{"id":4857,"date":"2023-08-08T08:04:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T15:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/SUMMALAI.COM\/?p=4857"},"modified":"2023-08-08T08:04:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T15:04:27","slug":"how-to-manage-locations-with-microsoft-365","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/SUMMALAI.COM\/?p=4857","title":{"rendered":"How to Manage Locations with Microsoft 365"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoftsearch\/manage-locations#location\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"location\">Location<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Location helps your users find addresses and locate your organization&#8217;s buildings by providing an accurate location for offices, campuses, and buildings, along with directions and navigation. Administrators should add all important locations of your organization. Unlike Bookmarks and Q&amp;A, the index is not refreshed immediately, and it can take several hours for new or changed locations to appear in search results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoftsearch\/manage-locations#add-or-edit-a-single-location\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"add-or-edit-a-single-location\">Add or edit a single location<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/admin.microsoft.com\/\">Microsoft 365 admin center<\/a>, go to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/admin.microsoft.com\/Adminportal\/Home#\/MicrosoftSearch\/locations\"><strong>Locations<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li>To add a new location, select&nbsp;<strong>Add<\/strong>.<\/li><li>To edit a location, select the location in the relevant locations list.<\/li><li>As you add or edit the information, the preview automatically updates.<\/li><li>Save your changes.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoftsearch\/manage-locations#bulk-add-or-edit-locations\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bulk-add-or-edit-locations\">Bulk add or edit locations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Administrators can use the Import or Export feature to bulk add or edit locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the import\/export feature to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bulk add location &#8211; Add details in the location template file, and then import it.<\/li><li>Bulk edit locations &#8211; Export locations to a .csv file, then edit the location details in the exported .csv file, and then import the updated .csv file.<\/li><li>Backup locations \u2013 Export existing locations to a .csv file.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>To export or import locations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In the upper-right corner of the&nbsp;<strong>Locations<\/strong>&nbsp;tab, select&nbsp;<strong>Import<\/strong>. Select&nbsp;<strong>Export<\/strong>&nbsp;to download the existing locations in a .csv file.<\/li><li>In the right pane, choose the option to import using a .csv file. Download the template file for a list of the required fields and details.<\/li><li>Add or edit location details in the template file, and then save it on your computer.<\/li><li>In the&nbsp;<strong>Import<\/strong>&nbsp;locations pane, select&nbsp;<strong>Browse<\/strong>, and then the .csv file that you want to import.<\/li><li>Select&nbsp;<strong>Import<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some important points regarding the template file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Never edit data in these fields:&nbsp;<em>Id<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Last Modified<\/em>, and&nbsp;<em>Last Modified By<\/em><\/li><li>If you include the&nbsp;<em>Id<\/em>&nbsp;of an existing location, it will be replaced with the information in the import file.<\/li><li>If there is an existing location with the same name, the location will be updated with information in the import file.<\/li><li>Not all fields in the template file are required and required fields vary depending on the location state.<\/li><li>Based on the&nbsp;<em>State<\/em>&nbsp;field, locations will be saved as draft, suggested, scheduled, or they will be published automatically.<\/li><li>For partners who manage multiple organizations, you can export your locations from one org and import them into another. But you must remove the data in the&nbsp;<em>Id<\/em>&nbsp;column before you import.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Note<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You cannot import Locations if there are any errors in the template file. To prevent errors, make sure your import file is properly formatted and include all the required information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ref: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoftsearch\/manage-locations\">Manage locations | Microsoft Learn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Location Location helps your users find addresses and locate your organization&#8217;s buildings by providing an accurate location for offices, campuses, and buildings, along with directions and navigation. Administrators should add all important locations of your organization. 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