- Log in and open your Qlik Sense app, and click Edit sheet in the top right to enter Edit mode.
- Click the blank area on a sheet or drag the Map visualization from the Charts panel on the left onto the sheet.
- In the map properties panel on the right, click Add layer and select Point layer, Chart layer, or Area layer from the menu.
- Under the Dimensions section, click Add and select your location field (for example, Code, Country, or Industry).
- Under the Measures section, click Add and select the metric you want to display on the map, for example, Number of Employees for Avg([Number of Employees]).
- Adjust the Layer style settings - such as size, color, and opacity - to make the points readable at a glance.
- Click Edit sheet to exit Edit mode and interact with your map by hovering over data points to view details.
How to Create a Map in Qlik Sense
📌 Why this matters
Why this matters
Map visualizations make geographic data immediately understandable in a way that tables and bar charts cannot. When you're analyzing regional sales performance, customer distribution, or logistics data, seeing it plotted on a map reveals patterns, like clusters, gaps, or outliers, that would otherwise be buried in rows of numbers. For leadership teams reviewing territory performance or planning expansion, a well-built map can drive faster and more confident decisions than any spreadsheet. Qlik Sense's layered map system also scales well: you can combine point, area, and line layers to tell a richer geographic story as your analysis needs grow.
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