Edit GIS Features - GIS

Edit GIS Features - GIS

Users in NEXGEN have the ability to edit GIS layers directly from the GIS module in NEXGEN. Before being able to edit GIS features, GIS settings must be configured correctly by system administrators and GIS users must enter the proper login information.

Log In to GIS from NEXGEN

To set up GIS feature editing services in NEXGEN, you must first enter your login credentials for GIS in NEXGEN. To do this, follow the steps below.
Note: You must do this initial setup through a web browser. You cannot complete this initial setup on our NEXGEN mobile applications.

  1. Navigate to your user details page.
    1. Click Settings >> User Details
  2. Click on GIS User on the top right.
  3.  Select the layer you would like to edit from the dropdown.
  4. Enter your username and password.
  5. Select the proper checkboxes for permission.
    1. Add – Check to be able to add new features.
    2. Edit – Check to be able to edit existing features.
    3. Delete – Check to be able to delete existing features.
    4. Sync – Select to be able to sync layer information.
    5. **Please note that while users can select all checkboxes in NEXGEN to add, edit, delete, and sync, permissions must also be given through a client’s GIS hosting service. If permissions for the GIS user account are not granted on the GIS provider service, users will not be able to perform the add, edit, delete, sync options in NEXGEN.
  6. Click “Save” to save your preferences.

Edit an Existing Feature

To edit an existing feature on a GIS layer, follow the steps below.
  1. Navigate to the GIS module.
    1. Hover over Assets and click GIS
  2. Turn on the proper layers you would like to edit by checking the box next to the layer.
  3. Select the pencil edit icon from the GIS toolbar. (If the toolbar is not visible click the circle with the 3 lines)
  4. Select “Edit Feature” from the box that appears.
  5. Select a feature on the map to edit.
    1. Click on the feature.
  6. Adjust information that appears in the edit box.
  7. Click “Update” to save your edits.

Add a New Feature

To add a new feature (asset) to an existing layer on a GIS layer, follow the steps below.
  1. Navigate to the GIS module.
    1. Hover over Assets and click GIS
  2. Turn on the proper layers you would like to edit by checking the box next to the layer.
  3. Select the pencil edit icon from the GIS toolbar. (If the toolbar is not visible click the circle with the 3 lines)
  4. Select “Add Feature” from the box that appears.
  5. Click on the map where you would like your new feature to be placed.
  6. Fill in the information for the fields that appear in the edit box.
  7. Click “Update” to save your new feature.
  8. A prompt will appear asking if you would like to create a new asset. Click to create a new asset from the feature placed on the map.
    1. You will be taken to a blank asset record page.
    2. Enter in asset information and click “Save” to save your asset in NEXGEN.
  9. Follow steps 1-8 to add additional assets.

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