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|[[File:SearchLocationSpatially.png|300px|thumb|right|Fig. 3: Ski run location with info balloon]] To search for a location '''spatially''': | |[[File:SearchLocationSpatially.png|300px|thumb|right|Fig. 3: Ski run location with info balloon]] To search for a location '''spatially''': | ||
* Navigate around in the Google Earth map to the desired location. | * Navigate around in the Google Earth map to the desired location. | ||
− | * Click on any location to show its name, abbreviation and description in a info balloon on the Google Earth map. | + | * Click on any location to show its name, abbreviation and description in a info balloon on the Google Earth map (Fig. 3). |
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|class="StepNum" | 4. | |class="StepNum" | 4. | ||
− | | | + | |To search by name: |
+ | * Open the entire location hierarchy by clicking on all the plus (+) symbols in the location catalog | ||
+ | * Open dialog of the Find function of the browser (Ctrl+F) | ||
+ | * Enter the name of the location in the Find field and scan the highlighted elements on the screen. | ||
+ | {{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 your location catalog]]. |IssueNoImage|832|Sept. 22, 2013}} | ||
+ | {{Issue|The system currently does not have a simple search function for locations on the location catalog screen. |IssueNoImage|833|Sept. 22, 2013}} | ||
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Revision as of 21:53, 21 October 2013
REQUIREMENTS | |
Permission | All user levels |
Connectivity | Online only |
This document describes how to search for a location in the location catalog of your operation.
Background
There are currently two ways for searching a location in the location catalog
- By name using the find function of the browser
- By spatially exploring the terrain of your operation in the Google Earth interface.
Step-by-step description
1. | Select the Location Catalog from the administration menu (cog wheel) in the top left corner of the screen (Fig. 1). | ||||
2. | 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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3. | To search for a location spatially:
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4. | To search by name:
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Related documents
Functionality tested by
- Oct. 21: Pascal Haegeli / QA Server / Test Version 0.31.00