Manual

MapInfo
®
Stratus
™
Quick Start Guide
Welcome to MapInfo Str atus!
MapInfo Stratus is designed to empower and share your l oc ation intelligence data assets with internal and
external users. Stratus
provides an easy-to-deploy, user-friendly web-mapping solution that speeds
implementation times, drives efficiencies, and
l o w er s costs. This Quick Start Guide will help you get started and
introduce
you to some of the key features and functionality of Str atus.
Stratus Adminis tr at or s
Account/Trial Setup
Once your customer (or trial) account has been established, you will r ec eive a Welcome email with your
l ogin id (email address) and instructions to get s t art ed.
Step 1: Setup P as sw or d
To obtain your password, click on the personalized URL link in the Welcome email.
1. Create and verify your password.
2. Select a security question.
3. Click Submit.
Step 2: Download and Install the Stratus MapUploader Tool
The Stratus Map Uploader tool is used to upload maps and tables from MapInfo Professional to Stratus. To download the Map
Uploader tool, click on the Documentation landing
page URL provided in the Welcome email.
1. Click on
“Download the tool” under the MapInfo Stratus Uploader section.
2.
Save the file to your c omput e r .
3. Extract all the files to the same
l oc ation.
4. Click on
Setup.exe to start the install process and save to a f olde r .
5.
Once installation is complete, open MapInfo Professional.
6. In
MapInfo Pro, click on Tools and then Tools Manager.
7. Click Add Tool.
8.
Add a title for the tool (ex:MapInfo Stratus Uploader).
9. Select the
l oc ation and file of where the tool was downloaded (select the file MapInfoStratusUploader.MBX).
10. In the Tool Manager
box, click the AutoLoad check box, check both Loaded and AutoLoad boxes. Click OK.
For more information, please view the Upload a Map to MapInfo Stratus tutorial video.
Step 3: Upload Data
(Maps and Tables)
To upload maps and tables to Stratus, open MapInfo Pro and the Stratus Administration Console.
1. Within MI Pro, open the map or layer
you want to upload into Str atus.
2. Click on Tools.
3. Select
MapInfo Stratus Uploader and again select MapInfo Stratus Uploader. (Note: the tool name maybe different depending on
how it was named when ins
t all ed.)
4.
Login to Stratus using your account/tenant name, user id and password. This information is provided in your Welcome email.
5. Enter a name for the map in the
Map Name field and click Upload Stratus.
6. Switch to the
Stratus Administration Console and select Add Maps.
7. Select the map that was
uploaded and click Add S el ect ed.
8. Adjust the position of the map layer using the up and down
arr o ws.
9. Click S av e .
For more information, please view the Upload a Map to MapInfo Stratus tutorial video.
Step 4: Create & Publish Maps
Creating and publishing maps, and setting the user permissions are done in the Stratus Administration Console.
1. In the
Map Configs tab, click New. Enter a name for the map configuration and click Create.
2. Click
Add Maps and select the map(s) to be included in the map c onfigur ation.
3. Under Map Properties, uncheck the Initially
Visible checkbox. Do this for each added map and click Save once all changes
have been made. (This step is optional.)
4. Click on the Permissions tab. For each map configuration, assign one or more of the available roles. Note that any role
other than public requires a user to login. Click Save.
For more information, please view the Create a New Map in MapInfo Stratus tutorial video.