Locations

Prerequisites

• To add a location, you must be assigned an Administrator, Author or Operator role.
• To edit a location, you must be assigned an Administrator or Author role.
• To delete a location, you must be assigned an Administrator role.

About locations

Locations are ‘work sites’ where assets and jobs are managed. A Manifest domain must have at least one location in order to generate assets and jobs, but there is no limit to the number of locations you can create.

If your operations take place over different work sites, buildings, or cities – these can all be managed as their own location. Additionally, a location can have “Child Locations” if this is a better way to configure the work sites for your organization.

Add a location

1. In the Manifest Web application, go to the menu option ‘Locations’
2.  Select ‘+ Locations’
3.  A window will open and prompt you for the details required for adding a new Location Fields include the following (those with an asterisk are required):  
4. Location Name *: name of that location
5. Location Address *: select the country from the dropdown; enter in the location address
6. Coordinates [Latitude and Longitude] *: select ‘Find’ to call the Bing API to pre-populate the coordinates.  Enter in the “Altitude” coordinates if applicable.
7. Description: description of the location
8. Secure Location: check this box if the location is a Secure Location and then indicate any restricted evidence types. You may also elect to force an Operator into offline mode for this location.
9. Once complete, select ‘Create’
10. Your newly created Location should not appear in the list of Locations. You can expand the location details and access additional tools for configuration by selecting the name.

Add a child location

A parent location can also have child locations (sub-locations). The intended use-case is if you have a primary site location but would like to further breakdown to sub-sites by building / areas / rooms within the same location.

1. Once a location is created, expand the location details and select ‘+’ in the bottom right hand side of the location detail
2. A window will open and prompt you for details for the new child location (see Add a Location)
3. Once complete, select ‘Create’
4. Your newly created child location should appear in the child locations dropdown within the location detail.  You can expand the child location to access additional tools for configuration by selecting the arrow expansion next to child location.

Edit or Delete a location

1. In the Manifest Web Application, go to the menu option ‘Locations’
2. Search for the Location you would like to edit or delete
3. To the right of the Location name in the list, those with the necessary permission will see an edit icon or delete icon
4. Select ‘edit” to open the ‘Update Location’ window with options for updating the details for the location

Note: Only those with Administrator permissions can delete a Location or Child Location.

Secured Locations or Force Offline

If your organization has a work site with security protocols restricting the types of media that can be captured at a location, you may wish to take advantage of the Secure Location option. This setting is configured when creating a new or editing an existing location.

After checking the box ‘Secure Location’, you will be presented with the option to select which evidence types should be restricted at this location (e.g. you may restrict the use of the camera by selecting this option and limiting photo and video notes). You may also elect to force an Operator into offline mode for this location.

The Manifest application will initiate the Secure Location protocols when an asset tag for this location is scanned; and will remain in this mode until an asset tag at a non-secure location is scanned.

To set a location as secure:

1.  In the Manifest Web Application, go to the menu option ‘Locations’
2.  Search for the Location you would like to edit
3. Check the ‘Secure Location’ checkbox
4. Check the ‘Restrict Evidence’ or ‘Force Offline’ checkbox
5. Select Update
6. A ‘S’ badge will show on the Location listing page