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Selecting items on the map

How to use the map to select items

In Alloy, the map is always at the centre of your workspace and provides you with a quick way of finding and selecting items, so you can view item details or perform bulk actions on them.

To navigate around the map, see Map tools.

Note

For items to appear on the map:

  • they must have geometry
  • their design must be included in at least one layer style that’s enabled
  • your account must have permission to view items of that design

Selecting an item

To select an individual item on the map and view its details:

  1. Ensure at least one layer style is enabled that includes the item’s design, see Layer Panel.
  2. Zoom in (use or scroll mouse wheel) until the layer shows icons for individual items.
  3. Select an item’s icon to:
    • view its details in the right panel
    • display the item’s graph button up top, see Item graphs

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By default, the General tab is displayed. Use the tab bar to view other details of the selected item (depending on the item’s design and your account’s permissions).

Use the action bar to do things like edit the item or add it to your favourites.

Overlapping items

It’s possible for multiple items to occupy the same location on the map, e.g. an asset with multiple defects, jobs or inspections registered against it.

When this happens, you can only see the topmost icon. If you select it, that item’s details will be displayed in the right panel.

However, any other items at that location will also be listed (subject to layer visibility). Select one to view its details. If there are more than five, scroll the list to see the rest.

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Moving the mouse cursor over an item with polygonal geometry will highlight it, obscuring any items underneath. To prevent this, hold the Alt key as you move the cursor.

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Clustered items

By default, layer styles have their Active visualisation set to Cluster.

When items in these layer styles get too close, Alloy clusters them together into a single icon for neatness. The further out you zoom the map, the more items become clustered together.

The number inside the icon represents the number of clustered items.

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Selecting a cluster zooms in the map to show smaller clusters or individual items, which you can then select to open.

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Note

Network layers don’t use the Cluster visualisation. To learn about other visualisation types, see Layer Style Visualisation.

Selecting multiple items

It’s possible to select multiple items on the map at once.

You can enable the Multiple Selection tool and then select items in succession.

Alternatively, you can enable the Draw Area tool, select multiple points in the area around items to draw a line shape around them, and then double-select the last point to finish.

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Selected items will be listed to the right of the map. To remove an item from the list, select its .

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To perform a bulk action on your selected items, select Open data explorer, select Menu (bottom-right) and choose Bulk action all items.


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