2. How to Add a Place for Placecast Dashboard – Motionworks Help Center

1. Clicking on Add new Place opens the Add New Place screen where the user can add a new place. In this screen, the user can either add a new place by typing in Place name or dropping a pin or drawing a place on the map.

2. If the user chooses to type in the relevant data, then user has to type in Place name which is mandatory. User has the option of selecting place type from a drop-down window. Place type is mandatory as well.

3. Once the minimum information is entered, then the SAVE PLACE button is enabled. On clicking the SAVE place button

4. On clicking the SAVE PLACE button, a popup appears asking if the user wants to draw a polygon or if the user wants to save the place as a point only. If the user chooses to save the place as point only, the check box for saving a place as point only is selected automatically

5. If the user chooses DRAW A PLACE, the user is given an option to draw a polygon

6. The user now has an option to clear the polygon or save polygon before the save option is enabled

7. When the user clicks on SAVE PLACE button, the screen now changes where the user can request for review, view insights or edit the place further

8. Clicking on insights brings you to the insights screen.

PLACE SETS

1. When you select Place Sets, you'll get to see a list of place sets to choose from to view insights.

- You will have an option to search for place sets
- The resultant data is available on the table below the search bar
- The total number of rows returned is displayed below the search bar.
- Beside each place set name, the number of places in that place set is displayed

2. Clicking on the down arrow beside each record will list out the list of places and information of each place in each place set (The name of the place, place id, address and data available). You'll have the option to click on data available symbol which will take them to the insights screen.

The information on how many places have data available out of the total in each place set is also displayed

3. You can then choose the entire place set or individual/selective places from a place set and click on show insights to go to the Placecast Dashboard screen. When individual/selective places are chosen, a new place set is created.

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