Add a Seat to the Map: Option 1

1. Navigate to the Map Editor tab.
2. Select the location and map to open.
3. Click Load. 
4. In the menu to the right, locate the Objects tab.
5. Click on the Data tab.
6. Click Seat.
7. Click anywhere on the map to drop the seat in that location.

Map Editor Basics - Create a Seat 1

Add a Seat to the Map: Option 2

1. Hover the mouse arrow over the map canvas.
2. On your keyboard, press CTRL + E. 
3. A seat appears. Use your mouse to move it to the desired location on the map.
4. Right-click on your mouse to place it. 

Map Editor Basics - Create a Seat 2 

Add a Seat to the Map: Option 3

1. On the map, locate a seat you wish to duplicate.
2. Click on the desired seat.
3. On your keyboard, press CTRL + D.
4. Right-click on the duplicate seat and hold.
5. Drag and drop it in the desired location.

Map Editor Basics - Create a Seat 3 

Seat Settings - Info

1. Select the Seat of interest 
2. Locate the Info tab to configure the following:
   • Name
   • Extension
   • Seat Type
   • Department: Map Editor Basics - Seat Department 
   • Seat Usage: Map Editor Basics - Seat Usage 
   • Seat Features

Seat Settings - Labels

1. Select the Seat of interest 
2. Locate the Labels tab to configure the following:
   • Label Visibility 
     • None
     • On Select
     • Always
   • Preferred text alignments
     • Left aligned
     • Middle aligned
     • Right aligned
   • Which labels are needed 
     • Show Seat Name
     • Show Seat Assignment
     • Show Assigned Extension
   • Label color
   • Font size
   • Label Width
   • Label Alignement
     • Pinned Side: Determines where the label appears relative to the seat icon. The label will automatically pin to the selected side.
       • Bottom (default).
       • Top
       • Left
       • Right
     • Label Text Rotation
       • Match Seat Rotation (default) - When the seat is rotated, the label rotates with it and remains aligned with the pinned side.
       • Ignore Seat Rotation - The label remains upright regardless of the seat’s rotation, while still appearing in the pinned position.
     • Text Inversion
       • Prevent Inverted Text (default) - Ensures that even if a seat is rotated upside down, the label text remains right-side up and readable.
       • Allow Inverted Text - The label and its text rotate fully with the seat, which may result in upside-down text if the seat is rotated accordingly.

Seat Settings - Display

1. Select the Seat of interest 
2. Locate the Display tab to configure the following:
   • Image Size
     • Tiny
     • Small
     • Medium
     • Large
   • Icon Image
     • Profile
     • Laptop
     • Parking
     • Locker
     • etc.
   • Rotate
     • Predefined rotation angles
     • Custom degree value

Map Editor Basics - Seat Display Settings 

Seat Settings - Restricted Reservations 

1. Select the seat of interest.
2. Locate the Seat tab and make sure the Seat Usage is set to Reservable.
3. Click the Restrictions tab.
4. From there, you can choose to restrict the seat to all or a single category:
   1. Permitted Reserver(s): Select one or more individual Maptician occupants.
   2. Permitted Department(s): Select one or more departments.
   3. Permitted Group(s): Select one or more groups to restrict the seat to.
      1. Learn how to create and manage Groups.
5. Be sure to click Set once the value(s) in the desired category have been chosen.
6. If multiple categories of restrictions are configured for a seat, as long as an occupant is configured to one of them, they will have access to make reservations on the seat.

Map Editor Basics - Restricted Reservable Seat 

Seat Settings - Remove Restrictions Based on Time

You can allow all users to reserve a seat for a set number of days, regardless of any restrictions you have in place for permitted reservers, departments, or groups.

For example, if you set Days within Allowed to 1, then today and tomorrow will be open for anyone to reserve the seat. Reservations for dates beyond this window will still follow your configured restrictions for permitted users.

1. Select the seat you want to update.
2. Go to the Seat tab and ensure Seat Usage is set to Reservable.
3. Click the Restrictions tab.
4. Check the box next to Remove Restrictions based on Time.
5. Enter the number of days you want the restrictions removed (e.g., entering 0 removes restrictions for today only).
6. Save the map to apply your changes.

Seat Settings - Convert to Owned Reservable

1. Seats must be currently assigned to occupants. 
2. Select the seat of interest that is currently set as Assignable.
3. Locate the Seat tab. 
4. Click the Reservations tab.
5. Select the Convert to Owned Reservable button.
6. This will automatically convert the usage type of the seat from Assignable to Reservable, and the occupant that was previously assigned to that seat will be set as the only permitted reserver for that seat.

Map Editor Basics - Convert to Owned Reservable 

Seat Settings - Turn on Social Distancing

1. Select the seat of interest.
2. Locate the Seat tab.
3. Click the Distancing tab.
4. Select the Enable Social Distancing checkbox.
5. Choose to enable these optional fields:
   1. Show Color Warnings
   2. Enable Wall-Aware Distance
   3. Only show distances in Editor/Assignments
6. If needed, edit the Radius of the distancing ring to the desired size.
7. If needed, edit the color of the ring using the Fill field.

Map Editor Basics - Social Distancing 

Bulk Seat Edits 

1. Multi-select seats of interest 
   1. Hold CTRL + Click seats of interest 
   2. With all but the seat layer locked, left-click and drag a box around the seats of interest 
   3. SHIFT + S - to select all seats on a floor plan 
2. Make needed bulk edits 
   1. Seat Type 
   2. Departments  
   3. Department Restrictions 
   4. Seat Usage Type 
   5. Label and Display Settings 
   6. Distancing Rings 
   7. Convert to Owned Reservable: only if seats were assigned to occupants.

Map Editor Basics - Bulk Seat Edits