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Version 1.0.6 of Arrowpointe Maps was just released. You can read about all the improvements on the Change History page. The changes that most impact user experience and the application’s capabilities are:

• Campaign Member mapping is now supported. Your subscriptions have been updated to include a new Campaign Member Map Object and Map Page. The Map Page is in Admin Only status so that it not visible to your end users. Once you test it and like it, change the status to Active to deploy it.
• Customers are now allowed to use their own latitude and longitude values rather than having MapQuest determine the coordinates. To setup your system to use this functionality, edit your Map Objects to specify a field that holds your Latitude and Longitude values.

  When a map is processed, it will look to see if the Latitude and Longitude values are present on the record. If so, those values will be used to plot the record on the map. If not, the address will be geocoded by MapQuest.

• Added new options for Date and Date-Time Filter Fields:
  • This Quarter
  • Last Quarter
  • Next Quarter
  • This Year
  • LastYear
  • Next Year
  • In The Past
• Added the ability for users to show or hide the map page query form in order to gain more real estate on the page and use a larger map.
• Fixed an issue where the Info Window for points on the map would go transparent.
• Other Usability, Performance & Security Enhancements

NOTE: If you are using Arrowpointe Maps and are confused by these posts about new versions, just know that these updates are happening automatically for you. You do not need to re-download the AppExchange application. Changes to the AppExchange package will be few and far between and those will be communicated very explicitly.

About Arrowpointe Maps

Arrowpointe Maps is an on-demand mapping platform that facilitates a conversation between Salesforce.com & MapQuest allowing for easy deployment of mapping capabilities in your organization and providing end-users a simple means for mapping their data. Arrowpointe Maps is configurable and can be tailored to your organization, so that your users can work with their information in a meaningful way.

The official location for information on Arrowpointe Maps is its product page at http://www.arrowpointe.com/maps. There, you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions, screencasts and links to its AppExchange page.

Using Arrowpointe Maps, the folks at CRMfusion show us where all their customers are located.

MapQuest made a significant update to their map images last night and greatly improved Arrowpointe Maps‘ ability to support global addresses. The API that Arrowpointe Maps uses was already now caught up with the main MapQuest.com site in terms of geocoding capabilities, but it is now also caught up in terms of map images.

This update from MapQuest “just happened” and requires no changes on your part or ours. Also, be on the lookout for more upcoming improvements to MapQuest’s overall mapping platform (very impressive) that Arrowpointe Maps will reap the benefits of.

Version 1.0.5 of Arrowpointe Maps was just released. You can read about all the improvements on the Change History page. The changes that most impact user experience and the application’s capabilities are:

• Added a mouseover reaction on the map to show the Info Window title when a marker is moused over. This allows a user to see which record is which without opening up each marker.
  
• Added links to all map marker Info Windows to allow the address to be mapped or used in driving directions on mapquest.com.
  
• Added support for Dots as a map image (see image above). Allows the user to choose between Dots or Stars and it remembers the last selected value for the next map run.
  
• Added “does not contain” as a comparison operator to be used on String map filter fields.
• Added a “Last 7 Days” and Next 7 Days” option to be used on Date map filter fields.

NOTE: If you are using Arrowpointe Maps and are confused by these posts about new versions, just know that these updates are happening automatically for you. You do not need to re-download the AppExchange application. Changes to the AppExchange package will be few and far between and those will be communicated very explicitly.

About Arrowpointe Maps

Arrowpointe Maps is an on-demand mapping platform that facilitates a conversation between Salesforce.com & MapQuest allowing for easy deployment of mapping capabilities in your organization and providing end-users a simple means for mapping their data. Arrowpointe Maps is configurable and can be tailored to your organization, so that your users can work with their information in a meaningful way.

The official location for information on Arrowpointe Maps is its product page at http://www.arrowpointe.com/maps. There, you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions, screencasts and links to its AppExchange page.

Arrowpointe Maps is now certified and live on AppExchange. Along with the certification comes support for Professional Edition. Arrowpointe Maps fully supports Unlimited, Enterprise, Professional and Platform Editions.

Visit the listing on the AppExchange by clicking the image above. You can also search for “maps” on the AppExchange and it is the first listing in the results.

Download the application to run a 15-day, 5-user, no obligation trial. The process is frictionless. Get It Now, click on Arrowpointe Maps tab, click the Create Trial image. You are in!

About Arrowpointe Maps

Arrowpointe Maps is an on-demand mapping platform that facilitates a conversation between Salesforce.com & MapQuest allowing for easy deployment of mapping capabilities in your organization and providing end-users a simple means for mapping their data. Arrowpointe Maps is configurable and can be tailored to your organization, so that your users can work with their information in a meaningful way.

The official location for information on Arrowpointe Maps is its product page at http://www.arrowpointe.com/maps. There, you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions, screencasts and links to its AppExchange page.