BG-Map TechNote

How to Display Unmapped Plants in BG-Map Visitors QUICKFinder

Updated 9/10/04

This document explains how to set up BG-Map Visitors QUICKFinder kiosk software to allow visitors to search for and display unmapped plants.

Enabling the Display of Unmapped Plants in Visitors QUICKFinder

To enable the display of unmapped plants in Visitors QUICKFinder, log into BG-Map as the kiosk user, and select Utilities/VQF Options. There are 3 options for display of unmapped plants:

· Never - Unmapped plants are never displayed.

· If Defined View - Unmapped plants will be displayed only if there are no mapped plants of the same taxon. Before an unmapped plant can be displayed, a Defined View must be created showing the outline of its BG-BASE location - see below.

· Always - Unmapped plants will be displayed if there are no mapped plants of the same taxon whether or not there is a corresponding Defined View showing the outline of the BG-BASE location. If there is no corresponding Defined View, plant information is displayed with a note "No map is available".

When displaying unmapped plants, VQF shades in the area of the BG-BASE Location and indicates that the plant is located somewhere within that area. See the example below.

Creating a Defined View for a BG-BASE Location

In the BG-Map window, select Setup/Defined Views. Click “Start”, and create a new defined view. The name of the view must be LOC_ followed by the BG-BASE code for the Location of the plant. For example, if the plant to be displayed is in location BED_29, the Defined View name should be LOC_BED_29. The designation “BG-BASE Location” will appear in the Defined View setup window, and the only view definition option will be “Region Bounded”. Click “Define”. In AutoCAD, define the view by tracing around the outline of the BG-BASE location. For details, see “How to Create a Defined View” in the BG-Map users manual. Once this defined view has been created, all plants within this location can be displayed.