Editing Your Records

Once you have records stored in your Ginkgo account, you'll naturally want to be able to make updates to these as needed. There are quite a few ways to do this ranging from using Ginkgo's UI-based editor to automating updates by connecting your Ginkgo account to other data management solutions. In this article we'll cover the Ginkgo's UI-based editor. 

There are two ways to access the editor for your records in Ginkgo. 

1. Open the editor from the Map section via the Location Details for a record. 
2. Open the editor from the Pages section or the Page for a record. 

Working with the editor from the Map section

From the map section, make sure your records are visible on the map. You'll need to use the map filters tool to turn on the record type you want to work with.

Once you see the dots on the map for the records you want to work with, find the record you would like to edit and click on the dot. A popup will be displayed and the record details will appear in the Location Details panel on the left. Here you can click "Edit" in order to open the editor for this record. 

You'll notice that while the editor is the same general layout for all record types the fields will be different depending on the type of record you are editing. 

Working with the editor from the Pages section

Editing your records from the Pages section also an option. You will see a pencil icon beside each record that you can click to open up the editor. 

You can also edit your records directly from each record's Page by selecting the "Edit" option. This option is only visible on Page when your record's visibility is set to "Public" and when you are logged into your account.