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In this article, users you will learn how to create draw Parking Lots and assign dictionary items in Map Editor.

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Please note: Before users create their parking lots on map editor, they will need to create a dictionary item for it. Users can use the same dictionary items as multi-level carpark. If you haven't created one, follow the steps below on creating dictionary items.

Category dictionary:

  • Create a new category

  • Name it ‘PARKING - Parking’ (Use this category for all your parking lots)

  • Save

Destination Dictionary:

  • Create a new destination dictionary

  • Name it Parking

  • Select the ‘PARKING’ category

  • Deactivate ‘unique destination’

  • Deactivate ‘Hide from Search’

  • Assign parking icons

  • Save

Create Parking Lots in Map Editor

  • Select ‘Parking’ feature type tool in the toolbar (right side panel)

  • Draw the parking area

  • Assign dictionary item ‘Parking’

  • Label display: Icon only (this will show the parking icon on the map)

  • Save

  • Open Interactive Kiosk to preview

 

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Once you have drawn the parking lots, you will then be able to activate and control ‘status’, ‘availability’ and ‘rates' in Parking Manager. This is elaborated further in this article link here.

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Note

To proceed with this article, you are expected to have:

  • Dictionary category for Parking (Article linked here)

  • Destination dictionary, such as Parking Lot 001 (Article linked here)

  • Parking Icon (Article to prepare linked here, article to upload linked here)

Create Parking Lots in Map Editor

Steps

1. In the PAM navigation menu, go to 360 Planner > Map Editor

2. Click on ‘Parking’ on the right-side under ‘Feature Tools’

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3. Click on the map to start drawing your parking spot in the area you want.

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4. Set Parking as the Type

5. Apply a Dictionary Item for the Parking Lot

6. Label display: Icon only or Icon and Text. This is how it will be displayed in the Interactive Kiosk map.

7. Select children (location) within the parking lot if there are any. By selecting children, you are creating location hierarchy. Learn more about location hierarchy here

8. Activate ‘Hidden (disabled)’ if you wish to hide this location from the Interactive Kiosk Map but don’t want to delete it yet

9. Activate ‘Locked’ to lock the location which makes it unmovable in Map Editor

10a. Add custom display point (use this tool to control where your logo or label sits within the location)

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10b. After clicking on custom display point, you are able to move the logo/text within the Parking Lot location

11. Save changes

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Open the Interactive Kiosk Map to preview the latest changes

12. In the PAM navigation menu, go to 360 Planner > Digital signs

13. Select Digital Sign Map tab

14. Click on an Interactive Kiosk Digital Sign (usually starts with 4.2 / the layout needs to say Interactive Kiosk)

15. Open up SignID

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16. A new tab will open and you can view the latest changes in the Interactive Kiosk.

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Video reference

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Note

HINT: Please remember to always save changes no matter how small AND if other pages are opened in different tabs, you must refresh them for the changes to be seen.

For example, in this article, the user may have Map Editor and Digital Signs opened in different tabs. When Map Editor changes have been saved, the Digital Signs tab needs to be refreshed to see the new changes.

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Next direct article (
Users can will now learn how to use parking manager to configure parking settings such as parking rates and parking availabilities) → PRDCT - 195 How to use Parking Manager

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