This topic describes adding or editing reference points on the Reference Point Sets page.
As an administrator, you can create reference points, which are locations close to a user's destination that appear as search options. Reference points help users search for common locations more quickly and efficiently.
To create reference points, you upload a comma-separated values (CSV) file that contains the reference point information about multiple locations. You can define multiple reference point sets, each of which contains a reference point file that includes the individual reference points. Deem validates reference points to ensure that the data is complete and usable by the system before accepting them. Reference points are stored with longitude and latitude coordinates in addition to address.
The CSV file looks like this in Microsoft Excel:
The CSV file looks like this in a text editor:
In order to have different reference points for different groups of users, you upload a reference point file into a set that can be assigned to one or more groups. For example, if you have separate reference points files for Europe and Domestic (US), you can assign the Europe reference points (along with the Domestic reference points) to VIPs, but assign only the Domestic reference points to everyone.
Tip: For a description of groups, see Groups Tab for Managing Groups.
To view and change the reference point sets, follow these steps:
Tip: You can also add or change reference point sets by choosing a specific group's set first. Click the Add/Edit Reference Points link on the Rules page for the group (as described in Enabling Travel Rules). The Reference Point Sets page appears.
On the Reference Point Sets page, you can either upload a new reference point file from scratch (using a template) for a set, or download the existing reference point file for a set and replace it entirely with a new upload file. Any errors in the file will be reported back to you. If there are errors, the file will not be stored the system until you correct them and re-upload the file.
To upload a new reference point file from scratch, follow these steps:
If you want to preserve the reference points you already have uploaded for a set, follow these steps:
The contents of the file will replace all existing reference points for that set.
After saving a reference point set, you can assign the set to one or more groups. See Enabling Travel Rules for instructions.
Note: To commit all of your changes, click the changes not applied link at the top of the page. The Commit Changes page appears. Click the Commit button.