Mapping Location and GeoCode Fields

The new map and routing features in DayBack are currently in preview.

If you'd like these features enabled for preview in your DayBack, please get in touch. (Maps, routing, and drive times require DayBack's Plus plan.)

Field Mapping for Maps and Distances

The map, route, and distance features in DayBack use two fields:

Location: this is the address of your record, and this is the address that DayBack will attempt to geocode if you're using our custom action to geocode your locations.

GeoCode: this is the latitude and longitude of your item. DayBack's geocoding custom action will populate this field, or you can fill this value in on your own. If you're in Salesforce, you may already have a field for this in some of your standard objects. Geocode fields are available for standard addresses on accounts, contacts, and leads in Salesforce, and geolocation fields can also be added as custom fields to standard or custom objects. Geocode fields aren’t visible on records, but you can view them using the Salesforce API (and you'll see them in DayBack's field mapping dropdowns).

Geolocation fields in Salesforce are compound fields and are actually three fields: a geolocation compound field that's read-only, and latitude and longitude subfields that are editable. You do not need to use Salesforce's typed geolocation fields for DayBack: a simple text field works just as well.