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      This article covers the External Links Tab of the Update Location panel.  This tab contains several settings in the form of input fields.

      This article covers the External Links Tab of the Update Location panel. 

      This tab contains several settings in the form of input fields. Each field is an opportunity to connect outside websites to the app


      Prerequisites

      • To access and edit 'External Links' settings, the following Roles Privileges will need to be enabled
        • Roles "Roles Maintenance" panel
          • Privilege Flags: "System Setup"
      • The venue toggle on the "Main" section will need to be set to Multi Venue 


      External Links

      • External Links can connect customers to various websites such as social media outlets and business websites through the Myplace app
      • This tab is split into three sections:
        • Social Links
        • Menu Links
        • Links
      • Each field in this tab is optional, Although the more fields used the more marketing potential the app can provide
      • Each link will be location specific. Based on the user's preferred venue/store, the links that are assigned to this location will open



      • The following procedure guide users through the External Links tab.


      Procedure


      Step 1 - Accessing External Links

      • This step will show how to access the External Links tab, after logging in to the Myplace Backpanel 


      1. Click Settings on the menu sidebar
      2. Press the Location title 
      3. Ensure Multi-Venue is enabled on the Main tab. The toggle should be blue
      4. Click the Location List tab
      5. Choose a venue, follow the row to the Option column and click the icon
      6. The 'Location Update' panel will open. Click External Links tab



      Step 2- Social Links

      • This section outlines the links that connect customers to the venue or businesses' social media pages. Providing these links may increase marketing potential as customers can go to these pages and follow the organisation
      • There are 4 supported social media platforms in this area:
        • Facebook
        • Twitter
        • Instagram
        • Google-Plus
      • For each link to a social media platform, the input format should look similar to, www.socialmedia.com/businessname 

      Replace socialmedia with the desired platform (e.g. Facebook, twitter, Instagram, Google Plus) and businessname with the company page name.

      Alternatively, users can go to the company page on the social media platform, E.g. https://www.facebook.com/BepozAustralia/  and copy/paste the link into the correct field

      • There is also a field called website where users can add their business website





      • These appear on the locations screen of the app. When a venue/store is tapped on the location screen, the panel will expand and the links will display as icons on the bottom of the panel



      Step 3- Menu Links

      • Menu Links provide an opportunity for businesses to attach a URL link to a menu within the venue. Menu Links allow users to see products at the site before attending the venue


      • These links will appear on the location screen of the Myplace app. While on the location screen, when a venue/store is clicked, it will expand and the links will appear as icons. A knife and fork for the food link and a cup for the drink link. 



      Step 4 - Links

      • This section has three fields for any extra links that users would like to add to the Myplace app. Simply copy/paste the URL into the fields.
      • These links could be a specific page from the business website such as a products page or an about page
      • These links are used within the Home button, Profile button and Sidebar tabs in App Layout settings. In either of these tabs, they will need to be set in the View column and an icon and page name will need to be added. Once changes are saved they will appear on the app in the respective screens.


      • These can appear on several screens of the app. They will appear on:
      • Sidebar - if links are setup in the SideBar tab under App Layout setting 


      • Homepage - If the links are setup in the Home Button tab under App Layout setting


      • Profile Page - If the links are setup in the Profile Button tab under App Layout setting


      Step 5 - Save

      • any configurations made during this procedure will need to be saved. Click Update and Close at the bottom of the tab and a prompt will appear in the top-left corner, displaying that the changes were successful. If this button is not pressed all modified configurations will be cancelled.