Hi, I have 4 bar charts and 1 Map that I need to put together in a dashboard. I have written SQL queries with field filters for all the 4 bar charts which is working fine as expected with the pre-populated dropdown values for user input. But with the Map, If i write a SQL query then my Latitude and Longitude does not show up as geographical type to add to the Pin Map and if i make it a model then that problem gets solved bu I cannot use the field filters. My drop down has to filter all the 5 different charts and map on the dashboard. Has anyone faced this before and suggest a solution to get it working? Thanks in advance!
Hi @raj006
Post "Diagnostic Info" from Admin > Troubleshooting.
You should be able to define latitude and longitude - even for SQL questions.
Hi @flamber , Here is the diagnostic info:
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@flamber When I use the SQL query, Metabase does not even show me the Latitude and Longitude in the dropdown selections:
@flamber I don't see an option to set data type for columns based on SQL queries. Please tell me how I can do that. Thanks!
@raj006 You cannot set the data type in SQL unless you're using Models.
I'm guessing that you're not returning numeric/float columns but strings instead.
You should migrate away from H2 if you're using Metabase in production:
https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/installation-and-operation/migrating-from-h2
Latest release is 0.44.3: https://github.com/metabase/metabase/releases/latest
@flamber This instance is a test one, we have another one for production which is h2.
You said I should be able to define latitude and longitude even for SQL questions right? Could you please help me with that?
Thanks!
@raj006 Include the question metadata by going to /api/card/123, where 123 is the question ID.
Sorry @flamber I am very new to Metabase. Could you please explain in little more detail?
I have a SQL query written in Metabase where I brought Zipcode, Latitude, Longitude and no. of people by zip. If I create a Pin Map using this SQL it does not show me the Latitude and Longitude. When you said include the question by going to /api/card/123, I am not able to get it.
Thanks,
@raj006 Create a question where you're having problems. Save the question. Look in the URL with will be /question/123-blahblah then change the URL to /api/card/123 and include the output here (redact name/email).
It's working fine, when I test, but perhaps you should include your SQL query:
Hi @flamber Thank you for the details. Here is the output:
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@raj006 Like I guessed initially, your lat/long columns are string, so cast them as float/decimal.
cast(your_latitude_column as decimal) as latitude_decimal
Thank you so much @flamber . It works very well for me now.