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Vegetation options

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-If your cemetery contains trees or other vegetation, you can choose to categorize those plants by their species name and record such details as the planting date and physical measurements.
+If your cemetery contains trees or other vegetation, you can choose to categorize those plants by their species name and record such details as the planting date and physical measurements. This is done in CIMS using map features assigned a "vegetation" type.
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+==== Enabling vegetation ====
 ==Default map feature color==

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Map features

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	[[Map features#Add media\|Editing a map feature]]		[[Map features#Add media\|Editing a map feature]]

			[[Map features#Vegetation options\|Vegetation options]]

	[[Map features#Default map feature color\|Default map feature color]]		[[Map features#Default map feature color\|Default map feature color]]
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	[[File:Map feature with media.png\|thumb\|600x600px\|This map feature has media attached to it, namely, a photo of the tree it represents.]]		[[File:Map feature with media.png\|thumb\|600x600px\|This map feature has media attached to it, namely, a photo of the tree it represents.]]
	Just like with spaces, burials, markers and more, you can choose to add media to a map feature. Click on the map feature on your map to load its information in the right-hand flyout. Scroll down to the Feature media section and click the navy "Add media" button. Upload a file or use your device's camera to take an image, then click "Save".		Just like with spaces, burials, markers and more, you can choose to add media to a map feature. Click on the map feature on your map to load its information in the right-hand flyout. Scroll down to the Feature media section and click the navy "Add media" button. Upload a file or use your device's camera to take an image, then click "Save".

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			==Vegetation options==

			If your cemetery contains trees or other vegetation, you can choose to categorize those plants by their species name and record such details as the planting date and physical measurements.

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Advanced cemetery options

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Cost updating tool

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	Cemeteries often have to raise prices on a periodic basis. CIMS makes this easy with the cost updating tool.		Cemeteries often have to raise prices on a periodic basis. CIMS makes this easy with the cost updating tool.

	In the edit cemetery settings popup, click the "Configuration" tab. Scroll down to the cost updating tool section. Choose to refine what area of your cemetery costs are updated for using the "Section" dropdown. By default, all sections of your cemetery will update. When you click a section, you may choose to further refine what areas of your cemetery update by block and lot. Once you have made your selection, enter a cost, then click the green "Update space costs" button. Your cemetery's button may have a slightly different name.		In the edit cemetery settings popup, click the "Configuration" tab. Scroll down to the cost updating tool section. Choose to refine what area of your cemetery costs are updated for using the "Section" dropdown. By default, all sections of your cemetery will update. When you click a section, you may choose to further refine what areas of your cemetery update by block and lot. Once you have made your selection, enter a cost, then click the green "Update space costs" button. Your cemetery's button may have a slightly different name, such as "Update grave costs", depending on your settings.

	<span style="border:2px solid #c2dce9;padding:10px;border-radius:5px;background-color:#f2fbff;margin:15px 0px;display:inline-block;">The cost updating tool will only change the cost of available, reserved, and restricted spaces.</span><br><br>		<span style="border:2px solid #c2dce9;padding:10px;border-radius:5px;background-color:#f2fbff;margin:15px 0px;display:inline-block;">The cost updating tool will only change the cost of available, reserved, and restricted spaces.</span><br><br>

Map pins & more

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	[[Map pins & more#Change map pin colors\|Change map pin colors]]		[[Map pins & more#Change map pin colors\|Change map pin colors]]

			[[Map pins & more#Showing spaces with veterans\|Showing spaces with veterans]]

	==Pins basics==		==Pins basics==
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	Initially, your map in CIMS Plus will have no pins, you need to add them. The easiest way to do this to add all pins for a lot at once. You can also add pins individually.		Initially, your map in CIMS Plus will have no pins, you need to add them. The easiest way to do this to add all pins for a lot at once. You can also add pins individually.

