Google Maps Connection

The Connect to Google Maps icon () is displayed next to an address in the J1 Desktop system and allows you to automatically connect to the Internet to locate that address or to get directions to that address. If you want to get driving directions, you must enter the From address.

Purchasing

The Connect to Google Maps icon () is also used for vendors' addresses in Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders. You may find this option useful if you are picking up the goods yourself or need to give directions to another person who will be picking up the goods. You may also want to use this feature to determine the transportation cost and environmental impact of ordering goods from this vendor at this location.

When you click the Connect to Google Maps icon beside a vendor address, an Internet browser opens Google Maps using that address as the To address. The From address is dependent upon whether you configured a From address.

The From address is configured for Purchasing in the following location:

Window:

Purchasing Configuration

Tab:

Set Address

Group Box:

Institution Address to Print on PO

Column:

All