Creating an interactive custom map

[michael.reynolds1775]

Hope everyone is well,

I'd like to create an interactive map that when my product is selected from a drop down menu, the store locations the specific product are located in will highlight.

Im firstly having an issue with being able to populate the specific infomation. The total inventory is on one sheet and includes brands, qty of sizes and locations. Desired end result is to select "nike" from the drop down menu, and a custom map (an image which I have already created), the map will highlight the stores where nikes are located.

does this make sense?

[FDibbins]

To best describe or illustrate your problem you would be better off attaching a dummy workbook. The workbook should contain the same structure and some dummy data of the same type as the type you have in your real workbook - so, if a cell contains numbers & letters in this format abc-123 then that should be reflected in the dummy workbook.

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[michael.reynolds1775]

Thanks FDibblins,

Attached is a basic sample of what I am looking to achieve.

I am looking for the formula to count the number of locatoins based upon what is selected in drop down menu, and highlight the area on the Map where the item(s) are located.

I am unfamiliar with creating UDF's and unsure if a form of LOOKUP would work... Any help or assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Mike

[Andy Pope]

You can use a chart to display the map.

Use a xy-scatter with 2 series. First series has a location marker for each site along with a linked data label.
The second series is formula based and will show marker for those locations where the selected brand is present.

Data labels are linked to cells using the free addin
http://www.appspro.com/Utilities/ChartLabeler.htm

I used DSUM formula to calculate store values.

[michael.reynolds1775]

Andy,

Firstly, HUGE HELP and HUGE THANK YOU. One problem however, if the informatoin contained in cells A:I are located on another sheet...the DSUM formula doesnt recognize the information. Know any way around that?

Mike

[Andy Pope]

I assume you updated the formula to include the alternative sheet name.

Sheet2!M8: =DSUM(data!$A$1:$I$20,$H$1,U2:V3)