Location

Learn about how Maica uses Locations within the overall solution.

Definition

Locations in Maica specify a particular geographic address that may be used across your organisation. A typical example of this might be a wellness centre, therapy studio, or headquarters.

Locations capture information such as MMM classifications, addresses, and geolocation coordinates derived from Google, via Maica's Google Maps API integration.

Purpose

The purpose of Locations is to abstract the actual address information from the end user (or Resources) when managing either Appointments or Shifts. The end user does not need to be concerned with entering the right address everytime an Appointment or Shift is managed but rather can simply select the Location.

Usage

Locations are primarily used when managing Appointments and Shifts. This allows the end user to simply select a Location rather than entering an address manually. Maica's Google Maps API integration also uses Locations to geo-code each one which is then used to calculate travel times between Appointments. Locations are also set for each Resource as their primary Location so Maica can track the travel time from this address.

Final Thoughts

Locations are a good way to abstract the management of addresses manually, so we encourage you to capture Locations for each address that is used more than once and should be globally accessible.