	===Method 1: Add pins by lot===		=== Method 1: Add pins by lot ===

	#'''Add pins to map'''		#'''Add pins to map'''
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	##In the left-hand panel, open the List tab. Open your sections and blocks until you find the lot whose pins you want to add to the map.		##In the left-hand panel, open the List tab. Open your sections and blocks until you find the lot whose pins you want to add to the map.
	##Hover over the name of the lot with your mouse. You will see a green location icon appear just to the right of the lot's name. Click it.		##Hover over the name of the lot with your mouse. You will see a green location icon appear just to the right of the lot's name. Click it.
	##In the right-hand panel, you will see the map now has blue bars above and below that read "Map mode: Move pins". This indicates the map is ready for you to move its pins.		## In the right-hand panel, you will see the map now has blue bars above and below that read "Map mode: Move pins". This indicates the map is ready for you to move its pins.
	#'''Move pins to their places'''		#'''Move pins to their places'''
	##In the center of the map, circles have appeared with dotted outlines. These are your '''pins'''. The number of pins that appear correspond to the number of spaces in this lot that have not been added to the map yet. Each pin will have its space name in its center.		## In the center of the map, circles have appeared with dotted outlines. These are your '''pins'''. The number of pins that appear correspond to the number of spaces in this lot that have not been added to the map yet. Each pin will have its space name in its center.
	##Click and drag on the pins to move them to their correct locations. The pins will initially be bunched up together, you will probably need to separate them out to read the numbers in the center first, then place them in their final positions.		##Click and drag on the pins to move them to their correct locations. The pins will initially be bunched up together, you will probably need to separate them out to read the numbers in the center first, then place them in their final positions.
	##When finished, click the green "Finish moving pins" button.		##When finished, click the green "Finish moving pins" button.
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	* You may want to use a grid while placing pins so that they are more regular. Click the navy "Show grid" button, then manipulate the height, width and angle inputs to change the grid to suit your cemetery. Click "Hide grid" to hide the grid.		*You may want to use a grid while placing pins so that they are more regular. Click the navy "Show grid" button, then manipulate the height, width and angle inputs to change the grid to suit your cemetery. Click "Hide grid" to hide the grid.
	* You can directly input a pin's latitude and longitude if you have it for exact placement.		* You can directly input a pin's latitude and longitude if you have it for exact placement.

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	===Method 2: Add a single pin===		===Method 2: Add a single pin===

	# '''Navigate to the space in CIMS'''		#'''Navigate to the space in CIMS'''
	## Using the List tab, open sections, blocks and lots until you find the space whose pin you want to add on the map. Click it so its information loads in the right-hand panel.		##Using the List tab, open sections, blocks and lots until you find the space whose pin you want to add on the map. Click it so its information loads in the right-hand panel.
	## Click the map tab and move the map to the area where you want the pin to be placed.		##Click the map tab and move the map to the area where you want the pin to be placed.
	## Click the green pin icon located to the left of the map, above the "Move pins" button.		## Click the green pin icon located to the left of the map, above the "Move pins" button.
	# '''Move pin to its place'''		# '''Move pin to its place'''
	## In the center of the map, a circle has appeared with a dotted outline. This is your '''pin'''. The name in its center should correspond to the name of the space you clicked on in step 1 (above).		## In the center of the map, a circle has appeared with a dotted outline. This is your '''pin'''. The name in its center should correspond to the name of the space you clicked on in step 1 (above).
	## Click and drag on the pin to move it to its correct location.		##Click and drag on the pin to move it to its correct location.
	## When finished, click the green "Finish moving pins" button.		##When finished, click the green "Finish moving pins" button.
	## The pin is now locked in place. In the List tab of the left-hand panel, you can now see a faint location icon next to the space's name, indicating this space has a pin on the map.		##The pin is now locked in place. In the List tab of the left-hand panel, you can now see a faint location icon next to the space's name, indicating this space has a pin on the map.

