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tthdoc
2011-04-01
2013-05-30
  • tthdoc

    tthdoc - 2011-04-01

    Something must have happened with my configuration, and I don't remember how I fixed it before.  If I goto edit geographic place locations, you will see, for example, USA, Maryland, Baltimore, Towson.  I have added names under such as Towson Cemetery and put the exact coordinates for the cemetery.  If I go to a person, and for the place put in Towson Cemetery, Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA, it will not find it.  But if I put Towson Cemetery, Towson, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, it finds it.  I know I did something before which fixed this so it would ignore the word County when searching, but I don't remember what it was.  And when I looked at the configuration settings, it showed levels as 4.  Is that correct, or did that change as well and it should be 5?

    Thanks,
    Doc

     
  • Stephen Arnold

    Stephen Arnold - 2011-04-01

    Admin > GoogleMap Configuration > Manage GoogleMap configuration > prefix/postfix

     
  • tthdoc

    tthdoc - 2011-04-01

    Stephen,

    Looked there, but apparently not sure how to set it.  Which level do I use, and where do I put the word county (do I have to put County and county?), in the prefix or postfix.  And then what do I set the option for… no prefix/postfix, or one of the order options listed.

    Thanks
    Doc

     
  • Stephen Arnold

    Stephen Arnold - 2011-04-01

    Doc, sorry - thought it pretty self explanatory.
    Which level do I use > Use the level you wish to modify. There are prefixes and postfixes appropriate for each level, depending on how your record your data.

    where do I put the word county: Into the level you wish to include and into the field type you record in your data, in the manner in which you record it. County, county, Co., Co, co, < whatever you do, but you should have consistency in the data.

    then what do I set the option for > again, pretty self-explanatory. Set to NO and it won't do anything will it? I prefer to select the method of modification that will be most common to that level. If we're talking "County", the only other common modifier is "Parish". I can't think of many prefixes for that level, other than "of, from, near, probably, likely, maybe…"

     
  • tthdoc

    tthdoc - 2011-04-01

    Thanks, was using the wrong level. 

     

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