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<strong>SpartanLync Tools (MyGeotab App Integration) documentation available to SpartanLync Customers and Partners</strong>

==What is SpartanLync Tools==

SpartanLync Tools is a Mobile, Tablet and Desktop Web Application that operates as a MyGetoab plugin, technically called an Add-In, within the MyGeotab platform.  

SpartanLync Tools gives Geotab customers the ability to Discover, Monitor, and Report on SpartanLync devices and sensors installed into fleets of vehicles installed with a Geotab GO device. 

<gallery mode="packed" heights="250px">
File:SplTools-Mobile-Main.jpg|Mobile / Tablet / Desktop Views
File:SplTools_Mobile_TEMP.jpg|TempTrac and TPMS Temperature
File:SplTools_Mobile_TEMP-PRESSURE.jpg|Temperature & Pressure Monitoring
File:SplTools_Mobile_Graph.jpg|Sensor data shown in Graph or Table / Exportable to Excel
File:SplTools_Mobile_Report.jpg|Sensor Data Report options
File:SplTools_Mobile_Multi-Lang-Timesone.jpg|International: <br />Multi-Language and Timezone support
</gallery>

The app graphically and tabularily reports on SpartanLync TPMS / Temptrac Pressure and Temperature sensor data values. The current or historical sensor data can then be exported for CSV download into Excel. 

Additionally, real-time vehicle location and fault history is easily shown for installation troubleshooting and fleet monitoring.

==What is SpartanLync Map==

SpartanLync Map is a Mobile, Tablet and Desktop Web Application companion to SpartanLync Tools that allows MyGetoab users to 
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
  <li>View their fleet of vehicles in real-time on a map.<p>The map used to monitor vehicle location can be either from (1) the MyGeotab Map page or (2) A independent full-screen map</li>
or to
  <li>Playback the location of vehicles in their fleet at points of time in the past</li>
</ol>
Additionally, Vehicle Status and Exception events can also be viewed in real-time.
 
<gallery mode="packed" heights="250px">
File:SplMap-Mobile.jpg|View Sensor Types detected in Fleet Vehicles
File:SplMap-Mobile-SensorData.jpg|View detailed real-time Sensor data on a Vehicle
File:MyGeotabMap.jpg|View SpartanLync Sensor information from Fleet Vehicles on the MyGeotab Map page
</gallery>

==Installing SpartanLync Tools / Map into a Geotab Database==

SpartanLync Tools and SpartanLync Map requires a Geotab database from which to operate. 

'''**Important**''' To use SpartanLync Map, SpartanLync Tools '''MUST FIRST be installed and run''' using the steps below:

===Step 1.===
A Geotab customer <strong>with Administrator privileges</strong> must first log into theor Geotab fleet database using the web-based [https://my.geotab.com MyGeotab] fleet management software.

===Step 2.===
Install the '''SpartanLync Tools''' Add-in using the JSON code below. 

This code is copy/pasted into the following MyGeotab screen <strong class="tiny">( Administration -> System -> System Settings -> Add-Ins Tab -> New Add-In button )</strong> and then SAVE the changes.

<pre>
{
  "name": "SpartanLync Tools",
  "supportEmail": "support@spartanlync.com",
  "version": "1.0.1.01",
  "items": [{
    "url": "https://help.spartansense.com/geotab/spltools/splgeotabtools.html",
    "path": "",
    "menuName": {
      "en": "SpartanLync Tools"
    },
    "icon": "https://help.spartansense.com/geotab/spltools/images/spartanlync-tools-menu.svg"
  }]
}
</pre>

===Step 3.===
Run '''SpartanLync Tools''' from the MyGeotab left-side navigation by clicking its menu item ( [[File:Spartanlync-menu-tools.svg|frameless|30x30px]] ).

===Step 4.===
Install the '''SpartanLync Map''' Add-in using the JSON code below. 

This code is copy/pasted into the following MyGeotab screen <strong class="tiny">( Administration -> System -> System Settings -> Add-Ins Tab -> New Add-In button )</strong> and then SAVE the changes.

<pre>
{
  "name": "SpartanLync Map",
  "supportEmail": "support@spartanlync.com",
  "version": "1.0.1.01",
  "items": [{
    "icon": "https://help.spartansense.com/geotab/splmap/img/spartanlync-map-menu.svg",
    "url": "https://help.spartansense.com/geotab/splmap/index.html",
    "path": "",
    "menuName": {
      "en": "SpartanLync Map"
    }
  }],
  "isSigned": false
}
</pre>

===Step 5.===
Run '''SpartanLync Map''' from the MyGeotab left-side navigation by clicking its menu item ( [[File:Spartanlync-menu-map.svg|frameless|30x30px]] ).

===Step 6.===
First-time installations of SpartanLync Map will be shown the option of further installing SpartanLync into MyGeotab Map.
[[File:SplMap-WizardInstallSplGeotabMap.jpg|alt=|none|thumb|543x543px]]
If the '''Not Now''' option was chosen; At a later time, Administrator users can click the '''"Install for Everyone"''' button in the SpartanLync icon ( [[File:Spartanlync-logo.svg|frameless|30x30px]] ) menu to install for everyone in the Geotab database.

[[File:SplMap-ManualInstallSplGeotabMap.jpg|frameless|543x543px]]

Once SpartanLync is installed into MyGeotab Map, any user in MyGeotab can choose to individually remove SpartanLync from their Map page by clicking the '''"Remove My Account Only"''' button in the SpartanLync icon ( [[File:Spartanlync-logo.svg|frameless|30x30px]] ) menu.

===Step 7.===
In SpartanLync Map, to view vehicles from your fleet on the map each user must first add their preferred vehicle(s) manually. <p> They must use the vehicle configuration panel to search for and add vehicle(s) that are within their MyGeotab database they have the privileges to access.<p>
As Follows:
# Open Configuration Panel
# On Vehicle Tab, Search for desired vehicle(s)
# Click a vehicle from search results to Add to Vehicle Tab
# Vehicle(s) with SpartanLync sensors will show a TempTrac/TPMS button.<br />Click button to view sensor details

[[File:SplMap-Mobile-Guide-AddVehicle.jpg|frameless|1000x555px]]

==SpartanLync Tools Documents==

===Product / Support / F.A.Q===

*[[PublicHome/Software/Products/SplTools/FAQ|FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions]]
*TBA - SpartanLync Tools User Guide

===Sites===

*[https://my.geotab.com/ MyGeotab Portal]
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