Location Category

The Category can be an existing Category, or a Category created specifically for that Location. This allows the reuse of already existing categories where appropriate (e.g. The Category could be a Company or Brand name, which does not have to be redefined for each Location it could be used in)

Location Parent

The Parent location must point to a Location which already exists and has no restrictions on adding Child Locations. This creates a Heirarchy of locations, where any Location can only ever have one direct Parent. A Parent location can be changed to any other valid Location after a Location is created, which allows locations to be moved. As the Location ID will not change, the Location can still be found and referenced after it has been moved.

Child Locations

A Location can have multiple Child Locations. Child Locations are direct decendents of the Location which have the same Location ID set as their Parent Location. These are similar to sub-folders in a file system.

Child Links

A Location can have multiple Child Links, both to and from the location. Child Links create linked Locations which are not direct decendents of the Location. Any location can have Child Links, and may also be a Child Link Location for other Locations (Parent Link). This allows the use of existing Locations where appropriate. Child Links can be added or removed without changing the overall real heirarchy of Locations, which is only determined by direct Child Location relationships. These are similar to shortcuts in a file system.

Location Entry Links

A Location can have multiple Entries added to it. Entries are linked to the Location using the Location ID. Any one Entry can be linked to multiple Locations. A new Entry can be created for that Location, or the Location can be linked to an existing Entry.

Other properties of the Location determine how and by who it can be used. See the Fields section for more details.

If the the currently selected Location cannot have additional Child Locations linked (e.g. Link Locked or Link Limit reached), then you will be asked to enter an alternative parent Location ID as part of the Category creation process.

Images can only be set after the Location has been created, so if you want to set custom Logos, use Edit after the Location has been created.