	<span style="border:2px solid #f2f2ce;padding:10px;border-radius:5px;background-color:#ffffeb;margin:15px 0px;display:inline-block;"><span style="display:flex;gap:10px;align-items: center"><span style="font-size: 24px">🎬</span><span>'''Watch a video!''' [https://youtu.be/1tYGPydii-A?t=278 Adding single pins]</span></span></span>		<span style="border:2px solid #f2f2ce;padding:10px;border-radius:5px;background-color:#ffffeb;margin:15px 0px;display:inline-block;"><span style="display:flex;gap:10px;align-items: center"><span style="font-size: 24px">🎬</span><span>'''Watch a video!''' [https://youtu.be/1tYGPydii-A?t=278 Adding single pins]</span></span></span>
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	==Move map pins==		== Move map pins==
	[[File:Move pins button.png\|thumb\|470x470px\|Use the "Move pins" button to move one or more pins around your map. In the above example, somehow one of our pins got slightly out of place!]]		[[File:Move pins button.png\|thumb\|470x470px\|Use the "Move pins" button to move one or more pins around your map. In the above example, somehow one of our pins got slightly out of place!]]

	* To move a map pin, click on the Map tab in the right-hand panel and move the map to the area where you want to move one or more pins.		*To move a map pin, click on the Map tab in the right-hand panel and move the map to the area where you want to move one or more pins.
	** Trying to move a specific space's pin? It's easiest to use the List tab to find the space and click on it. The map will then be centered on that pin; if it is not, this space may not have a pin yet. Alternately, you may have clicked on the wrong space from the List tab.		**Trying to move a specific space's pin? It's easiest to use the List tab to find the space and click on it. The map will then be centered on that pin; if it is not, this space may not have a pin yet. Alternately, you may have clicked on the wrong space from the List tab.
	* Click the green "Move pins" button to the left of the map. You will see the map now has blue bars above and below that read "Map mode: Move pins". This indicates the map is ready for you to move its pins.		*Click the green "Move pins" button to the left of the map. You will see the map now has blue bars above and below that read "Map mode: Move pins". This indicates the map is ready for you to move its pins.
	* Click and drag on any pins you want to move.		* Click and drag on any pins you want to move.
	* When done, click "Finish moving pins" and the pins will be locked in place.		*When done, click "Finish moving pins" and the pins will be locked in place.

	<span style="border:2px solid #f2f2ce;padding:10px;border-radius:5px;background-color:#ffffeb;margin:15px 0px;display:inline-block;"><span style="display:flex;gap:10px;align-items: center"><span style="font-size: 24px">🎬</span><span>'''Watch a video!''' [https://youtu.be/1tYGPydii-A?t=369 Moving pins]</span></span></span>		<span style="border:2px solid #f2f2ce;padding:10px;border-radius:5px;background-color:#ffffeb;margin:15px 0px;display:inline-block;"><span style="display:flex;gap:10px;align-items: center"><span style="font-size: 24px">🎬</span><span>'''Watch a video!''' [https://youtu.be/1tYGPydii-A?t=369 Moving pins]</span></span></span>
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	==Change map pin colors==		==Change map pin colors==
	We have a section elsewhere in the wiki dedicated to changing map colors for CIMS Plus. Find it on [[Spaces list (Core & Plus)#Space status legend\|the spaces list page]].		We have a section elsewhere in the wiki dedicated to changing map colors for CIMS Plus. Find it on [[Spaces list (Core & Plus)#Space status legend\|the spaces list page]].
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			==Showing spaces with veterans==

			CIMS Plus users are able to see spaces where veteran burials are located, assuming those spaces have a pin on the map.

			In the Map tab of the right-hand panel, click the "Show veterans" checkbox. Any space that has a map pin and has one or more veteran burials on it will display on the map. <gallery widths="500" heights="320">
			File:Normal CIMS Plus map.png\|In the normal view of a CIMS Plus map, all map pins show.
			File:Show veterans checkbox.png\|With the "Show veterans" checkbox enabled, only those spaces where one or more veterans are buried are shown.
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Map features

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	[[Map features#Add media\|Editing a map feature]]		[[Map features#Add media\|Editing a map feature]]

			[[Map features#Default map feature color\|Default map feature color]]

	[[Map features#Temporary map markers\|Temporary map markers]]		[[Map features#Temporary map markers\|Temporary map markers]]
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	==Add a map feature==		==Add a map feature==

