Sort Layers and Groups - GIS Integration

Sort Layers and Groups - GIS Integration

There are three options for changing the order in which layers and groups are displayed List by Drawing Order, List by Source, and List by Sort Order. Learn the details of each one below.

Navigate to the GIS Integration Module

To navigate to the GIS Integration module:
  1. From the NEXGEN dashboard, click Settings in the blue sidebar to the left.
  2. Click Integration.
  3. Click GIS.

Choose How Layers and Groups Should be Listed

Click the List By Sort Order tab in the top left to select how layers and groups will be listed.

List by Drawing Order

This option displays layers and groups in the order in which they were brought into NEXGEN.

List by Source

This option displays layers and groups exactly as they are in the GIS database.

List by Sort Order

This option allows you to manually adjust the order of layers and groups within NEXGEN. To change the order of a group/layer, click and drag the group/layer name the new location.


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