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Phase Two: Planning and Design

This is a critical phase, during which you determine how you need your
Autodesk MapGuide application to function, and design it accordingly.
To plan and design your application
1 Determine your performance needs, and whether you should install mul-
tiple servers.
2 Determine which data you will need for the map, including what types of
reports and Zoom Goto categories you will need.
3 Decide how to design the layers. Ask yourself the following questions:
What name do you want to display in the legend for each layer?


What name do you want to use for each legend for programmatic


access (that is, access through the Viewer API)?
Should users be able to select features on this layer?


Do you want to display more or less data depending on the current


scale? If so, create multiple layers of the same area that turn on and off
at particular display ranges.
Will the data on this layer be used in any reports? If so, make a note to


add this layer to the Report tab when you set up your reports.
4 Design your Autodesk MapGuide application. This involves determining
the following:
How will the user interact with Autodesk MapGuide Viewer and the


Web page? For example, will the user have to select features on the
map, or will you add a list box to the Web page that allows the user to
select a map feature from the list?
Depending on which functionality you want to add to the Web page,


which Autodesk MapGuide functions do you need to use in order to
provide this functionality?
Do you need to create other applications and scripts, such as CGI


scripts? For example, if you want to allow the user to digitize points on
the map and update the database with the new locations, you need to
write a script to handle this.
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