Spaces list (Core & Plus)
We understand your cemetery may use a different term for its spaces, such as "plot", "grave", etc. In general, this documentation will use the term "space".
List of all spaces
By default, the left-hand panel is set to show the "List" tab. You may need to click on the "List" tab if your default is set to something else.
This tab lists all spaces in your cemetery and initially presents in a collapsed format; click on sections to expand the list and see the blocks in that section. Clicking on a block will show the lots in that block (if your cemetery has lots). Click on lots for a list of spaces. Click on an individual space to load its information in the right-hand panel.
Not sure what are the left-hand and right-hand panels? Refer to the CIMS Core & Plus basics page.
Want to change your default tab in the left-hand flyout? Refer to our documentation on searching.
Space status legend
In CIMS Core and Plus cemeteries, a space status legend appears near the top of the List tab. To show or hide this legend, click on the toggle next to the "Space status legend" label.
Each space status is assigned a color, making it easy to tell at a glance what spaces in your cemetery are available, sold, etc. Click on the color block in the space status legend to change it using a color picker. Expand the sections, blocks and lots in your cemetery to see the space status color next to each space in your cemetery.
To change a space status color, click on its corresponding color block in the legend. Use the color picker to choose a new color, then click the grey "Choose" button to save the change. If you don't see the change happen right away, refresh your webpage.
If you have CIMS Plus, changing the color in the space status legend will also change the colors of the pins on your map. CIMS Plus users also have a dedicated popup where they can control their map settings, read more on the map appearance page.
Space status counts
CIMS has an easy way to tell, at a glance, how many spaces in your cemetery are available, sold, sold with burial, etc. At the bottom of the List tab is a section titled "Space status totals". The colors correspond with your map colors; by default, available spaces are green, sold spaces are blue, sold with burial a darker blue, reserved spaces are pink and restricted an orange-salmon color.
You may also want a count of spaces by status for an individual section, block or lot. In the left-hand panel List tab, just click the quick stats button to the right of the section/block/lot in question. This button looks like an abstract bar chart. Click the quick stats button again to hide the space counts.
Each space has its own unique "space ID". This id consists of a concatenation of the section, block, lot and space name combined with a dash. A space's id will show at the top of the right-hand panel when its information is loaded.
To navigate to a specific space, you will need this space id. In the List tab of the left-hand panel, type the space id into the box located at the very top, then click "Go". The right-hand panel will load with that space's information. If you are a CIMS Plus user and have placed a pin for this space, it will show in the Map tab of the right-hand panel.
Space history
Every space you click on will be added to the space history list. This feature is especially useful if you need to refresh CIMS, or easily navigate back to a space you were working on earlier in the week.
Click on "History" in the top navigation bar of CIMS. Clicking on a space ID in the history list will center the map on that space and zoom in. The space's information will load in the right-hand panel.