Using the Map Toolbar

The general toolbar for maps has tools that relate to the map itself, without regard to specific transactions. The map toolbar may also include widgets to add sketches and print map displays, depending on the agency's configuration.

Note: Use map profiles to configure which tools are available on a map. For information on configuring which tools appear, see Setting Up Map Profiles.

These tools appear on the main toolbar:

Image

Name

Configuration

Description

Switch Map Profile icon

Switch Map Profile

This icon appears if multiple profiles exist for the map.

Click to select a map profile. Map profiles control the appearance of the map as well as the availability of other toolbar options.

When you click this icon, a list of map profiles appears. The list displays the profile name and a thumbnail image of the map that illustrates its general appearance.

Zoom In icon Zoom Out icon

Zoom In and Zoom Out

Use the Enable Zoom switch on the map profile.

Use these tools to zoom in or out.

You can also double-click a map location to zoom in.

Show Default Map View

Show Default Map View

Use the Enable Default Map View switch on the map profile.

Click to restore the map to its default (home) display area.

Select Base Map

Select Base Map

Use the Enable Base Map Gallery switch on the map profile.

Click to display a pop-up window for selecting a map type such as Streets or Topographic.

Select Layers

Select Layers

Use the Enable Map Layers switch on the map profile.

Click to display a pop-up menu for changing the visibility of various map layers. Examples of layers include the parcel layer and address layer provided by the map service.

Show Attribution

Show Attribution (for maps in page headers)

This toolbar button is not configurable. Some maps have this button, while other maps, such as Explore Your City, display attribution information across the bottom of the map page.

Click to display a pop-up window that identifies the third-party map sources.

Show Attribution
Identify GIS Information (for maps that are not in page headers)

This tool appears if the Enable Map Layers switch is on and the map service URL for the profile is configured to allow the display of object details on the map.

Click to enable the display of object details for map objects (such as parcels) that you click. Details appear in a pop-up window. To stop displaying object details, click the button again to turn off the option to identify GIS information.

The map profile settings for Enable Window Detail Docking and Detail Window Dock Position control where the object detail window appears. However, on mobile devices, the detail window always appears at the bottom of the screen..
Show Selection Tools icon

Show Selection Tools or Hide Selection Tools

Use the Enable Selection Tools switch on the map profile.

Click to show or hide a toolbar with drawing tools. Use the drawing tools to select parcels on the map using a point, polyline, or polygon.

Show Sketch Tools icon

Show Sketch Tools or Hide Sketch Tools

Use the Show Sketch switch on the map profile to enable the sketch widget.

Click to show or hide a toolbar with sketch tools. Use the sketch tools to draw a point, polyline, polygon, rectangle, or circle. See "Drawing on Maps" in this topic.

Export Map to File icon

Export Map to File

Enter a print service URL on the GIS Attribute Mapping page or on the map profile. Use the Show Print switch on the map profile to enable the print widget.

Click to open the Export dialog box to print the displayed map to a file. See "Printing Maps" in this topic.

Drawing on Maps

Agency staff and registered public users can draw on maps using the sketch widget. You can save the sketch on permit and planning application property maps associated with a transaction, including the application intake map, and update the description after the system saves the sketch. Although you can draw on other map pages, you can't save them.

To configure the sketch widget, the agency turns on the Show Sketch switch on the map profile. On a map, click the Show Sketch Tools icon, then select a sketch tool in the toolbar to draw a point, polyline, polygon, rectangle, or circle. When you finish your drawing, the system automatically saves the sketch and lists it under the property information below the map. You can update the description after the sketch is saved. The sketch toolbar includes tools to select and delete sketches.

Printing Maps

Oracle Permitting and Licensing provides an integration to print maps using Esri's print widget. Agency staff and registered public users can print the content displayed on different maps, including the permit and planning application property map and maps not associated with a submitted transaction, such as the application intake map or Explore Your City map. You have the option to save the generated file for submitted transactions as an attachment in the application details, but the file output for other maps isn't saved in the system.

To configure the print widget, the agency enters a print service URL on the GIS Attribute Mapping page or on the map profile and turns on the Show Print switch on the map profile.

Here's how to print a map:

  1. Open a map and select the Export Map to File icon from the map tools toolbar.

  2. On the Export dialog box, select the print output file format from the options provided by the print service and enter a file name.

  3. Click Export.

  4. If you're printing a transaction's property map, you can click Yes when prompted to save the file as an attachment in the application details.