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  4. Create and Publish Alerts
  5. Define content for an alert or alert template
  6. View informational layers on a map

View informational layers on a map

Informational layers are created in the Map Settings page within the BlackBerry AtHoc system and are not specific to the current alert. The same layers can be viewed in every alert template.
To enable operators to view multiple layers simultaneously, the Map screen includes a Layers icon. Selecting layers from this list adds them to the map for informational purposes: they can be seen, but not clicked. In contrast, the Select Predefined Location button allows operators to select a location from a single layer at any given time.
 An alert map contains multiple map layers, each of which provides information about the location and target audience for the alert.
  1. Open the alert map.
  2. In the bottom left corner of the screen, click The Layers icon.
  3. Select 
    Organizations
     in the 
    Layers
     list to view all of your connected organizations within the current map area. To view organization details, click the corresponding The Organization icon. 
    Organization details pop-up
    If more than one object exists at or very close to the same geo-location coordinates, click The Forward button to see the details of the other organization.
  4. Select 
    Live Incoming Alerts
     in the 
    Layers
     list to view all of the incoming alerts that fall within the current map area and include location information. To view incoming alert details, click the corresponding The Incoming Alert icon.
  5. Click the check box next to any of the Layers check boxes to see it displayed on the map. The difference between selecting a predefined location in the 
    Select Predefined Locations
     drop-down list and doing so in the 
    Layers
     panel is that the location is not interactive when selected in the Layers panel. This non-clickable status is indicated by the use of lighter shading and dotted lines around the edges of the locations, as shown on the right in the following image:
    Layers displayed on the map
    Custom locations are not listed on the Layers panel.