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The Add Node button allows you to add an individual Node to the Map. The Display Name and Icon fields have no effect in a Geographical Map. 

Link to Map
If set, the Link to Map option will open a new Dashboard rather than opening the Node detail window URL when the icon link is clicked. You can select either a Map on the current server, or by selecting Custom use any URL (even to other software/sites). This is especially powerful - allowing you to drill down from a top-level abstract diagram to more in-depth levels of detail.

By default the Link to Map / Custom option opens the target in the current browser window. However, you can force opCharts to open the link in a new tab/window by enclosing the link URL in double quotes and following it with target=_blank i.e "http://someserver.com//en/omk/opCharts/dashboards/myawesomedashboard

 

Link to Map

 

Once the node is added it may be moved around the Map by left-clicking and dragging it to position.

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The Add Link button adds a physical connecting line between 2 Nodes or 2 Groups. The Link Name field has no effect in a Geographical Map .These liks links are convenient ways to show relationships between Nodes/Groups, without linking those relationships to specific interfaces or data patterns.

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Editing Nodes in the Geographical Map

Nodes on While the Geographical Geographic Map is in Edit mode Nodes can be moved and the map re-centered (as well as zoomed in/out) but the nodes cannot be edited or deleted. Right clicking on a Node icon will allow you to Edit the node details or Delete the node.

Locating and Centering the Map

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