Layer panel
The Layer panel lets you manage your layers
The Layer panel provides you with the tools to manage layers within Alloy. It allows you to create and edit custom layers in addition to the system layers provided within Alloy.
The layer panel allows you to activate layers and its associated styles to display the overlaid data on the map.
To open the layer panel select the Layers button from the right menu panel.
If you're unable to view or manage layers, your user account may lack the required permissions.
Activate layers
Layers are not active when you first log in to the system. The layer panel allows you to select the layers that you want to see overlaid on your map.
Open the layer panel, then use the switch alongside the layer you want to activate.
The order in which layers are displayed on the map is determined by the order in which you turn them on, the first layer is at the bottom and the last layer is at the top.
Where a layer contains one or more styles, then all the styles within the layer are activated. The number of styles within a layer are listed under the name of the layer and the icon indicates one or more styles are present.
Once a layer is active you can activate or deactivate individual styles within the layer by selecting the layer to view all the styles.
Use the switch alongside the style to either activate or deactivate styles.
The order in which styles are displayed on the map is determined by the order in which they appear in the style list.
Temporary layers
In the Data Explorer, you can use the Show on map action to display query results in a temporary layer. Temporary layers appear at the top of the list and can't be deactivated, only removed. They disappear when you log out of Alloy.
Clear all active layers
To quickly deactivate all visible layers and clear the map, select More in the action bar and choose Turn off all layers.
This will remove any temporary layers from the list.
Filter the list of layers
You can use tags to filter the list of layers that are displayed in the panel. To assign tags to layers, see Layer tags.
When viewing the Layer panel, a Filter icon is displayed in the top right corner.
If you select the Filter icon, you can select one or more available tags to filter the list by.
Select Save and the list is filtered. The Filter icon will change to indicate that the list is being filtered.
Temporary layers are always listed, regardless of any filtering.