Creating Pin Map Alerts
Overview
Pin Map alerts are currently the only type of alert that can be created within the Omega Dashboard.
A Pin Map query will display the data you query for as individual points on the map.
Clicking on the Create Alert button will bring up the Create Alert wizard.
The What tab is open by default and Pin Map is selected by default.
You enter a name for your alert in the Alert Name box.
The Query Layers available to you will depend upon your Dashboard's configuration.
You can choose specific Saved Queries in each Query Layer by using the search bar or manually navigating through the Saved Queries using the arrows to expand them.
The What Tab.
The Where Tab is where you specify the locations you would like to search in, near or around.
You have five options on the Where Tab: Within a Boundary, Within a User Defined Boundary, Near a Feature, Near an Address and Turn Off Search by Location.
Turn Off Search By Location
You can turn Search by Location off using the On/Off button on the top right of the Where tab.
The Where tab with Search by Location turned off.
Within a Boundary
Within a Boundary lets you search for incidents that have occurred in geographic boundaries. The boundaries available for you to search within will depend upon your Dashboard's configuration.
The Choose Geography Type drop down menu lets you choose which geographic boundary to search within. You can then choose specific features using the check boxes.
The Where Tab of the Query Builder with Within a Boundary selected.
Within a User Defined Boundary
The Within a User Defined Boundary option lets you create your own geographic boundary.
Clicking on the Create Boundary button will bring you to the map and allow you to draw your own geographic boundary.
A menu will be at the top of the map with a Cancel button, a Redraw button and a Finish button.
Zoom in to the area you would like to draw your geographic boundary around.
You draw a boundary by left clicking where you would like to start. You can then make a straight line to the next corner of your boundary. You can make your geographic boundary in the shape of a polygon only.
When you finish drawing your boundary, double click.
You can then click the Finish button to accept your boundary. Clicking the redraw button will let you draw another boundary. Clicking cancel will bring you back to the Where Tab and your boundary will not be saved.
The Where Tab with Within a User Defined Boundary Selected.
A User Defined Boundary on the map with the menu visible at the top.
Near A Feature
Near a Feature lets you search within a certain distance from selected features.
The Choose Geography Type drop down menu lets you choose which geographic boundary to search within.
The Search Radius drop down menu lets you specify how far around the selected feature or features you would like to search.
The check boxes next to each feature let you select which specific features to search around.
The Where Tab with Near a Feature selected.
Near an Address
The Near an Address option lets you search a selected distance around an address.
Enter an address in the search bar and click the magnifying glass.
You will be able to select the Address from a list of the closest matching addresses returned from the database.
The Search Radius drop down menu lets you choose how far around that address you would like to search.
The Where Tab with Near An Address selected.
The When Tab allows you to specify the date and time range you would like to search for the selected incidents in.
Date Time Selection Method
This option allows you to choose the Date/Time Selection Method for the widget. The options on the drop down menu will depend upon your Dashboard's configuration.
Date/Time Group
This option allows you to choose the Date/Time Group for the widget. The options on the drop down menu will depend upon your Dashboard's configuration.
Date
Under the Date heading is where you can set the date options for the widget.
The Units drop down lets you choose the units for the date. You can choose between None, Days, Weeks, Months and Years. The options in the drop down menu are Yesterday, Today and Previous Gap Day. Previous Gap Day lets you specify an amount of time to go back before starting your date search.
Time
Under the Time heading is where you can specify the time of day you would like to search.
The Filter Type drop down menu will let you choose between turning the time filter off, a Fixed Time Filter or a Time Span Filter.
The Fixed Time Filter will let you set a starting time and ending time for each day. Please note times are entered in Military Time, so 1:00 PM would be entered as 13:00. Checking the Use Block Duration will allow you to search the entire period for which you have entered time. For example, entering 01:00 to 08:00 from Monday through Friday and checking Use Block Duration will show everything from 01:00 Monday through 08:00 Friday. When this is unchecked, you will see everything from 01:00 to 08:00 Monday, everything from 01:00 to 08:00 Tuesday, etc.
The Time Span option lets you choose between 1 and 1000 minutes.
Day of the Week Option
Under the Day of Week heading you can choose specific days of the week to search.
The drop down menu will let you choose between Specific Days of the Week or All Days of the Week.
All Days of the Week will automatically search all days of the week.
Specific Days of the Week will let you choose which days to search. You can choose any combination of days you would like, but you must choose at least one day of the week.
The When Tab.
The Options Tab for Pin Map alerts contains the ability to name your resulting layer.
Enter a name in the Result Layer Name field.
The Options Tab.
Related Links:
© Copyright 2011 The Omega Group. All Rights Reserved.