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Flash ChartsTable 13-2Entity IDs of European Countries, continuedEntity ID Entity ID Entity IDGreece 015 Poland 031Hungary 016 Portugal 032In the case of Europe, the IDs don’t always reflect the name of the country or a region represented by the entity. In most cases,you must correlate the numeric ID with the geographical names in your data.To find the ID for the entities of a specific map, you can use the map demonstration website provided by Fusion Charts.Choose a map on that website, then find the ID for each of the map’s entities on the Data tab below the map.13.2.3 Specifying Map DataBased on the entity IDs for your chosen map, use the Map Data tab to specify how your data should populate the map. First,you need to define the dataset that is used with the map. Then, for each entity on the map, you can specify expressions torender a value, a label, and a fill color. Optionally, you can also specify a URL to make each entity an active link.The Map Data tab provides the Dataset, Entities, and Hyperlink tabs to make these settings.Figure 13-7Specifying the dataset on the Map Data tabOn the Dataset tab, specify the dataset to use and how to acquire its data. For Maps Pro elements, this tab behaves similarly tothe same tab in regular chart and crosstab elements. Refer to the crosstab and chart documentation elsewhere in this guide forinstructions on the fields of the Dataset tab.The Entities tab in Figure 13-7 lists the entity definition for your map. An entity definition specifies how your data isassociated with the entities on the map.247