should give an indication of where the problem lies. For example,

the error message in Figure 19 states that the content of element ‘FilterList’

is not complete so you should check the formatting of any filter columns

you have added in your workbook.

B.3.3.3. Create a Data File from a Digital Map File

If you wish to use the attribute data stored in your digital map file, click the

corresponding radio button. Note that you cannot use this option if the

report you are publishing has two or more base geographies.

Before you read on, please ensure that you have an understanding of the

general use and purposed of themes, indicators, dates, associates and

metadata within an InstantAtlas data file. Section ‘E. The InstantAtlas

Excel Data Manager’ provides detailed information about these topics.

If you have not yet defined a data model for your shape file, selecting the

‘Create data file from digital map data’ radio button will automatically

launch the ‘Organise Data’ window (Figure 22), which you can use to

create and manage your data model.

Please note that this functionality currently doesn’t allow you to define

filters or metadata links for geographic features. If you would like to use

either or both of these functionalities in your data file you should use the

Excel or Access Data Managers.

Available data fields (or columns), taken from your digital map file can be

found in the left hand pane, while your data model is shown on the right.

The Data Model and Its Elements

By default all available data fields are added as indicators to one single

theme called ‘My Theme’ with the names of the data fields used as

indicator names (Figure 20). This is called the ‘default data model’.

Figure 20

It is currently not possible to upload a data,js file for use with the

HTML templates. You can, however, upload a data file in XML

format which will be transformed into a data.js file during the

publishing process.