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Enabling a maps license

The BMC Digital Workplace end user console will not show location maps without an administrator obtaining and enabling a Google Maps license as described in this topic. Location maps are required to access floor maps.

The following images illustrate an example of a user profile page in which a map is shown:

User profile with location 19.02.png

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Options for obtaining a Google Maps license

You must obtain a license from Google. Contact Google directly to arrange an API licensing option based on your expected usage. You can perform any of the following tasks:

  • Generate your own license key on the Google Developer's Console. 
    From this console, you can also add more host URLs as needed.
  • Register with Google for a production or nonproduction license key. (You can use a nonproduction license key for testing, development, and training.)

  • Use a cryptographic signing key to generate unique signatures for your web service requests. See Digital signaturesin the Google documentation.

For information about obtaining a license, see Obtaining an API key in the Google documentation. You must also enable the Geocoding and Geolocation APIs.

Tip

BMC Digital Workplace and Smart IT can share the same Google Maps API license. Register the server location (country) and host URL of both applications under the same account. Then, enable the license in the appropriate server configuration files.

To enable the Google Maps license

  1. Obtain a license key (also referred to as a Client ID).
  2. From the BMC Digital Workplace Admin console (http://server:port/dwp/admin), select Configuration > Map API.

  3. Enter the following information:

    Field

    Description

    Value in production environment

    Value in a nonproduction environment

    Google Maps API Key

    Enter the API key.

    Leave blank.

    API key that you received from Google.

    Google Maps API Client ID

    Enter the license key.

    License key that you received from Google.

    Leave blank.

    Google Maps API Encryption Key

    (Optional) Your welcome letter from Google includes a cryptographic signing key, which you can use to generate unique signatures for your web service requests.

    Cryptographic signing key that you received from Google.

    Cryptographic signing key that you received from Google.

  4. Click Save.

Google Maps License information

By utilizing the map or location feature of this product, you agree to comply with the Google terms located at the following links:https://maps.google.com/help/terms_maps/https://maps.google.com/help/legalnotices_maps/

https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms/other/universal-aup/ 

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