Defining fields in an empty directory

When a new Directory is created you will be taken back to the List of My Area directories page, from here select the directory you created.

To define the structure of the directory you will need to first create fields, field names should match the type of data they will hold. E.g. Name of the asset, Address, Postcode etc. To add fields select FIELDS

When adding a field, you have options to add the Field Name add a subfield and to also select if the field can be used as a Filter. (See notes for guidance)

Multiple subfields can be added (See notes below for guidance)

Notes Field Name Name of the asset, Address, Postcode. Telephone Number etc. Can only contain letters, numbers and underscore. Subfield Allows you to add additional information e.g for a Car Park, the Field Name could be the name of the car park and a subfield could be Type of car park such as Multi-storey or Pay-and-display Filter allows you to select if the field could be used as a filter to help the user refine the number of matching records. E.g for a car park, you might want to inform the users that it has Electric Vehicle Charging Points or is open for 24 Hours. Records for these fields should simply have a True value If you are manually creating a Directory that you wish to be viewed within a map, there needs to be fields that are defined which we use to know where to place the location within a map. So that we know which fields to use we need these fields to be exactly named as below. “Latitude” “Longitude” If you know the latitude and longitude coordinates “Northing” “Easting” If you know Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate references - Typically used by Graphical Information Systems (GIS) “Postcode” We use this to convert to an approximate location for positioning within a map “Postcode” “AddressLine1” We use these fields to provide an accurate location for positioning within a map