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Add Location Details to SharePoint Data and Content
We are excited to announce a new capability for SharePoint lists and libraries. The new location column allows you to add rich location data from Bing Maps or your organization directory to any SharePoint list or library. You can then filter, sort, and search by any aspect of the location data such as address, city, or state.
Creating a Location Column
To add a location column, simply click Add Column then select Location
You can then name the column and add secondary columns to display, sort, and filter by attributes such as city, state, or country.
Now when creating or editing list items, you can search for location data from Bing Maps or your organization directory to associate it with your list item.
Once you have added location data for your list items, you can sort and filter your list based on any of the additional columns added during the column creation process. If you want to filter by an attribute you did not include during column creation, it can be added in the Edit Column pane.
Adding a new column type to SharePoint is a rare event. We can’t wait to see what uses you come up with for this new column!
We anticipate roll out for targeted release will begin by the end of November, with full worldwide release by mid-December.
Update: After resolving some issues that were discovered in targeted release, we are now finally ready to start shipping world wide. Location Column will now be available to everyone by Monday
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We are pleased with this addition and hope to see this feature option soon. Will we be able to convert columns with address info (currently using multiple lines of text) into a location column?
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James Jackson We have a SharePoint list we are using to track Candidates to hire. Distance from the client is an important differentiator. Can we somehow use this location field to enter their address and be able to click on something to see where they are located on a map? Currently we have to copy and paste their address into a browser to see where they are located.
Patrick Fulton wrote:
We are pleased with this addition and hope to see this feature option soon. Will we be able to convert columns with address info (currently using multiple lines of text) into a location column?
We don't currently have a way to do this, but can look into it if there is substantial interest
Well, we are very interested. We have several contact lists that have separate fields for street address, city, state and zip and it would be great to be able to simply convert those to location columns based on the existing data.
This is a great new column. will there be a bing maps plot available to show where all the location are?
Carlos Cordeiro wrote:
This is a great new column. will there be a bing maps plot available to show where all the location are?
That's a very interesting suggestion. I think this would require work on the Bing maps side and we could look into partnering with them on it.
James Jackson is there anyway to get a map view to display?
Will there be a possiblity to use OSM (OpenStreetMaps) instead Bing Maps?
Afghan Salon wrote:
Will there be a possiblity to use OSM (OpenStreetMaps) instead Bing Maps?
Currently Bing Maps and your Organizations directory are the only data sources available. This is so that we can guarantee that all the data processed stays within your organization
I would like to know this too!
James Jackson wrote:The new location column allows you to add rich location data from Bing Maps or your organization directory to any SharePoint list or library.
Does this include 'Rooms & Equipment'? And can this column be added to the SharePoint Calendars or is it only available in 'modern' lists?
Cool feature!
PittSharePointPro wrote:
James Jackson wrote:
The new location column allows you to add rich location data from Bing Maps or your organization directory to any SharePoint list or library.
Does this include 'Rooms & Equipment'? And can this column be added to the SharePoint Calendars or is it only available in 'modern' lists?
Cool feature!
Thanks for your enthusiasm.
The column does support looking up specific rooms through Room & Equipment Mailboxes, but is only available in Modern Lists, so cannot be added to a calendar.
James Jackson wrote:
The column does support looking up specific rooms through Room & Equipment Mailboxes, but is only available in Modern Lists, so cannot be added to a calendar.I'm testing with a modern list and it is not resolving my Room and Equipment Mailboxes. Not sure if I'm missing a configuration for this.
Also, does anyone know of a way to book these resources through a modern list?
How will this look from a REST perspective?
e.g. what will the data look like if pulled into power BI? lat and long?
Ariel Kropp https://sp.harshagracy.com/2020/07/save-location-details-to-sharepoint.html
I have tried this in SPFx and the concept for REST API is also the same.
https://sp.harshagracy.com/2020/07/save-location-details-to-sharepoint.html?showComment=1594962220150#c7643872116512782287
Ariel Kropp wrote:
How will this look from a REST perspective?
e.g. what will the data look like if pulled into power BI? lat and long?
The main Location column stores all the location data as a JSON blob. APIs can be called to either return the full blob, or can call for specific information like geocoordinates, street address, place name, etc. by calling the related columns.
Calling individual sub columns will probably be the easiest method in most cases
