Opening the location map

You use the Open Map option from the Detail Menu of the Location field to either view the location value on a map, or to visually find a location feature and return that value to the Location field on the current application.

To open the map and select a location:

  1. In the Location field, click Detail Menu and select Open Map.

Note: If the location field has a value and the location record is linked to a map feature, the system displays the feature centered and highlighted on the map in the Locations Map window.

  1. Navigate to the area on the map that you want to select as the location.

  2. Click the Select tool .

  3. To select a location feature, click the mouse button while over the feature. The system highlights the selected feature and lists it in the Linked Results node.

  4. In the Linked Results node, right-click the feature and select Set MX Record. The system displays the selected location's identifier in the Location field in the header section of the window.

  5. Click OK to return the selected location value to the Location field of the current record and close the window.