Locations: Overview

The Locations Module is where you can view, search and manage all of the locations associated with your facility.

To access the Locations module, click the "pin" icon in the left-hand navigation panel.

Location Structure

Facilities can be broken down into a number of buildings, floors and rooms. SiteLine uses these concepts to create a location hierarchy to help you organize the locations in your facility. There are 3 levels in the locations hierarchy:

Building: The highest tier of locations, which is used for multi-building facilities such as a Campus or Office Park.
Floors: Levels within a building.
Rooms: Individual rooms within a Floor.

In addition to the location hierarchy, SiteLine has the following tools that can be used to group or organize locations:

Zones: Zones can be used to define areas that are served by MEP systems. A single zone typically includes multiple rooms or spaces.
Spaces: Spaces are a flexible way to define areas that may not always be enclosed. Spaces can include areas with a room, but they can also refer to larger or more abstract areas within a building, like hallways, open work areas, or atriums.
Types: Types designate the category of a room based on its purpose or use e.g. Conference Room, Clean Room, Food Service, etc.
Groups: Groups provide an additional method for organizing Locations in any manner that suits the specific needs of your facility. For example, you may have suites made up of multiple rooms, or you may want to group rooms by tenants that inhabit them.

Locations View

Locations are shown in a table. You can select a location by clicking the selection box to the left.

Selecting a building or floor will automatically select all locations contained within that building or floor.
Use the expand and collapse buttons to show or hide locations within a building or a floor.

Click on the column headings to sort the table using the contents of that column. The location columns are:

Operating Location: The name of the location as it appears in architectural drawings.
Signage Name: The name of the location as it's signposted in the building and referred to by tenants/inhabitants/users?
Signage Number: The number of the location as it's signposted in the building.
Location Type: Designates the category of a room e.g. Conference, Utility or Bathroom.
Area: The square footage of the Location.

The Locations view is flexible and can be arranged by: Floors, Location Type, Spaces, Zones or Groups.

You can view the location as a 2D Base Plan or as a 3D Model by clicking the icons under the 'View In' column. If your facility doesn't have an associated Base Plan or Model, these icons will be greyed out.