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Create a geofence

Create geofences to track the location of your users. The entry and exit times of users who enter or leave the geofence are tracked.
  2. Do either of the following:
    • In the side navigation bar, click The Geofence Manager icon >
      Create Geofence
      . The Create Geofence panel opens.
    • In the side navigation bar, click The Geofence Manager icon >
      Geofence Manager
      . On the
      Geofence Manager
       panel click The horizontal elipsis >
      + Create Geofence
      .
  3. On the map, do any of the following:
    • Click The Search icon to search for a location on the map.
    • Click The Open Drawing Tools icon to open the drawing tools panel and then draw a shape on the map.
    • Select an existing shape on the map.
    • Select an imported shape layer on the map. To display an imported shape layer, click The Layers icon on the side navigation bar to open the Imported Shape Layers panel. Toggle the switch for the shape layer to display it on the map.
  4. On the
    Create Geofence
     panel, in the
    Basic
     section, select the
    Active
     or
    Inactive
     status option. Active is selected by default. Inactive geofences do not appear on the map. User entries and exits are tracked only for active geofences.
  5. In the
    Basic
     section, enter a name and description for the geofence. The Name field has a 100 character limit. The Description field has a 300 character limit. The following special characters are not allowed: ` ! $ % & ^ = . ; \ : ? " < > | [ ].
  6. In the
    Tags
     field, add up to 5 tags. Select a predefined tag or type to create a new tag. Press
    Enter
     on your keyboard to save the tag. The following special characters are not allowed: ` ! $ % & ^ = . ; \ : ? " < > | [ ].
  7. Select a folder from the
    Folder
     pull-down list. To create a new folder, click
    + Create Folder
     and then on the
    Create Folder
     dialog, enter a name for the folder and click
    Create
    .
  8. In the
    Tracked Users
     section, do either of the following to add tracked users to the geofence. At least one active user must be selected. Operators with userbase restrictions see only the users they have access to.
    • Click the
      Users
       tab. Click
      Add Users
      . On the
      Add Users
       dialog, select users to track. Click
      Apply
      . You can select up to 50 users.
    • Click the
      Distribution Lists
       tab. Click inside the
      Distribution Lists
       field and then select the distribution lists to include from the pull-down menu. Click anywhere outside of the
      Distribution Lists
       field to exit the distribution list selector.
    The number of tracked users is displayed in the Tracked Users section. Click the number of tracked users to open the
    Tracked Users
     dialog and view information about the tracked users.
  9. Click
    Save
    .