Creating Free Drawn Custom Map Layers

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Terms to Know

• Layer Category: The Layer is the category under which the features will exist. Some layer examples could be: Territories, Weather Events, Water Districts, and Office Locations to name a few.
• Layer Name: Assign a more defined name for the map layer. The Layer Name can be toggled on or off on the map.
• Features: Layer features is where you actually define the boundaries and further define the feature. When you enable a Layer Name, all Features added to that Layer Name will appear on the map.

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Please review the Planning Your Custom Map Layers guide before getting started

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Navigate to the Map

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Click Company Layers > New Company Layer and select Boundary Layer

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Assign a Layer Name

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Next, assign a Layer Category or Create a New Category

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Select a display color for the Layer Name

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Click Save

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Click Add feature to layer

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Click Enable to the right of Boundary edit tools then click Draw Polygon

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On the map click to drop a point of where you want to begin drawing. Moving in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction, continue to drop points by clicking your mouse.

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Once you have completed your drawing double-click to end

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Click Finish selection

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Enter a Feature Name and Color.

Note: When the Layer Name is enabled this is the color that will be assigned to this feature

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Click Save

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Click the back arrow to the left of Selected Feature and repeat steps 8-15 until you have added all Features to this Layer