Frequently Asked Question

Symptom

• Configure the list of Web tile providers available in the Need4Viz WebMapline component

Environment

• SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform : all 4.2 Webi versions
• Need4Viz : 2024.2.0+

Resolution

If you have an access to Web tile providers (Esri, Google Maps, Maptiler...) and want to use those providers on the WebMapline component, you may want to add them in the list of available web providers.

Here are the steps to achieve that:

1. On the Need4Viz server, go to the folder ~Need4Viz\nodejs\node_modules\custom_element_DEV\ce_libs\resources and edit the list_webproviders_conf.js file in blocnote or notepad++ editor. Make a copy of the file before any update !!
2. Add a bloc for your provider (in this example, the ID for this entry will be CUSTOM1) as following (be aware to respect the syntax):
3. On the Need4Viz server, go to the folder ~Need4Viz\nodejs\node_modules\custom_element_DEV\ce_settings\lang_EN and edit the _list_webproviders.json file in blocnote or notepad++ editor. Make a copy of the file before any update !!
4. Add a bloc for your provider (use the same ID as previously defined in the list_webproviders_conf.js file): 
5. Restart the N4V services to apply the changes.

Now in Webi, you can choose your new provider in the WebMapline component :