Steps to create a Common Locations, which can be used for trips already in your system, or new trip on a Trip Import with Bad Address from a Broker, as an example are below.
Common Geo Coding Issue:
- If you imported trips from a Trip file, like a broker CSV trip file import, and you see Red sections (see below for example) over the addresses, that means the Addresses were not GEO Coded, and there are NO GPS COORDINATES associated with these addresses. You will need to fix the address manually 1 trip at a time by editing the trip and changing the address or finding out why they are not Geo Coding (like bad address, misspelled words, incomplete data, etc), or you can also try by pushing Magnifying glass on the Icon Column on the Home tab datagrid section. If this does fix the trips, then you will need to manually fix them.
If you need help manually fixing the address, see next section on how a Common Location can be set up to help get the address manually/custom geo coded for this trip and future trips.
Manually Geocoding Common Location
Step 1 - Navigate to Common Locations and Edit or Add New
A. Navigate to Data => Locations
B. If you are adding a new common location, click the icon that says "Add New Location"
C. If you are editing an existing common location, use the search box to search for the common location
D. If you are editing an existing common location, use the edit button to edit the common location.
Step 2 - Right Click on Map to Set Geocode, Save Location
A. Right click anywhere on the map to set the new geocode.
B. Check the manual geocode box to specify that you want to use the manual geocode
C. Press OK to save the Common Location
Matching Common Locations on Import Files
Sometimes there are addresses coming from import files that do not geocode correctly due to typos, how new the address is, or they just don't geocode to the exact location that you want them to geocode to (such as the side entrance of a facility as opposed to the main entrance. To ensure that when you import, a particular location geocodes the way you want it each time, you will need to create a common location to match what is coming through on the file.
To accomplish this, create a common location where the name in this format: [Address Line 1], [City]. So for example if the address comes in on your file incorrectly as 100 Brdway Aev in New York, the name would be "100 Brdway Aev, New York" and would likely look something like this:
This can be done using a manual geocode or can be done using the automatic geocode. As long as the address and city on the file are the same as is listed on the name, MediRoutes will use the common location created instead of re-geocoding.
After creating the Manual Address in the Common Location area, you can proceed to add the address to a trip. To do this, follow the link below that provides instructions on how to manually create a trip on the Home tab and edit the address accordingly.
Manually Creating a Trip on MediRoutes Desktop.