ArcGIS Business Analyst Online

On-Demand Reports and Maps for Informed Decisions

Preferences

The Preferences dialog box allows you to personalize settings in the application. You can create settings in General, Select Location, Color-Coded Maps, Logo, and Reports.

To access Preferences, click the Preferences link on the right corner.

The Preferences dialog box appears.

General

The General tab allows you to set the default tab that appears upon opening the application. For example, if you select the radio button next to Get Reports, the next time you open Business Analyst Online, it will open on the Get Reports tab.

Select Location

The Select Location tab allows you to set the default values for rings, donuts, and drive times. You can also set your default map location to appear when you log in to Business Analyst Online.

To set your default site format

You set individual default sizes for rings, donuts, and drive times. Values for rings and donuts are in miles, and values for drive times are in minutes.

  1. Select the radio button next to Rings.
  2. In the text box next to Value 1, enter your preferred distance.
  3. Repeat this step for the values in the remaining two text boxes.
  4. Follow these steps to edit values for Donuts and Drive Times.
  5. Click Ok.

To set your default study location

You can set a default study location so that the next time you log in to Business Analyst Online, your map will automatically default to the area specified in Preferences.

  1. Enter the address of the default study location in the Enter Address text box.
  2. Click Go.

    3. The location appears in the Location Preview.

  3. Click Ok.

To change the default location

Once you have selected a default study location, you can change the location.

  1. Click Change Default location.

    2. The address in the Enter Address text box is highlighted allowing you to enter a new address.

  2. Click Go.

    3. To return the site format and study location to the default, click Restore Defaults.

Color-Coded Maps

The Color-Coded Maps tab allows you to select the defaults for color, transparency, method, classes, and border thickness.

Default Color

The Default Color drop-down menu allows you to select from a palette of colors for viewing the results from the variable in your map. You can choose from Yellow to red, Blue to red, Red to green, Red monochrome, Blue monochrome, Gray monochrome, Blue to green, Green monochrome, Brown to orange, and Yellow to blue. Yellow to red is the default.

  1. To change the default color, click the Color drop-down menu and the color choices appear.
  2. Click on the color ramp you want to view in your map.
  3. Click Ok.

Default Transparency

The Default Transparency slider allows you to change the transparency percentage of the map view. The default is 30 percent.

  1. To change the default transparency, place the pointer over the transparency line and slide it to the left to decrease the transparency percentage or to the right to increase the transparency percentage.
  2. Click Ok.

Default Method

Method allows you to define your classes. You can choose from Quantile, Equal Interval, and Manual. Manual is the default.

Quantile is useful for data that is evenly distributed and you want to emphasize the difference in relative position between geographies. Using the Quantile method, you will have the same number of geographies in each range or class. For example, using the Quantile method to display Per Capita Income would result in an equal number of geographies in each class or value range.

The Equal Interval creates ranges (or classes) with equal spacing on number line between the highest and lowest values of the variable. Equal Interval is useful when you want to emphasize the difference in values among geographies on the map. For example, using Equal Interval to display Per Capita Income results in few geographies having the color of the lower value range because Per Capita Income is skewed toward the lower value range.

Manual allows you to define your classes, edit ranges and filter your map.

  1. To change the default method, click the drop-down menu and click your choice.
  2. Click Ok.

Default Classes

Classes allow you to select the number of classes. You can choose from 2, 3, 4, and 5. The default is 5.

  1. Click the Classes drop-down menu and click your choice.
  2. Click Ok.

Default Border Thickness

Border thickness allows you to select the outline thickness of the selected geography. For example, if you've chosen Block Groups for your geography then the lines outlining your Block Groups will be the thickness selected in Border thickness. You can choose from 1, 2, 3, and 4. The default is 1.

  1. Click the Default Border Thickness drop-down menu and click your choice.
  2. Click Ok.

Logo

The Logo tab allows you to upload your company logo. Logos in .gif and .png file formats can be uploaded with a limit of 200KB. The recommended size of the logo image is 200 x 200 or less.

Note: This is feature is only available to Premium subscribers.

To upload a logo

You can upload your company's logo or a custom image to add to your reports. Note: For best results, limit image size to 200 X 200 pixels.

  1. Click Browse and navigate to the location of the file that you want to import.
  2. Select the image file and click Open in the Select file to upload dialog box.
  3. The file name appears in the Image file text box.
  4. Click Upload.

    5. The file name appears in table and the logo is previewed in the Logo Preview screen.

  5. Click Ok.

You this method to upload up to six logos. Click the radio button next to the logo you want to use in your reports.

To delete a logo

  1. Click Delete in the row of the logo that you want to delete.

    2. The Confirm Delete dialog box appears.

  2. Click Ok to delete the logo.
  3. Click Cancel if you don't want to delete the logo.

Reports

The Reports tab allows you to select the default for your report format, e-mail options, report subtitle, and dialog boxes.

Report Format

Report Format allows you to select the default for your reports. You can choose PDF or Excel. PDF is the default.

  1. To select the report format default, click the radio button to select PDF or Excel.
  2. Click Ok.

E-mail Options

E-mail Options allows you to enter e-mail addresses to receive reports via e-mail by default. You can uncheck the check box for the addresses for which you do not want to send reports. This e-mail address can be edited.

To edit e-mail addresses receiving reports via e-mail

The e-mail address in the To: text box is the e-mail address entered in the ESRI Global Account system.

  1. Click Edit.

    2. The update your ESRI Global Account page appears.

    Edit your e-mail address and click Update my account.

    Note: This takes you away from the Business Analyst Online page. When you complete your changes and click Continue, you will be automatically directed to Business Analyst Online.

    Use the CC: text box to enter additional e-mail addresses to receive reports.

    Note: The e-mail addresses must be separated by a semicolon only. Do not insert a space.

    Uncheck the check box to stop sending reports via e-mail to the e-mail address selected.

  2. Click Ok.

Report Subtitle

Reports can be given a subtitle.

  1. To create a subtitle for reports, enter the subtitle in the Subtitle text box.
  2. Click Ok.

Dialog Boxes

The dialog boxes notify you with a confirmation and to indicate an order is ready. These are checked on by default.

Show Order Confirmation Dialog Box

  1. Click the Show Order Confirmation Dialog check box to receive a confirmation of your order.

    2. The check box is checked by default. Uncheck to stop the confirmations.

  2. Click Ok.

Show Order Ready Dialog Box

  1. Click the Show Order Ready Dialog check box to receive notification that your order is ready.

    2. The check box is checked by default. Uncheck to stop the notifications.

  2. Click Ok.
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