Find my nearest pages
How to create and edit find my nearest pages.
Find my nearest pages are mainstream pages which allow users to search for a service near them.
View an example of a find my nearest page.
When a user enters a postcode, they get search results which show them their nearest local service.听
These search results are managed in a data set in Places Manager (previously called Imminence).听
You can edit this data in Places Manager.
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- update the content on the page聽
- create a new page
Get permission to use Places Manager
One of your organisation admins can arrange for you to get access to Places Manager.听
If you鈥檙e the only organisation admin, use the to ask for access to Places Manager.
Download and update the active data set
To check and update the live data set in a find my nearest page:
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Log into .
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Select your service name.
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Select 鈥楨xport active data set as CSV鈥� to download the data set.
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Update the data file if needed - do not change any of the column headings.听
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Save a new copy of the data set as a .csv file.
Upload a new data set
To replace the active data with a new version:
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Log into .
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Select your service name.
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Select 鈥楿pload new data set鈥�.听
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Select 鈥楥hoose file鈥� to select your new CSV file.听
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Add a change note with a brief outline of what鈥檚 changed - the change note will not be published.
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Select 鈥楿pload鈥�.
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Select 鈥楧ata sets鈥� at the top of the page - you鈥檒l see your version of the data is 鈥榠nactive鈥� with a status of 鈥榩rocessing鈥�.听
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Wait a few minutes for the data set to finish uploading - refresh the page to check if it鈥檚 ready.
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When the status of your data set changes to 鈥楻eady鈥�, select 鈥榁iew鈥� and then 鈥楳ake active鈥�.
The new data will go live instantly on 188体育.
Add a new place to a data set
How to add a new place to your data set depends on how your data set has been created in Places Manager.
Most data sets are based on postcodes. In Places Manager, they have a 鈥楲ocation match type鈥� of 鈥楴earest鈥�.听
To add a place to these data sets, add a new row with the address and contact details of the new place.
A small number of data sets are based on local council at a district or county level. In Places Manager, they have a 鈥楲ocation match type鈥� of 鈥楲ocal Authority / district鈥� or 鈥楲ocal Authority / county鈥�.听
To add a place to these data sets:
- add a new row with the details of the new place
- make sure you add a GSS code to the 鈥榞ss鈥� column
- check the Office for National Statistics list of to find the code for the relevant local council
If you鈥檙e not sure which way your data set is set up, .听
Fix errors in a data set
After you upload a new dataset, sometimes the status will say 鈥榬eady - some places with problems鈥�.
This means there are some errors (also known as 鈥榞eocode errors鈥�) in the data. These stop users from seeing the right search result for their area.
To fix the errors:
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Log into .
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Select your service name, then click 鈥榙ata sets鈥�.
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Select 鈥榲iew鈥� to see the active data set details.
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Select 鈥榮how only places with errors鈥� to see the rows in the data with errors.
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Select 鈥榲iew鈥� by each error to see the 鈥榞eocode error details鈥�.
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Follow the process above to download the active data set as a CSV file.
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Update the errors in the rows affected and upload the new data set.
If you鈥檙e not sure what to update, check for these common causes of errors:
- out of date postcodes
- typos - for example typing the letter 鈥極鈥� instead of the number 鈥�0鈥�
- pasting text into a cell and accidentally including extra characters
If this does not fix the problem, .听聽