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| * Open the tab. By default, no jobs will be displayed. | * Open the tab. By default, no jobs will be displayed. | ||
| * Expand the ''Jobs'' accordion and click on a job row. | * Expand the ''Jobs'' accordion and click on a job row. | ||
| - | * From there you click on which job you want. Based on the geocoding information already available, the job pins will be displayed one of three ways. By default, the location pin/marker popup will be displayed. | + | * From there you click on which job you want. Based on the geocoding information already available, the job pins will be displayed one of two ways. After displaying the pins/markers, the location pin/marker popup will be displayed. |
| ===== Geocoded address popup ===== | ===== Geocoded address popup ===== | ||
| {{:support:map:user_guide:map_address_lookup_one_geocoded_one_not.jpg|}} | {{:support:map:user_guide:map_address_lookup_one_geocoded_one_not.jpg|}} | ||
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| * The user can also type in an address and click the ''Goto address'' button, to attempt manual location. In the example above, the user entered ''25 ghent rd, akron, oh'' and clicked ''Goto address''. The address was geocodable, so the popup displayed ''**Address found**''. The resulting latitude and longitude are filled in on the ''Lat/Lon'' tab in the popup. | * The user can also type in an address and click the ''Goto address'' button, to attempt manual location. In the example above, the user entered ''25 ghent rd, akron, oh'' and clicked ''Goto address''. The address was geocodable, so the popup displayed ''**Address found**''. The resulting latitude and longitude are filled in on the ''Lat/Lon'' tab in the popup. | ||
| + | * //Note: even if Google appears to have successfully geocoded the address, the geocoding process makes assumptions and may have returned a position that does not match expectations. Visually confirm that the position makes sense before saving.// | ||
| ===== Save newly geocoded address ===== | ===== Save newly geocoded address ===== | ||
| * If a pin is dragged to generate new address and geocoding information, nothing has been changed yet. The user has to explicitly choose to update job information for the change to take effect. In the popup above, if the user does not click the ''Update this job with this position'' link, no changes will be made to the job. This allows the user to drag the pin around, test addresses through trial and error, without making permanent changes.\\ \\ **Note: addresses are modified whether dispatch software is Tracker or DispatchDirect.** | * If a pin is dragged to generate new address and geocoding information, nothing has been changed yet. The user has to explicitly choose to update job information for the change to take effect. In the popup above, if the user does not click the ''Update this job with this position'' link, no changes will be made to the job. This allows the user to drag the pin around, test addresses through trial and error, without making permanent changes.\\ \\ **Note: addresses are modified whether dispatch software is Tracker or DispatchDirect.** | ||
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| - | What is nice about this tab is you can move pins or balloons to get proper job address by left clicking on them and moving them to proper location. You can also type in different address in bubble. Once you change the address you click on "Update this job with this location" or "Cancel Relocation" | ||
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| - | NOTE: Not only will map update but any changes will automatically update in Tracker | ||
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