Sample Application Overview

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The sample application called Retail Predictives is packaged in the orlando.zip archive. This application is designed to determine predicted sales across specific geographic areas (census blocks) in Orlando, FL, which are identified by Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) codes. Each FIPS code identifies:

The following business types are being represented in this sample application:

This section describes how to access and begin exploring the functionality of the Retail Predictives sample application.


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Procedure: How to Access the Retail Predictives Sample Application
  1. Unzip the orlando.zip archive to a location on your file system.
  2. Copy the folder called orlando to the following directory of your WebFOCUS installation
    drive:\ibi\apps

    where:

    drive

    Is the location where WebFOCUS is installed.

    For example:

    drive:\ibi\apps\orlando
  3. Ensure the WebFOCUS Reporting Server is started.
  4. Enter the following URL in a web browser:
    http://localhost:8080/approot/orlando/retail_sales_v5.htm

    The WebFOCUS GIS Viewer for Flex opens and displays the Retail Predictives application, as shown in the following image.


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Procedure: How to Use the Available Drill-Down Options for a FIPS Code
  1. Click a FIPS code in the right pane, as shown in the following image.

    Select one of the following drill-down options from the context menu that is displayed:

    • Detailed Report
    • Show in Map
  2. Click Detailed Report.

    In the right pane, the predicted values for the selected FIPS code are displayed, as shown in the following image.

  3. Click Show in Map.

    In the left pane, the region that is represented by the selected FIPS code is highlighted in the map, as shown in the following image.


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Procedure: How to Generate Reports Using the WebFOCUS Report Widget
  1. Click the WebFOCUS icon in the left pane, and select Report from the context menu, as shown in the following image.

    The Report widget opens, as shown in the following image.

    The following reports can be generated based on the selection that is made:

    • Detailed Report. Generates a report that provides predicted values for the selected FIPS code.
    • Display Banks. Geocodes (address matches bank locations from a WebFOCUS Report and stores the latitude and longitude values in a WebFOCUS table).
    • Food Supermarket Count Report. Generates a report that provides a count of supermarkets for the selected FIPS code.
    • Predicted Sales of selected Fips. Generates a report that provides predicted values for a selected FIPS code based on a value selected from the BUSINESS TYPE drop-down list.

      Note: This report is available only when zooming in to the scale of 1:100,000. This is represented as the second mark from the top of the Navigation bar, as shown in the following image.

  2. Select the type of report you want to generate and select a Spatial Filter (for example, Rectangle).
  3. Minimize the Report widget.
  4. Make a map selection using the selected Spatial Filter and return to the Report widget.
  5. Click Run Report.

    For example, the following report provides predicted sales for the Electronics business type category in a selected region.


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Procedure: How to Use the WebFOCUS Map Widget
  1. Click the WebFOCUS icon in the left pane, and select Map from the context menu, as shown in the following image.

    The Map widget opens, as shown in the following image.

    The following map options are available:

    • Display Blockgroup Chart Predictives. Displays charts as popups on the map that are based on selected stores in a region.
    • Color by Predictive Sales. Colors census blocks (FIPS) for predicted values using parameters on the page. Higher values are colored in red and the lowest values are colored in green. For example:

  2. Select the type of report (for example, Display Blockgroup Chart Predictives) you want to generate and select a Spatial Filter (for example, Rectangle).
  3. Minimize the Map widget.
  4. Make a map selection using the selected Spatial Filter and return to the Map widget.
  5. Click Run Report.

    For example, the following report displays a popup chart on the map that is based on the selection made using the Rectangle Spatial Filter.


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