Configuration and setup

You can set up the default map view and select your areas of interest for external events in the Configuration and Setup section.

The default map view is the view a user sees when they open the live or publisher map.

Select locations on the map to specify the areas of interest to receive notifications about when external events occur.

Draw shapes or select locations on the map to define your organizational area (areas of interest) to monitor for external events. When an external event impacts a defined organizational area, a notification of the event is sent to the Inbox in the BlackBerry AtHoc management system.

  1. On the Map Settings screen, in the Configuration and Setup section, click The Edit icon in the Default Map View and Organizational Areas section.
  2. An editable map screen opens. Optionally, do any of the following on the map:
    • Click The Map icon to select the type of map to display by default.
    • Click The Users icon to display users from distribution lists on the map. You can select to display up to ten distribution lists.
    • Click The Layers icon to choose the layers to display on the map. Select any of the following layers to display:
      • Live Accountability Events
      • Accountability Events from all Suborganizations
      • Live Sent Alerts
      • Alerts from all Suborganizations
      • Live Incoming Alerts
      • Shape Layers
      • Organizations
    • In the Find a place field, enter an address and press Enter on your keyboard to zoom to that location on the map.
      Note: The location on the map you zoom to is configured as the default map view and organizational area. The default map view is displayed on the live and publisher maps and in the Recently Received Alerts section on the BlackBerry AtHoc management system home page.
  3. Optionally, to select your organizational area for external events, do either the following:
    • Click Create Custom Locations, and then select a shape from the shapes panel. Click and drag on the map to draw the shape.
    • Click Select Predefined Locations, and then select a location from the pull-down menu.
    Note: You can create multiple custom locations and select multiple predefined locations. You can select a combination of custom and predefined locations.
  4. Click The Refresh icon to refresh the map and review your changes.
  5. Click Apply.
  6. Optionally, on the Map Settings screen, in the Unit of Measure section, select Imperial (miles) or Metric (kilometers). Imperial (miles) is selected by default. The selected unit of measure will display on the live and publisher maps. This setting is applied only to the current organization.
  7. Click Save.