Change the way Map View works on a device

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Ian Taylor

August 25, 2012 06:29

We don't find the existing Map View very useful. Basing the initial form location on the CREATED_LOCATION is fair enough, but once the form is edited the MODIFIED_LOCATION takes over. For us, this means that the location of all our forms is the hotel room where the forms are checked before syncing, not the actual location where the form was completed earlier in the day. My suggestions:

 

1. Provide an option, I guess at iformbuilder level, to determine the basis for the mapped location for each form, e.g. CREATED_LOCATION only, MODIFIED_LOCATION only, CREATED_LOCATION>MODIFIED_LOCATION etc..

2. Better still, enable the Map View to be linked to the great new GPS widget. This way, the user can be sure that the location they capture will be the location that appears on the Map View.

3. Have a Map View view widget - a hidden widget which controls the Map View, and can accept a Dynamic Value. This way, you could set the Map View to do something like:

if(GPS_ELEMENT==null){use CREATED_LOCATION)else{use GPS_ELEMENT}

Thanks guys!

 

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  Mazen AlAli September 12, 2012 12:23

  perhaps being able to upload GPS data in the created_location or update_location fields via CSV instead of it showing "Server Upload"

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  Tony Ruth August 20, 2014 00:00

  Both iOS and Android now have a "Location Priority" option which lets you choose any location widget in the form to visualize the records on a map on the device.

  You can also choose CREATED or MODIFIED location if you like as well.

  Supported Versions:
  iOS 6.4+
  Android: 4.3+

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