Numbers on a map only help if they’re formatted the way you read them. Revenue should look like dollars, population like whole numbers, and a territory’s total should add up the way you expect. AlignMix’s data definition tool lets you control all of that, so the figures on your map match the ones in your reports.
What the Data Definition Tool Does
It customizes the formatting of any data set you’ve imported. You decide how each field displays, currency, percentages, whole numbers, and how it rolls up, so a territory shows total sales, or the total population of a selected area, in a format that reads cleanly. It all depends on what you’ve imported and how you want to see it summarized.
Watch: Customizing Data Formats
Why Formatting Is Worth the Minute
Formatting looks cosmetic until a territory total reads “1052340” instead of “$1,052,340” in a leadership review and the room stops to decode it. Set your formats once, right after importing your data, and every thematic map, tooltip, and export shows figures in the shape people expect. It also keeps your map honest against your source reports: when the totals match finance’s numbers on sight, nobody wastes time wondering whether the map is wrong.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I format data in AlignMix?
Use the data definition tool to set how each imported field displays, currency, percentage, or whole numbers, and how it totals for a territory or selected area.
Can AlignMix show revenue as currency?
Yes. Format a revenue field as currency and it displays with the currency symbol and separators across the map, tooltips, and exports.
Do territory totals update automatically?
Yes. Formatted totals recalculate as you reassign ZIP codes, so a territory’s numbers stay current while you design.
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