Solution Details Interface
Solution Details is where you manage the building blocks that sit above individual locations — your Location Types, Categories, Buildings, Venues, Solution- and App settings.
Types
Every location in MapsIndoors belongs to exactly one Type. Types define what a location is — a Meeting Room, a Toilet, a Coffee Machine — and act as the default source for its icon, Display Rules, and restrictions. Changes made to a Type cascade down to every location using it, unless that location has its own overrides.
From the Types list you can:
Create a new Type using the button in the top right.
Select multiple Types with the checkboxes for bulk deletion.
Edit a Type (pencil icon) to change its name, selectable status, App User Role restrictions, Custom Properties, and optionally sync changes to other Solutions.
Edit Display Rules (display rules icon) to control how locations of this Type appear on the map — icon, label, polygon, visibility, and zoom thresholds.
Each row in the list shows the Type's icon, display name, Administrative ID, how many locations use it, and whether its general visibility is set to visible or not visible.
Tip: If you want a Type to exist in the data but never show on the map by default, set its General Visibility to Not Visible here. Individual locations can still override this.
Categories
Categories group locations for browsing in your app — regardless of their Type. A location belongs to exactly one Type, but can belong to any number of Categories. For example, a cafeteria might be of Type "Canteen" while belonging to both the "Food" and "Leisure" categories.
From the Categories list you can:
Create a new Category using the button in the top right.
Edit a Category (pencil icon) to update its name and translations.
Each row shows the Category name and its Category Key — a stable identifier used in the API and App Configuration.
Tip: Category order and icon visibility for your app are managed separately under App Settings → App Configuration. That's where you control what shows in your app's browse menu.
Buildings
This page lists every Building in the currently selected Venue. Select a different Venue using the selector at the top of the page.
Edit a Building (pencil icon) to update:
Building Name — supports multiple languages
Address
Searchable — whether the building appears in search results
External ID — for integration with external systems
Floors — rename each floor and toggle its searchability individually
Default Floor — the floor shown first when a user navigates to this building
Building Photo — choose from the Media Library or enter a URL
Custom Properties — key-value pairs for developer use
Each row shows the building's name, Administrative ID, and address.
Venues
This page lists all Venues in your Solution.
Edit a Venue (pencil icon) to update:
Venue Name — supports multiple languages
Venue Photo — choose from the Media Library or enter a URL
Searchable — whether the venue appears in search results
External ID — for integration with external systems
Default Floor — set by floor index; the list includes all floor indexes found across all buildings in the Venue
Custom Properties — key-value pairs for developer use
Each row shows the venue name and Venue ID.
App Settings
App Settings contains configuration for general app behavior, map provider settings, kiosk-related options, styling, and the initial map view shown to users when the app opens.
See App Settings for full documentation.
Solution Settings
Solution Settings contains advanced styling configuration that applies across your entire solution — including the Main Display Rule and Building Highlight settings.
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