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Field name |
Description |
Description |
Description of the location. |
Comments and Images |
Attach comments and images, such as photos or maps of the location. |
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. |
Short description |
An abbreviated version of the name, used in some places and as a field on reports. |
Located within |
The parent site for this location. Select "(base location)" for it to have no parent. |
Postal code |
Entering a postal code lets VSys try to determine its coordinates and is used in searches. |
Job/location attachments |
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Handicapped accessible |
Check if this location is handicapped-accessible. |
Placeholder location |
If this location exists solely to hold other locations, check this box. That will prevent this location from being used for job slots and suppress it from the slots/calendar tool. (Only appears when the location is a parent location with children.) |
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. Internet connection required. |
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. |