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|[[File:AdminMenuOperationAdministrator.png|300px|thumb|right|Fig. 1: Administration menu for operation administrator]] Select 'Location Catalog' from the administration menu (cog wheel) in the top left corner of the screen (Fig. 1).  
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|[[File:LocationCataolgScreen.png|300px|thumb|right|Fig. 2: Location catalog screen]] This will get you to the location catalog screen of the application (Fig. 2). Please note that depending on your connectivity and the size of your location catalog, it might take a while to start Google Earth and load your entire location catalog. The location catalog screen shows your location hierarchy tree on the right and a Google Earth map on the right.
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|[[File:LocationCataolgScreen.png|300px|thumb|right|Fig. 2: Location catalog screen]] This will get you to the location catalog screen of the application (Fig. 2). The location catalog screen shows your location hierarchy tree on the right and a Google Earth map on the right.
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{{Issue|The system currently does not provide the user with any progress information about the loading of the location catalog.|IssueWithImage|834|Aug. 26, 2013}}
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{{Note|Please note that depending on your connectivity and the size of your location catalog, it might take a while to start Google Earth and load your entire location catalog. Once the catalog has been downloaded, the location are drawn one-by-one. A progress bar will indicate the number of location that have been added to the map already. You are advised to wait until the entire catalog is drawn before proceeding to the next step.|NoteWithImage}}
 
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|Expand the location hierarchy tree on the right as required by clicking on the little plus (+) signs left of locations that contain other locations.
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|Expand the location hierarchy tree on the right as required by clicking on the little plus (+) signs left of locations that contain other locations and navigate to the location you would like to edit. The locations are sorted by location type first and location name second.  
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{{Issue|The order of locations within the location tree is currently somewhat random, which make it difficult to navigate through large location trees. It is intended that the locations within each location parent would eventually be sorted by location type and name to make navigation easier.<br/>''Workaround'': See [[Searching for a location in the location catalog]]. |IssueNoImage|832|Sept. 22, 2013}}
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Alternatively you can search your location catalog by clicking on the [[File:ButtonSearch.png]] button at the top of the location tree.
 
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Revision as of 17:19, 22 December 2013

REQUIREMENTS
Permission Operation Administator and higher
Connectivity Online only

This document describes how you can change the hierarchy structure of your location catalog.

Background

Description of general background relevant for the task described in this How-to page.

Step-by-step description

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Fig. 1: Administration menu for operation administrator
Select 'Location Catalog' from the administration menu (cog wheel) in the top left corner of the screen (Fig. 1).
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Fig. 2: Location catalog screen
This will get you to the location catalog screen of the application (Fig. 2). The location catalog screen shows your location hierarchy tree on the right and a Google Earth map on the right.
NOTE Please note that depending on your connectivity and the size of your location catalog, it might take a while to start Google Earth and load your entire location catalog. Once the catalog has been downloaded, the location are drawn one-by-one. A progress bar will indicate the number of location that have been added to the map already. You are advised to wait until the entire catalog is drawn before proceeding to the next step.
3. Expand the location hierarchy tree on the right as required by clicking on the little plus (+) signs left of locations that contain other locations and navigate to the location you would like to edit. The locations are sorted by location type first and location name second.

Alternatively you can search your location catalog by clicking on the ButtonSearch.png button at the top of the location tree.

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Fig. 3: Moving a location to a new parent location
- top panel: inappropriate parent location
- bottom panel: appropriate parent location
To change the location hierarchy of a location, simply drag the location to the new parent. As you hover over possible parent locations, a green check mark or red stop sign will indicate whether it is an appropriate parent for the location (Fig. 3).

See Location hierarchy for detailed on supported hierarchy relationships between locations.

Locations that already contain child locations and are collapsed, will automatically expand as you hover over them. If you have a long location tree that goes beyond the end of the screen, you can scroll down or up by hovering with your location over the bottom or top edge of the location tree section of the screen.

Related documents

Functionality tested by

  • Oct. 22: Pascal Haegeli / QA Server / Test Version 0.31.00)
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