	*Move your map so that it is zoomed in and roughly centered on the area where you want to add a map feature.		*Move your map so that it is zoomed in and roughly centered on the area where you want to add a map feature.
	*In the top navigation bar, click "Utilities". From the dropdown, click "New map feature".		* In the top navigation bar, click "Utilities". From the dropdown, click "New map feature".
	*Your default map feature shape will appear on the map. Use the options in the right-hand flyout to change the feature shape, color, size and rotation. Change the position of the map feature using controls in the right-hand flyout or simply clicking on the map. Select a feature type from the dropdown, then click "Save".		* Your default map feature shape will appear on the map. Use the options in the right-hand flyout to change the feature shape, color, size and rotation. Change the position of the map feature using controls in the right-hand flyout or simply clicking on the map. Select a feature type from the dropdown, then click "Save".
	**Don't see the feature type you'd like to use as an option in the dropdown? Click the navy plus button to the right of the dropdown to open a popup that will allow you to add a new feature type.		**Don't see the feature type you'd like to use as an option in the dropdown? Click the navy plus button to the right of the dropdown to open a popup that will allow you to add a new feature type.

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	==Edit a map feature ==		==Edit a map feature==
	To edit a map feature, first click on it on the map to load its information in the right-hand flyout.		To edit a map feature, first click on it on the map to load its information in the right-hand flyout.

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	== Add media==		==Add media==
	[[File:Map feature with media.png\|thumb\|600x600px\|This map feature has media attached to it, namely, a photo of the tree it represents.]]		[[File:Map feature with media.png\|thumb\|600x600px\|This map feature has media attached to it, namely, a photo of the tree it represents.]]
	Just like with spaces, burials, markers and more, you can choose to add media to a map feature. Click on the map feature on your map to load its information in the right-hand flyout. Scroll down to the Feature media section and click the navy "Add media" button. Upload a file or use your device's camera to take an image, then click "Save".		Just like with spaces, burials, markers and more, you can choose to add media to a map feature. Click on the map feature on your map to load its information in the right-hand flyout. Scroll down to the Feature media section and click the navy "Add media" button. Upload a file or use your device's camera to take an image, then click "Save".

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			==Default map feature color==
			[[File:Default map feature color.png\|thumb\|530x530px\|In the "Map shapes" tab, change the "Default color setting" to the color you want your map features to default to. Click "Update cemetery settings" to save your change.]]
			You can set a default color for your map features. This is especially useful if you're adding a lot of the same kind of map feature to your map at once, like a grove of green trees, or black utility boxes.

			First, open the cemetery settings popup by clicking on the name of your cemetery in the upper-left corner of CIMS, then click "Cemetery settings". In this popup, click the "Map shapes" tab at the top, then scroll down to the "Feature shapes" section. Find the "Default color setting" and click the square of color next to it. This opens the color picker popup; choose the color you want, then click outside the color picker to close it. To save your default map feature color, click "Update cemetery settings". Your webpage will refresh and new map features will default to the color you chose.

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	Follow these steps to place and edit a temporary map marker:		Follow these steps to place and edit a temporary map marker:

	* Click "Utilities" in the top navigation bar, then "Add Temporary Map Marker".		*Click "Utilities" in the top navigation bar, then "Add Temporary Map Marker".
	* A map marker will appear in the middle of your screen. Click and drag on its lower point to move it.		*A map marker will appear in the middle of your screen. Click and drag on its lower point to move it.
	* The latitude and longitude of the marker can be copied to your device's clipboard		*The latitude and longitude of the marker can be copied to your device's clipboard
	* Notes may be added in the text box below the latitude and longitude.		*Notes may be added in the text box below the latitude and longitude.
	* To remove a marker, click the "X" in the top-right corner.		*To remove a marker, click the "X" in the top-right corner.
	* From here, you may want to take a screenshot of your temporary map markers, or use the built-in feature to [[Print or email screenshots\|print or email screenshots.]]		*From here, you may want to take a screenshot of your temporary map markers, or use the built-in feature to [[Print or email screenshots\|print or email screenshots.]]
	<gallery widths="340" heights="220">		<gallery widths="340" heights="220">
	File:Adding a temporary map marker, step 1.png\|First, click "Add temporary map marker".		File:Adding a temporary map marker, step 1.png\|First, click "Add temporary map marker".

