The Main Menu is located below the title of the application (EGIS Viewer).

Function

The Main Menu provides five capabilities: (1) manage and filter query criteria by business area, (2) open other viewing applications, (3) access standard and advanced reporting functions, (4) edit system administration (for privileged users), and (5) manage previous queries. Each of these capabilities are matched to the menu items in the image below, with corresponding numbers to the list above.

Quick Search

The Quick Search box is displayed in the center of the application upon first entry. If this box is closed at any point, it can be reopened by using the Quick Search button on the Main Menu. Clicking this button will show the Quick Search box in the center of the application once more.

Location, Projects, Road Inventory, Traffic, Bridges, & Pavement

All items on the Main Menu, other than the Quick Search and Load Search buttons, open a dropdown list. Each of the first six dropdowns-- Location, Projects, Road Inventory, Traffic, Bridges, & Pavement--provide expanded search parameters for the respective business datasets. These dropdowns can be used individually, i.e. only define a search using parameters from a singular category, or simultaneously. As search parameters are entered, a Criteria pop-up window will be displayed on the right side of the screen, showing the combination of factors selected. The information can still be modified (picklists or textboxes) or removed (X) in the Criteria pop-up window. After all desired parameters are selected in the picklists, the user can click the blue "search" button on the pop-up; this will toggle the map to the records that fit these categories and open summary data boxes. Some example pictures are shown below, with the search parameters of Project Status = Active (Projects) and Faculty Type = Ramp (Road Inventory) shown.

Criteria Pop-Up

Hide Criteria

If the user wishes to hide the criteria for the search while they view the result data, they can click the "Hide Criteria" link. Then, the search parameters, Search button, and "Save Search" link will be hidden from view. The link will then change to say "Show Criteria" which the user can click if they wish to view the search criteria once more.

Save Search

To save a search and store it in the Load Search interface, the user can click the Save Search link on the Criteria pop-up. Once the link is clicked, the user can enter a Search Name, check/uncheck Others Can View, and click the Save Button. Then, the user should be able to access the search in Load Search.

Summary Data Boxes

The summary data boxes can be used to navigate to specific records. By clicking on a box, the map will zoom to the selected record and highlight the feature in yellow on both the map and the list. The user can also click on a mapped record (green dot) to zoom to the selected record and highlight the feature in yellow on both the map and the list.

Details Pop-Up

In the summary data boxes, the user can click the Details link to open the Details pop-up window. As indicated by the name, the Details pop-up gives more information on the selected record. In the pop-up, internal tabs will be available if multiple dropdowns were used for the search. The example below shows the Details pop-up for the previously mentioned search set: Project Status = Active (Projects) and Faculty Type = Ramp (Road Inventory). The internal tabs, with names reflecting the dropdowns used, are indicated in red.

View Tabular Format

The View Tabular Format link is shown at the bottom of the Criteria pop-up window. When clicked, a table will appear. This table is a combination of some of the information on the summary data boxes and the Detail pop-up window. The user can save this table to Shapefile or Excel.

Viewers

The Viewers menu provides links to related applications that will open in a new window. The two available viewers on the NM EGIS Viewer are: 

1. pmgSLD -- Straight Line Diagram
2. Google Street View -- Google Maps in Street View

To use either of the viewers, the user can click on the intended viewer icon, then click a route on the Map Frame. Another window will be opened to show the user defined location in the desired viewer.

Reports

The Reports menu provides a Standard Report and an Advanced query interface for creating and storing custom reports.

Standard Reports

The Standard Report interface has three report options: Centerline Miles Report, Lane Miles Report, and Patrol Yard Report. Each of these Standard Report types produce a ZIP file that includes a map (both in PNG and PDF format) and a tabular report (pick between PDF or Excel format). To generate a Standard Report, the user must follow these steps:

1. Click on the name of the intended report.
2. Fill the required filters.
   • The Centerline Miles Report and Lane Miles Report requires the route type and location type fields.
   • The Patrol Yard Report requires the district or patrol yard fields. 
3. Select the tabular report format: Save as PDF or Save as Excel.
4. Open or save the created file to a system location or user specified location.

Advanced Reports

The Advanced Reports interface allows the user to build a report based on inputted criteria and column types. To generate an Advanced Report, the user must follow these steps:

1. Add a Query Title in the textbox.
2. Fill the search criteria table (Category, Item, Logical, and Value).
3. Add a criteria row if desired by clicking the plus sign on the next available table row.
4. Use the join and parentheses table fields to group criteria rows or create conditional queries.
5. Use the output columns buttons (Bridges, Projects, and Routes) to add a preset grouping of columns to the report if desired. 
6. Alternatively, use the plus button in the Available Columns box to find column types to include in the report; the user can then click the column names and click the "Add" button to place them in the Selected Output Columns box.
7. Click the "Run Query" button to view the created report in a pop-up window.
8. Click the "Save Query" button to save the built report; the user will have the ability to edit the Query Name, check/uncheck "Others Can View," and click save.

Users can also load a previous query into the interface to generate a report. To do this, the user can click the "Load Query" button, select the query name, and click "Load Selected Query." This will load the query information into the Advanced Reports interface, allowing the user to run the report. The user can also add/edit the displayed information from the loaded query before running the report.

To learn more about the Advanced Reports interface controls, click here.

System Admin

The System Administration dropdown will only be available to those with special permissions. This dropdown allows the privileged user to edit the Code Lists and Users for the application.

Code Lists

The Code Lists interface () is used to edit the various code lists used throughout the application. To edit a code list, the user can first select a code list in the dropdown at the top of the interface. Then, they can locate the table which displays all valid values in the currently selected code list. The user can select a table row to show the value's associated fields below the table; these fields are now editable, except for the Configuration View ID. After editing the desired fields, the user can click Save Changes to implement the changes or Discard Changes to revert the fields to their original values.

Users

The Users interface () is used to add new users, edit user information, and edit permissions. To edit a user, the current user can filter the results in the dropdown above the table, select a table row, edit the fields below the table, and click "Save Changes." The fields/controls on this interface are:

Load Search

The Load Search button is used to delete or reload previously saved searches.

Filter

The Load Search window will be sorted by Updated Date descending by default, but the sorting type and direction can be changed by clicking on the desired table header (Search Name, Search Owner, or Updated On). The user can also click the "Filter..." link above the table to open extended filtering picklists; this option will filter out the searches from the table that do not match the selected criteria.

Delete/Reload

To delete a search, the user can click on a table row, then click the Delete Selected Search button. To reload a search, the user can click on a table row, then click the Load Selected Search button; this will open a filled search box on the right side of the screen.