Location History, Geolocation & Geofencing

Capture where business actions happen and validate selected actions against expected physical areas.

Overview

Location History connects operational actions with physical locations. Protrak can capture a user's mobile location during lifecycle promotion and tag it to an element, asset, checklist, or process record.

The capability supports mobile and field operations where proof of location matters across sites, factories, workstations, inspection areas, and installation locations.

Configured capability

What the Capability Enables

Capture geolocation during configured lifecycle actions.
Show current location on a map widget.
Display previous locations and movement history.
Validate promote actions against an allowed radius.
Support location proof across field, factory, quality, dispatch, and installation workflows.

Operational capability

Core Capabilities

Geolocation Capture on Promote Actions

Request mobile location during configured lifecycle promotion and associate physical evidence with the record movement.

What this enables

Capture the acting user's device location.
Tag location to configured instances.
Associate location evidence with lifecycle movement.

Use cases

Approve a checklist at the inspection location.
Promote an element at a factory workstation.
Complete a task at a customer site.

Location History and Movement Trace

Show current and previous locations through map markers and connecting paths.

What this enables

View current and previous locations.
Display movement paths.
Use map and satellite views.

Use cases

Trace an element from factory to site.
Find an asset's current location.
Review promotions across physical locations.

Geofencing Validation

Define an allowed area by latitude, longitude, and radius, then block configured actions outside it.

What this enables

Define physical boundaries.
Prevent actions outside the geofence.
Tie execution to authorized zones.

Use cases

Allow factory approval only inside the factory.
Approve an inspection only within the project site.
Require dispatch confirmation at the correct location.

Configurable Map Widget and Role Visibility

Place the standard geolocation widget through Design Studio and control its layout and audience.

What this enables

Add maps to selected business pages.
Restrict visibility by role.
Enable mobile and geofence promotion rules.

Use cases

Limit location history to managers.
Capture location during mobile scan and promote.
Track only lifecycle transitions requiring proof.

Configured process

How the Capability Works

1
Add the Geolocation widget to the type view layout.
2
Configure visibility for all users or selected roles.
3
Enable location tagging on the promote action.
4
Configure mobile promotion and geofence validation.
5
Review current and previous locations through the map widget.

In practice

Customer Scenarios

Scenario 1

Location proof for quality approval

A mobile approval captures evidence that the inspector acted at the required location.

Scenario 2

Movement history for an element or asset

A map traces movement from production through storage and installation.

Scenario 3

Geofence-controlled action

An action outside the configured site radius is blocked and the user is informed.

Configuration and governance

Controlled by Configuration

Control capture through lifecycle promote-action settings.
Define geofences through coordinates and radius.
Respect user and device location permissions.
Restrict the map widget to selected roles.

Customer value

Add location proof to operational actions.
Improve field and factory compliance.
Find current item location and review movement history.
Reduce manipulation of location-sensitive actions.

Advanced Search & Analytics

Connect Operational Actions with Physical Location

Capture location evidence, trace movement, and ensure selected lifecycle actions occur inside authorized physical areas.

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