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Introduction to Multi-Select

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Multi-Select is a tool that you can use to select multiple desks or rooms on your floor plan, which allows you to make changes on a larger scale. Change desk types or departments, assign shifts and assets, update room sizes, and much more. Multi-Select is an essential tool in managing your floor plans, as it can be used to efficiently implement strategies that help your organization in maximizing occupancy and utilization. Multi-Select is found on the Action Panel in Move Manager.

Note that you must have access to Move Manager to be able to use Multi-Select. 

Managing Your Desks with Multi-Select
Managing Your Rooms and Spaces with Multi-Select

 

Managing Your Desks with Multi-Select

You can use Multi-Select to make changes to multiple desks at once. In the Multi-Select panel, use the dropdown to choose Selecting Seats

Multi-Select panel with Selecting Seats indicated in dropdown

To begin making changes, hold down Shift on your keyboard and select all the desired desks on the floor plan. You can also select an area of the floor plan by holding down Shift on your keyboard, selecting a point, and then dragging your mouse across the floor plan. The selected desks will be highlighted.

Selecting individual desks and then dragging cursor over multiple desks to select them on floor plan

After you have selected your desks, or if you have selected the entire floor plan, you can choose to use the Desk Types filtering tool to highlight only a specific desk type. 

Desk Types filtering tool with All Types button indicated

As you select desks, you’ll see the number of desks for each selected desk type under the Selected Desks section. 

Selected Desks section with legend showing Move Managed and Bookable Desks selected

If you want to make changes to just one type of desk, select the Actions dropdown and choose the action from the list. 

Action dropdown menu indicated under Selected Desks section

If you want to make changes to all selected desks, select the Actions On All dropdown and choose the action from the list. 

Actions on All dropdown indicated

The table below provides a list of all of the actions you can take for selected desks.  
 
ActionDescription
Change booking settingsThis action allows you to assign multiple desk booking restrictions or enable/disable the check in feature for the selected bookable desks.
Change seat typeThis action allows you to assign the same desk type to the selected desks.
Change departmentThis action allows you to assign the same department to the selected desks.
Change space typeThis action allows you to assign the same space type to the selected desks.
Change status (active/inactive)This action allows you to change the status for the selected desks. 
Change availability (shift)This action allows you to assign the same shift to the selected desks.
Remove availability (shift)This action allows you to remove the assigned shifts from the selected desks. 
Change descriptionThis action allows you to add the same description to the selected desks.
Assign assetsThis action allows you to assign the same assets to the selected desks. You are able to assign multiple assets at once.
Remove all assetsThis action will remove all the assigned assets from the selected desks. 
Change assigned sizeThis action allows you to assign the same size to all the selected desks. 

If you are taking actions on move-managed desks only, you will also have the ability to Vacate (1) the occupants from all the selected desks or Add occupants to the move queue (2).

Occupied Desks section under Actions dropdown with Vacate and Add occupants to move queue buttons indicated

All changes will be automatically saved.

 

Managing Your Rooms and Spaces with Multi-Select

You can use Multi-Select to make changes to multiple rooms simultaneously. In the Multi-Select panel, use the dropdown to choose Selecting Rooms and Spaces

Multi-Select panel with Selecting Rooms and Spaces indicated in dropdown

To begin making changes, hold down Shift on your keyboard and select all the desired rooms on the floor plan. You can also select an area of the floor plan by holding down Shift on your keyboard, selecting a point, and then dragging your mouse across the floor plan. The selected rooms will be highlighted.

Selecting individual rooms and then dragging cursor over multiple rooms to select them on floor plan

After you have chosen your desired rooms, select the Actions On All dropdown and choose an action from the list. 

Actions on All dropdown indicated

The table below provides a list of all of the actions you can take for selected rooms.  
 
ActionDescription
Change room departmentThis action allows you to assign the same department to the selected rooms.
Change space typeThis action allows you to assign the same space type to the selected rooms.
Change room descriptionThis action allows you to add the same description to the selected rooms.
Change room size (Sq. Ft.)This action allows you to change the size of the selected rooms.
Assign room attributesThis action allows you to assign the same attributes to the selected rooms. 
Remove all room attributesThis action will remove all the assigned attributes from the selected rooms.

All changes will be automatically saved.
 
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