Location Types

The Location Types page manages the master data of the location types – that is, the categories used to classify locations (points of interest). Each location type consists of a multilingual designation and an icon that identifies the assigned locations on the map and in the selection fields of other pages. Creating, editing and deleting location types is reserved for Administrators.

1. Navigation

The location types overview is accessible via the main menu under Master Data › Location Types. The page is available exclusively to Administrators and Super Administrators.

2. Location Types Overview (Table)

The overview shows all location types in a sortable, paginated table. Each row represents one location type.

Default Columns

Sorting

Clicking on a column header sorts the list in ascending or descending order by that column.

Opening an Entry

A double-click on a row opens the location type in the editing dialog (see Section 4).

3. Group Filter

The page has no group filter bar of its own. The table follows the group selected in the application header; only main groups are relevant for this page. If a different group is selected in the header, the table reloads the location types of that group.

Location types are generally maintained against the superordinate main group. A new location type is always assigned to the current main group.

Note: The location types maintained here are subsequently available in the selection fields of other pages (e.g. when recording locations). The available types depend on the respective group.

4. Creating / Editing a Location Type

Note: Creating and editing location types is reserved for Administrators and Super Administrators.

The toolbar allows you to record a new location type or edit an existing one. The dialog opens as an input form titled Add location type or Edit location type and contains the following fields:

• Icon – an image that visually identifies the location type (optional).
  • The camera button (Select, or Change if an icon is already stored) uploads or replaces an image file. Only image files can be selected.
  • The trash button (Remove), which only appears when an icon is stored, removes the icon.
  • Clicking the preview image shows the image in its original size (Preview photo in original resolution).
  • An image in 24x24 px format is recommended. The file may be at most 20 MB in size.
• Name – designation of the location type (mandatory field). The name can be entered in multiple languages; a separate translation can be stored for each language.

Procedure

1. Click Add in the toolbar (or open an existing entry by double-clicking).
2. Enter the Name in the required languages.
3. If needed, upload an Icon.
4. Click Save.

When saving, the uploaded icon is stored and the location type is saved together with its translations. A new entry is assigned to the current superordinate group.

Notes and Special Cases

• The Name is a mandatory field and must be entered in at least one language. If the designation is missing, the system rejects saving with a corresponding message.
• An icon larger than 20 MB is rejected when saving.
• After successful saving, the system confirms the creation or update of the location type, and the table is refreshed.

5. Deleting Location Types

Note: Deleting location types is reserved for Administrators and Super Administrators.

1. Select one or more location types in the list.
2. Click Remove in the toolbar.
3. Confirm the security prompt Are you sure you want to delete this item?.

The selected entries are removed. Deleting multiple entries at once (bulk operation) is supported.

6. Table Tools

The toolbar of the overview offers the following tools:

• Add / Edit: record a new location type or edit the selected entry (only for Administrators and Super Administrators).
• Remove: delete selected entries (with security prompt).
• Select all listed / Deselect all: mark all displayed entries or remove the marking.
• Refresh: reload the table.
• Search: search the table for a search term.
• Clear filter: reset all filters that have been set.
• Export: export the currently displayed list as a file. The Icon column is output as the address (URL) of the image file.
• Add template / Layout settings: save view and column configurations as a template and apply them.
• Settings: adjust the table settings.
• Reset table view to default: reset the table layout to the default view.

Below the column headers there is a filter row that lets you filter the entries per column.

The visible columns, their order as well as the selected settings are retained per user and are available again the next time the page is opened. The Add and Edit buttons are displayed depending on the user's role.

7. Access and Permissions

Users without the corresponding permission have no access to the management of location types.