The Map Contents Panel

The map Contents panel shows reference and transactional records associated with the selected GIS objects on the map.

Accela GIS provides various ways to select GIS objects or features on the map. When you select multiple GIS objects on the map, the Contents panel slides down on the left, and lists the related parcels, assets, and GIS objects on the available tabs.

Search By Type tab - Used to locate Accela objects (inspections and records) and GIS Features.
GIS Objects tab - Lists the GIS objects or features that are selected on the map. The GIS objects are listed by the map layer they belong to (such as Parcels, Records, and others). As items are selected or deselected from the map, the lists of related parcels, assets, and records refresh on the Search Results tab.
Search Results tab - Lists the parcels, assets, and transactional records that are associated with the selected GIS objects on the map. This tab is refreshed when you select or deselect items on the GIS Objects tab or when you select more objects on the map.

Note: GIS search results are accumulated. The recent search results are now appended to the existing search results. All results can also now be selected (previously the limit was 50 GIS objects).

Hover your cursor on an item to highlight it on the map:

Select items on the list, and choose an action to apply to your selection:

GIS Objects Tab

The GIS Objects tab shows an expandable/collapsible list of the selected GIS objects on the map. The GIS objects are grouped by their map layers.

Note: If you do not see a map layer you are interested in, make sure the map layers you want to select GIS objects from are visible and selectable (by opening the Layers widget and checking the VISIBLE and SELECTABLE property of the map layers.)

Options on the GIS Objects tab:

Expand a map layer to see the selected GIS objects on that layer. You can see the number of GIS objects selected on each layer.
Click a GIS object link to see more details about it:

Search Results Tab

The Search Results tab shows an expandable/collapsible list of the parcels, assets, and transactional records associated with the selected GIS objects on the map.

Options on the Search Results tab:

In the Search Results, scroll through the Parcels, Assets, or Records to see the items under each type. You can see the number of each found with the selected GIS objects.
The Parcels and Assets lists show the parcels and assets associated with the selected GIS objects. The Records list summarizes the records attached to the parcels and assets.
View a summary about each item on the list. For the list of fields of fields displayed on each list, see Summary information on the Search Results tab.
Click an item link to open the details about the parcel, asset, or transactional record:
Select or deselect all items on a specific list by clicking the option on the top of the list.

Note: Click the X () on the Search Results tab to clear all selections on both the Search Results and the GIS Objects tabs.

Summary information on the Search Results tab

The following fields are displayed on the Parcels, Assets, and Records lists on the Records tab of the Contents panel:

Parcels	Parcel ID Parcel owner Parcel address line 1 Parcel address line 2 Parcel status Related transactions, if any
Assets	Asset ID Asset group Asset type Asset class type Asset install date Asset status Related transactions, if any
Records	Record custom ID Record opened date Record type Record address line 1 Record address line 2 Record status
Addresses	Address Line 1 Address Line 2 Address Line 3 Address Line 4
Inspections	Inspection type and inspection ID Record type Record type alias Inspection address line 1 Inspection address line 2 Inspection x-coordinate and y-coordinate Inspection status Inspector Scheduled date and time