Branches; Support added for Google Place Ids

Google uses "Place Ids" to link to addresses and places of interest in Google Maps. Support has been added to allow the saving of Google Place Ids for Branches.

The advantage of storing a Place Id is that instead of linking to a specific address, you can point directly to a business which will then display the information Google has about the business.

For example, searching for Intersoft Systems Ltd with an address will put a marker on the address, but not necessarily mark "Intersoft Systems Ltd". Using the Intersoft Systems Ltd Place Id instead will always direct the search to the company, rather than just its address.

The following tools are also provided on the Branch form:

• Ability to copy the resolved Google Maps URL including Place Id
• Ability to open the resolved Google Maps URL in the preferred browser
• Link to the below URL to retrieve a Place Id

NOTE: finPOWER connect does not use the Branches Place Id. It is simply stored and made available for customisations to handle.

For more information, refer to the Google Maps Place Id documentation.