Use a project's location as a backup when a story has no location

Owned by Matt Kepple
Last updated: Jun 27, 2024 by Faustina Lawrence (Unlicensed)
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As an Organisation Admin or Project Manager, you can add a location to your project.

This means that when using the Maps App to either see the locations of stories or understand geographical progress towards a tracker, Makerble can use the project’s location when a story does not have a location of its own

Steps

  • Part 1: Add the Location field has been added to the Project Template(s) you’re using

  • Part 2: Update a project to include its Location

Part One: Add the Location field to the Project Template(s) you’re using

  1. Select My Apps in the top menu

  2. Select Project Templates

  3. You arrive on the Project Templates page

  4. The table shows you which projects are associated with each Template

  5. Press the cog button next to the Project Template you want to edit in the Tools column

  6. Select Edit

  7. You arrive on the Edit Project Template page

  8. If Location is not listed in the Current Fields column on the right, select it from the Available Fields section on the left

  9. Scroll to the bottom and press Save

Part Two: Update a project to include its Location

  1. Select My Apps in the top menu

  2. Select Projects

  3. Switch to Table view

  4. Press the More Options (cog) button next to the project you want to add a location to

  5. A dropdown list appears

  6. Select Edit & Rename

  7. You arrive on the Edit Project page

  8. The Location field will be visible

  9. Start typing in the location of the project. A Google Maps lookup will help you select the specific address

  10. Press Save

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