How to Replace Data Lens Pages with Story Pages

Data Lens Feature	Story Feature
Bar Charts	Column/Bar charts
Timeline Charts	Timeline chart
Choropleth Map	Region map
Point Map	Point map
Search	Global Filter Bar
Table of data	Table
Distribution chart	Histogram chart
Axe Rescaling when filtering	Available as in option in Vizcan
Drag and drop functionality	Flexible layout
Export as csv	Export from table
Export filtered data	Export from table
Click to filter (cross-filtering)	The global filter bar can have any columns from the connected data source added for users to search and filter the story page for
See visual overlay	Not available at this time

What steps do I need to take to replace my data lens page with a Story?

Step 1: Create a new Story page

We recommend using the Flexible layout as it will give you the most control over the size of the cards, similar to Data Lens.

For information on how to create a Story using Flexible Layout, click here.

Step 2: Give your new Story page a name

We recommend just using the title and description of your legacy Data Lens page.

You can always go back and change the Story’s title and description, for information on how to do that, click here.

Step 3: Add the Global Filter Bar

The Global Filter Bar is how you will tie a single data source to the Story page, similar to how a Data lens is created from a single source. Find the data source that was used in the legacy Data Lens and connect it to the Story’s Global Filter Bar.

Tip: If your previous Data Lens page had any saved filters, you can easily add those values in the Global Filter Bar!

To learn more about the global filter bar, click here.

Step 4: Start adding visualizations

We’ve made it easy to map legacy Data Lens cards to charts, maps and, tables by providing a reference table above

Remember to select the data source connected to the Global Filter Bar when creating visualizations if you would like users to have the ability to filter and search for data at a page level.

Below is a table of how various Data Lens card types map to the Visualization canvas settings in Stories.

We’ve also built out an example Story based on legacy Data Lens page for reference too.

Data Lens Card Type	Visualization Chart Type	Data Lens Mapping	Visualization Mapping
Column Chart	Column Chart	Value	Dimension
Column Chart	Column Chart	Function	Measure
Timeline Chart	Timeline Chart	Value	Dimension
Timeline Chart	Timeline Chart	Function	Measure
Distribution Chart	Histogram	Value	Dimension
		Function	Measure
		X-Axis bucket sizing: Logarithmic	Axis: Scale to max value
		X-Axis bucket sizing: Linear	Axis: Scale to max value
Point Map	Point Map	Column	Geo Column
		Base Map Layer: Simple Blue	Base Map Type: Simple Blue
		Base Map Layer: Simple Grey	Base Map Type: Simple Grey
		Base Map Layer: ESRI	Base Map Type: ESRI
		Base Map Layer: Custom Map	Base Map Type: Simple Blue
		Flyout Title	Flyout Title
Choropleth Map	Choropleth Map	Column	Geo Column Point Aggregation: Region Map
		Value	Point Aggregation > Region Map > Measure
		Function	Point Aggregation > Region Map > Measure (Sum, Count, Avg, Min, Max, Med, None)
		by Spatial Lens Boundary Name	Select Boundary Spatial Lens
		Base Map Layer: Simple Blue	Base Map Type: Simple Blue
		Base Map Layer: Simple Grey	Base Map Type: Simple Grey
		Base Map Layer: ESRI	Base Map Type: ESRI
		Base Map Layer: Custom Map	Base Map Type: Simple Blue
Search Card	N/A	N/A	N/A
Table	Table	All columns in dataset	Column Selector > Select all

For how to create and configure charts, please click here.

For how to create and configure tables, please click here.

For how to create and configure maps, please click here.

Step 5: Publish the Story

Once your Story page is filled with visualizations, the global filter bar is configured how you’d like, you’re ready to publish!

For information on how to publish a Story, please click here.