In this section of the Documents panel are displayed documents obtained from:
Basic or advanced searches
A map element's tooltip
To access the list of documents associated with a map element or object:
You can also get a list of documents displayed in this section as a result of a search.
Functions are available to work with documents:
Hyperlinks can be associated with the elements of the map. These hyperlinks can point to websites, Google Docs documents, files on Dropbox, etc. They are displayed with icons, the URL of the website pointed to and the name of the repository. To open them, click on the hyperlink.
Click on an element to display its tooltip. If documents are linked to this object, this icon indicates their number. If no documents are associated with the element, the icon is not displayed in the tooltip.
Click on to display the list of documents in the Show selected documents section. The list is composed of cards for each document.
You can filter the documents displayed in the section according to their title. Hyperlinks are not filtered.
In a document card, click on to expand it and display other metadata such as the creation date, the repository in which the document is located, the name of the file (if it is a file) or keywords for their search.
Click on to minimize the card.
Click on to download the document to your computer.
JMap Documents allows the user of a JMap NG application to access documents in a document repository or document management system from the map.
The JMap Documents extension provides features to:
Search for documents in document repositories based on different criteria.
List documents that are associated with map elements, displaying their metadata.
Download documents.
The JMap Documents GUI for JMap NG is composed by the Documents panel. This is accessible through two ways:
The Documents panel has two sections:
The Searching for Documents section allows you to search for documents through different approaches.
The Showing Selected Documents section presents the documents associated with one or more map elements.
The icon in the JMap NG sidebar.
The icon in the tooltip of the map elements to which documents are associated. In this case, the panel displays the Show selected documents section.
Show selected documents
Perform searches
There are two types of search available: basic search and advanced search. Basic search is based on terms included in the title and description of documents. Advanced search uses complex search forms that contain multiple criteria.
To perform a basic search:
In the Basic tab, indicate whether you want to restrict the search to a selection of items or to items displayed in the map.
Select the repository in which to perform the search.
Enter the search terms. The terms will be searched in the title and description of the documents. The search is not case sensitive but accents are taken into account.
Click Search. The results are displayed in the Show selected documents section of the Documents panel. Showing Selected Documents section provides more details.
To perform an advanced search:
In the Advanced tab, specify whether you want to restrict the search to a selection of items or to items displayed on the map.
Select the repository in which to search.
Select the form to use to enter the search terms.
Click Next.
Enter the search terms. The form can contain multiple sections. Some attributes may be required, meaning that you must give them a value before the search can be performed. The search is not case-sensitive, but accents are taken into account.
Click Search. The results are displayed in the Show Selected Documents section of the Documents panel. Showing Selected Documents section provides more details.
Click on to open the Documents panel.
Click on to perform a search.
Click on to open the Documents panel.
Click on to perform a search.