Overview of BaseManager Maps
The maps in BaseManager provide flexible tools for managing your sites.
Maps have a view mode and an edit mode. If you change the zoom level or the position of the map in view mode, the changes are temporary and the map will revert to the former settings when you navigate away from the current page. When you go into edit mode, you can make changes and then save them. Refer to How Do I Save a Map View?
A distinct map is presented for each of the following levels. No markers display on the maps by default. You must add markers as needed to the maps at each level. Refer to How Do I Add Markers?
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Company: You can add markers for your sites, and add custom markers to the company-level map.
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Site: You can add markers for your controllers, and add custom markers to the site-level map.
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Controller: You can add markers for your zones and two-wire devices. You can also add custom markers.
Refer to the topic on Understanding the Data Hierarchy for an explanation of how the map levels are structured.
The controller and device markers on the map are colored to show their real-time status. To see the meaning of the colors, view the Status Color Key. Refer to How Do I View the Status Color Key?
When your map view has markers for zones and devices, you can perform the following tasks from the map:
The map for a new BaseManager account defaults to a general location based on settings in the device that was used to log into BaseManager. The user needs to set up the maps in order to manage sites, controllers, and devices from the maps.
In BaseManager, a distinct map displays for each level. In order of increasing specificity, the levels are: Company, Site, and Controller.
Navigating Map Level
How Do I Navigate to a Map Level?
A distinct map displays for each level. In order of increasing specificity, the levels are: Company, Site, and Controller.
1. Click the "Maps" tab. The map level drop-down list displays, and the currently selected map level is indicated by a blue check mark.
2. Click the level that you want to view. The map displays in the BaseManager page.
3. Save a new map view, if necessary. Refer to How Do I Save a Map View?
Note
If you have set up site markers on the company level map, and controller markers on the site level maps, you can click on the marker to navigate to the next map level.
At the Company level, you can add markers for your sites. At the Site level, you can add markers for your controllers, and at the Controller level, you can add markers for zones and devices, and custom markers for non-Baseline items.
If the default map in BaseManager is not suitable for your site, you can request an overlay image that will allow you to customize what you see in the BaseManager map view. Refer to How Do I Request an Overlay Image?
Adding Device Markers
How Do I Add Markers?
You can place markers on the BaseManager maps to represent sites, controllers, zones, and other two-wire devices. You can also add custom markers that represent non-Baseline items. Refer to How Do I Add a Custom Marker?
A distinct map is presented for each of the following levels. No markers display on the maps by default. You must add markers as needed to the maps at each level.
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Company – You can add markers for your sites, and add custom markers to the company-level map.
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Current Site – You can add markers for your controllers, and add custom markers to the site-level map.
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Current Controller – You can add markers for your zones and two-wire devices. You can also add custom markers.
IMPORTANT
Before you can add device markers to the maps, the corresponding devices must be configured in BaseManager. Refer to How Do I Setup My Controller?.
1. In the main BaseManager interface, click the "Maps" tab, and then click the level that you want to add a marker to. A blue check mark displays next to the map level that is selected.
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If you want to add markers to a specific controller, make sure that controller is displayed in the BaseManager footer. To select a different controller, click the "Menu" icon 
in the upper-left corner of the BaseManager page, and then click "Sites and Controllers". Continue drilling down until you can select the desired controller.
2. Save a new map view, if necessary. Refer to How Do I Save a Map View?
3. Click the "Edit" button in the lower-right corner. The Edit Maps menu displays on the left side of the page.
4. Click the "Markers" option. The list of available markers displays.
Note
To search for a marker, type a letter, number, or word in the Search field that displays at the top of the Markers list. The list will refresh and show the markers that match your search term. Do not press the Enter key after typing in the Search field.
5. Click the type of device that you want to add to the map. The category opens and shows a list of devices that can be added to the map. These devices have a "+" in the row. If devices in the list have an "X" in the row, it means that a marker for the device is already placed on the map.
6. Perform one of the following:
- To place a marker for a new device, click directly on the "+" in the row.
- To replace a marker for a device that is already on the map, click on the "X" in the row for that device. The "X" is replaced with a "+" . Click directly on the "+" in the row.
7. Move the cursor to the map. The cursor changes to cross hairs. Position the cross hairs on the map where you want the marker to be located. Click and release the left mouse button.
Repeat steps 5 - 7 until you have added markers for all your devices.
Click the "Save" button. When the markers display in the new map view, you will notice that they show a color to indicate their status. Refer to How Do I View the Status Color Key?