Field name

Description

Description

Full description

Normally location names print showing their full hierarchy, e.g. "Troy.RPI.Library.Room 308". If you put a different description here, e.g. "RPI Library 308", that value will print in its place.

Located within

The parent site for this location.

Postal code

Entering a postal code lets VSys try to determine its coordinates and is used in searches.

Handicapped accessible

Check if this location is handicapped-accessible.

Placeholder location

If this location exists solely to hold other locations, check this box. It will prevent this location from being used to assign job slots, and suppress it from the slots/calendar tool.

Assign latitude/longitude coordinates

If checked, lets you enter coordinates for this location. The coordinates are used to find locations based on distance from some point.

Latitude

Standard geographic latitude.

Longitude

Standard geographic longitude.

Get coordinates from postal code

Clicking this link tells VSys to look up the latitude/longitude coordinates for the location from the postal code.

Get coordinates from address

Uses the Google Maps API to find the exact latitude/longitude for this address. Use this to allow for advanced location searching in VSys Live.

Show on Google Maps

Launches your web browser and brings up this location in Google Maps.

Assign address

If checked, VSys gives you a place to enter a full address for this location. This address can be used in reports.

Directions

Enter directions to this location to have them appear in reports and available to include for volunteers.

Troy

RPI

Student Union

Room 308

Room 310

Dining Hall

Library

First floor conference center

Second floor conference center

Main hall

87 Field

Sage College

Theater

Library

Room 101

Room 102

Room 300

Gymnasium

Alumni House

Albany

SUNY Albany

Dutch Quad

Stuyvesant Hall

Beverywyck Hall

Schuyler Hall

Baseball field

University field