How to map results in Google maps in simple xml without using the geostats function

[anssntaco]

From the docs on the map element: Provides for mapping geographic coordinates as interactive markers on a world map. This visualization depends on results from the geostats search command.

Is the geostats function truly required in order to support mapping results? If not, what fields are required? what's their format? etc,... For example, other question mention needing a _geo field (format: eval _geo=lat.",".lon). What other fields are needed (and in what format do they need to be)?

[somesoni2]

The <map> element requires field "latitude" and "longitude" field with other numeric field that you want to plot. The order of the field is crucial (it has to be latutude, longitude, <>). Here is a run anywhere example.

<form>
  <label>Geo Map</label>      
  <row grouping="2">
  <map>
  <title>Roma</title>
  <searchString>
    |stats count 
    |eval latitude=-8.70778 | eval longitude=-57.82654 | eval SomeNumberField=5 
    | append [|stats count 
    |eval latitude=-10.70778 | eval longitude=-47.82654 | eval  SomeTextField=99]
    | table  latitude, longitude, SomeNumberField,SomeTextField
  </searchString>
  <option name="mapping.data.maxClusters">500</option>
  <option name="mapping.markerLayer.markerMaxSize">20</option>  
  <option name="mapping.seriesColors">[0x0060DD]</option>
  <option name="mapping.map.zoom">2</option>
</map>
    <table>
      <searchString>
    |stats count 
    |eval latitude=-8.70778 | eval longitude=-57.82654 | eval SomeNumberField=5 
    | append [|stats count 
    |eval latitude=-10.70778 | eval longitude=-47.82654 | eval  SomeTextField=23]
    | table  latitude, longitude, SomeNumberField,SomeTextField
  </searchString>
    </table>    
  </row>
</form>