Application Setup - Map

The Map tab is where you set the tenant-wide defaults for the map: the company address that anchors the view, and the routing preferences that decide how distance and travel timeTravel timeThe time needed to get from one appointment to the next, calculated from their locations. The planning board can show it in front of each appointment and fold it into the schedule. are calculated.

Think of the values on this page as the starting point, not the final word. Each planner can override these four fields on their own profileProfileA saved snapshot of a user’s planning board configuration, including the chosen layout and view options.:

• Calculate route and travel time
• Unit of distance
• Route profile
• Show waypoints

That means there is no need to ship users a "perfect" default - it just needs to be a reasonable one. Power users will adjust their profile; everyone else inherits what you set here.

Application setupTenant-wide default

User profilePer planner

MapPer session

Company address

The company address is the pin the map opens to when nothing else is selected. With a Basic Map license, a Verify address button appears once both fields are filled in. Clicking it geocodesGeocodingConverting an address into map coordinates so a job or resource can be placed on the map and used for routing. the address and stores the resulting latitude/longitude on the tenant; once verified, the coordinates replace the button.

Field	Description
Company address	The primary address. Used as the default location on the map.
Company address country	The primary address' country.

Routing defaults

Field	Description
Calculate route and travel time	Activate automatic route calculation on the map. A route is calculated between all selected tasks and appointments.
Unit of distance	Select the unit in which the calculated distance is displayed on the map. Options: Kilometer, Mile.
Route profile	The vehicle profile used for route, distance and travel time calculation. Options: Car, Van, Truck, Motorcycle, Bicycle, Pedestrian.
Show waypoints	Show the route selection sequence by displaying a number in the pins on the map.