> #### How to map data values to different display values

> 1 | Select the data element for which to replace values.

> 2 | In Property Editor, choose the Map tab.

> 3 | In Map List, choose Add to create a map rule.

> 4 | In New Map Rule, specify the following information:

> 1 | In the first field, specify the expression that refers to the data set field for which you want to replace values. You can select, from the drop-down list, Value of this data item. The following is an example of an expression:

> row["creditrank"]

> 2 | In the second field, select an operator from the list. For example:

> Equal to

> 3 | In the third field, specify the value to replace. For example:

> "A"
> You must enclose string values in quotation marks (" ").

> 4 | Specify the value that you want to display, using one of the following options:

> | Under “Then display following value:”, type the text to display. For example:

> Excellent

> | Specify a resource key. Choose Browse to select a resource key. You can access resource keys only if you have assigned a resource file to the report.

> Figure 6-20 shows an example of a completed map rule, which replaces the value A with the value Excellent.

> Figure 6-20 A map rule

> 5 | Choose OK. The rule that you created appears in Map List. When you select the rule, the display value appears in the box at the right, as shown in Figure 6-21.

> Figure 6-21 Map rule and its display value in Property Editor

> 6 | Repeat steps 3 through 5 to create additional rules, one for each data value to replace. Figure 6-22 shows an example of three map rules created for the selected data element.

> Figure 6-22 Three map rules for an element

> 5 | Preview the report to check the results of the map rules.

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