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Customize your map settings

Through user settings, one can choose can adjust personal details and choose default settings for their overall mission experience. Some of these options include, changing biographical information, default menu settings, default basemap, and area of common mission extent. These settings can make a user experience more customized and save time in future mission creation.

Change biographical data

A user can change several biographical items directly through mission manager to include profile picture, biographical text, and, if enabled by an organization administrator, user call sign and phone number. Additionally, users can perform minor troubleshooting from the user settings tab should there be an error.

To access this information, complete the following steps:

  1. Click your username from the upper corner of ArcGIS Mission Manager.

    A drop down menu opens.

  2. From the drop-down menu, select My Settings.

    The page will open to display your avatar, full name, username, selection tabs and profile data.

Change Avatar

You can change your avatar. To change your avatar, complete the following steps:

  1. Click your avatar to update your profile photo. If a photo exists, select delete photo.
  2. Browse to the location of a new picture file.
  3. Select a photo.
  4. Use the tools to adjust and center the avatar.
  5. Click Save.

Change callsign and phone number

You can edit your mission call sign and phone number. To change your callsign and phone number, complete the following steps:

  1. Click Profile in the panel.
  2. Click Edit in Profile.
  3. Optionally, add a Callsign, Phone Number, and Bio.
  4. Click Save. Click Cancel to revert your changes.

Change display data

You can change the default style of the theme and layout of your mission list view by accessing the Display tab in the User Settings section. These items can be adjusted as necessary and they may be set separately or together in one session.

  1. Click Display.
  2. Select Light or Dark to change the theme of your preferred background.
  3. To change the mission list view, select Table, List, or Grid view. A sample view is provided with each selection.
  4. Click Save.

Change the default basemap

To change the default basemap, complete the following steps:

  1. Click the Map tab.
  2. Click Basemap view all the options.
  3. Select a basemap to apply it.
  4. Click Save Settings.

    A notification appears at the bottom of the app confirming your change. Your chosen basemap is now the default basemap and will be used whenever a mission is created.

Change the starting position and extent

To change the starting point and extent, complete the following steps:

  1. Locate your starting point.

    This can be done manually or by typing in an address or common place name in the search bar.

  2. Zoom to the desired scale using the Zoom tool or the mouse wheel.
  3. Click Save Settings.

    A notification appears at the bottom of the app confirming your change. Your chosen zoom extent is now the default extent and will be used whenever a mission is created.

You can change these settings at any time. You can also undo changes you make to the default map by clicking Reset to Default.

Conduct a basic health check

If you can access ArcGIS Mission Manager but are experiencing time out issues, issues with sending or receiving chats, creating or working with reports, or working with tasks, you can conduct a basic health check. When using this function, should an error be returned, the user should alert the administrator that there is an issue immediately.

  1. Locate the Health Check modal.
  2. Click Test Connection to run the connection test.
  3. If an error is displayed, contact your administrator.