How to: Create a new Pin Type

How to: Create a new Pin Type

To create a new Pin Type:

  1. Click on the arrow on the left top corner (on top of your username).
  1. Click on the 'Preferences' button. 
  1. Click on the 'Pins' button on the left side bar.
  1. Click on the 'Add Pin Type' blue button.

Adding a new Pin Type

 A Pop Up will appear like the image below.

Pin Type Pop Up
The table below explain each individual field:

  Pin Type
  Is the name of the pin
  Order
  Is the order that the pin will show on the pin list
  Icon Source
  Icon library source
  Icon
  Icon selection
  Icon Color
  Icon color
  Icon Size
  Icon size
  Icon Rotate
  Rotation of the icon on the map
  Hide Label
  Hides the pin's label
  Hide Icon
  Hides the icon on the pin

Configuring Additional Fields in a Pin Type

Additional fields are located below the Pin Type list and are used to collect additional information you would like to keep and display for each pin type. 

When adding an Additional Field if you select the option 'MultiSelect' or 'DropDownList' on a Field Type, it will let you create the values for this additional field, like the image below:

Adding Fields and Values
The images below shows how the field type appear when editing an asset on the map:

Pin Fields on the map
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