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Map appearance

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Map templates

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	To learn about flagging objects such as spaces, burials, markers, etc., including changing their appearance, refer to the [[Flagging objects\|documentation on flagging]].		To learn about flagging objects such as spaces, burials, markers, etc., including changing their appearance, refer to the [[Flagging objects\|documentation on flagging]].
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	==Map templates==		==Map templates==
			[[File:Template options button.png\|thumb\|502x502px\|The template options button is found in the lower-left corner of the map settings popup.]]
	Each user of a cemetery has their own map settings. Map templates are an easy way to share your map settings with other users of your cemetery.		Each user of a cemetery has their own map settings. Map templates are an easy way to share your map settings with other users of your cemetery.

	If you have multiple cemeteries, a template from one should appear in the ~~template~~ list of your others. If it does not, get in touch with us; we may need to manipulate your database.		If you have multiple cemeteries, a template from one should appear in the list of templates of your others. If it does not, get in touch with us; we may need to manipulate your database.

	====Saving a new template====		==== Applying a template====
	First, set the settings you want to share, including space colors, label options, label placement, fonts and more. Then, click on "Template options" in the lower-left corner ~~of the map settings popup~~. In the smaller popup that appears, find the "Save new template" section, ~~add~~ a name, and click "Save". When other users of your cemetery login and open the map settings popup, then the template options, they will see the template you have just created as well as any others that might exist.		To apply a template, click on "Template options" in the lower-left corner of the map settings popup. The template options popup will appear. If your cemetery has any available map templates, they will show as a list. Click on the name of the appropriate map template to apply it. This will close the template options popup. Your new settings are not automatically saved; if you like the new map appearance, click the green "Save" button in the lower-right corner of the map settings popup.

			==== Saving a new template====
			First, set the settings you want to share, including space colors, label options, label placement, fonts and more, in the map settings popup. Then, click on "Template options" in the lower-left corner. In the smaller popup that appears, find the "Save new template" section, enter a name, and click "Save". When other users of your cemetery login and open the map settings popup, then open the template options popup, they will see the template you have just created as well as any others that might exist.

	====Editing & deleting templates====		====Editing & deleting templates====
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	To delete a template, click the red trash can icon next to its name.		To delete a template, click the red trash can icon next to its name.

	You can only change the name or delete a template that you yourself have created. Anyone, however, can apply a template you have created to their settings.		You can only change the name or delete a template that you yourself have created. Anyone, however, can apply a template you have created to their settings.<gallery widths="420" heights="320">
			File:Apply a map template.png\|To apply a template, click on its name from the list of templates. These settings will be applied to the map settings popup, but not saved. Click the green "Save" button in the lower-right corner of the map settings popup to save these settings.
			File:Save a new template.png\|To save a new map template, enter a name and click "Save".
			File:Edit name or delete template.png\|The buttons to edit the name of a template or delete it entirely can be found to the right of the template's name.
			File:You cannot edit another users template.png\|You cannot edit the name of or delete a template that has been created by another user, but you can still apply its settings to your own map.
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	==Resetting the map appearance==		==Resetting the map appearance ==
	Did you really mess up your settings? Tired of trying to fix everything? We have an easy ~~fix~~, just reset your map's appearance and start over. Open the map settings popup, then click the blue "Reset settings" button in the lower-left corner. This will immediately save and take effect, closing the map settings popup and refreshing your map to show the default colors and settings. To make further changes, re-open the map settings popup.		[[File:Reset map button.png\|thumb\|495x495px\|The reset settings button is found in the lower-left corner of the map settings popup.]]
			Did you really mess up your settings? Tired of trying to fix everything? We have an easy solution, just reset your map's appearance and start over. Open the map settings popup, then click the blue "Reset settings" button in the lower-left corner. This will immediately save and take effect, closing the map settings popup and refreshing your map to show the default colors and settings. To make further changes, re-open the map settings popup.

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 [[File:Examples of flagged objects.png|thumb|By default, flagged objects have a magenta outline and checkerboard pattern. Here you can see a flagged space, a flagged burial and a flagged marker.]]
 To learn about flagging objects such as spaces, burials, markers, etc., including changing their appearance, refer to the [[Flagging objects|documentation on flagging]].