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Marker Layer Options
Apply formats, filters, and visual settings that increase your reps effectiveness when they plot marker layers in Salesforce Maps.
Required Editions
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Filters
To limit the results in a marker layer to a particular scope, apply filters. Filtering marker layers is similar to filtering Salesforce Reports.
| Filter Type | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Field Filters | Specifies the records that you want to see by accessing fields on the record detail page and lookups to parent objects. Not available for long text fields. |
| Activity Filters | Creates a report by showing objects with or without tasks and events during a specific time period. |
| Cross Filters Set | Includes or excludes records from related objects and their fields. Add up to two cross-object filters to their marker layer and extra subfilters under those objects. |
Markers
Review the options to assign colors and shapes for markers.
| Option | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Uniform | Makes all markers the same color and shape. Select a new shape and color for all markers from the preset marker type or create a custom marker type. Marker Type determines the shape and color of markers. Standard marker shapes and colors meet Salesforce accessibility standards. |
| Varied Based On 1 Field | Dynamically assigns colors and shapes to markers based on the value of the selected field type. |
| Varied Based On 2 Fields | Assigns marker colors and shapes based on two field values. One field determines marker color and the other determines marker shape. |
| Labeled Pins | Shows the label field of your choice or the field from Marker Pop-ups | Title Field for this marker layer instead of a marker shape. Assigns static text and background colors for labels, or dynamically assigns colors to labels based on a field from the base object. |
| Ordered by a Field | Selects a field to display a numeric order for all markers based on their value for that field. |
Heat Map
Show the intensity of data at geographical points on your heat map.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Unit Radius in Pixels | The radius of influence for each data point, in pixels. The recommended radius value is 15. |
| Opacity | The opacity of the heat map from 0 through 100%. The recommended opacity value is 80%. |
| Maximum Intensity | Lets you specify a fixed maximum, which helps when your dataset contains a few outliers with an unusually high intensity. By default, Salesforce Maps dynamically scales heat map colors according to the greatest concentration of points at any particular pixel on the map The recommended max intensity value is 5, unless you assign a weighted value. If you assign a weighted quantitative value, change the max intensity to 90% of the maximum value of the field you chose. For example, if your maximum annual revenue is 1,000,000, set the max intensity to 900,000. |
| Fade heat map with zoom | Specifies whether heat maps dissipate on zoom. When deselected, the radius of influence increases with the zoom level to ensure that Salesforce Maps preserve the color intensity at a given geographic location. |
| Weighted Value | The field that you want to show on the heat map. By default, the heat map depicts the quantity of records in a location. Colors for high-density areas are red and low-density areas are black. To change a color, click it. |
| Color Gradient | The color gradient of the heat map, specified as an array of CSS color strings. Salesforce Maps supports all CSS3 colors, including RGBA, except for extended named colors and HSL(A) values. |
Proximity
Display proximity radius circles around every marker in a marker layer.
| Option | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Show proximity around markers | Shows a proximity circle around each marker on the map. |
| Hide proximity center markers | Shows proximity circles but hides markers of the currently plotted marker layer. |
| Hide markers outside of proximity | Shows markers that fall within the proximity of the currently plotted marker layer. |
| Radius Distance | Sets the default proximity circle radius. |
| Distance Units | Sets the unit of measurement for the proximity circle radius distance. |
Advanced Options
| Option | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Map Updates | Sets automatic page refreshes if the dataset updates frequently or is monitored by an end user. |
| Tool Tip Default Tab | Sets the default tool tip tab for a marker. |
| Marker Limits | Limits the number of markers that appear on the map. Limits which markers appear on the map by proximity boundary. |
Marker Popups
Customize what information popups show. Select fields to display on the popups Details tab, or if the In-Line editing user permission is enabled, update the fields from the map. Add objects and fields that you want to appear on the Related tab. The Related tab shows as many as 10 related records for each marker that appears on the map.
