{"id":1031,"date":"2017-02-06T02:42:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T08:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teamdesk.net\/blog\/?p=1031"},"modified":"2022-01-27T05:56:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T11:56:10","slug":"mapping-via-formula-url","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamdesk.net\/blog\/tips-tricks\/mapping-via-formula-url\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping via Formula-URL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you store addresses in a table, it is easy to configure your TeamDesk database to display each address on a map using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\">Google Maps.<\/a> To configure such mapping functionality, you simply need to create a formula-URL column.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->For example, your database stores contact data:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamdesk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Contacts.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teamdesk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Contacts.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"901\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teamdesk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Contacts.png 901w, https:\/\/www.teamdesk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Contacts-300x36.png 300w, https:\/\/www.teamdesk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Contacts-768x92.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To view each location on a map, you should create a column of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamdesk.net\/help\/4.6.16.aspx\">formula-URL<\/a> type , edit its settings and insert the following formula:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamdesk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Formula-URL.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1033\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teamdesk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Formula-URL.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"884\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teamdesk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Formula-URL.png 884w, https:\/\/www.teamdesk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Formula-URL-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/www.teamdesk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Formula-URL-768x561.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 884px) 100vw, 884px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please substitute [Address] with an actual column name where the address is stored.<br \/>\nIf city, state, street, etc are saved in separate columns, you would need to create a formula-column that concatenates them into a complete address string, so you\u2019ll use this formula-column name in a formula.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the value of a formula-URL column will be displayed as a button:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamdesk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Button.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1034\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teamdesk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Button.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"891\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teamdesk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Button.png 891w, https:\/\/www.teamdesk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Button-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/www.teamdesk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Button-768x94.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click on this button and a map will be opened in a separate window. 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