Sharepoint Online Bing MAP

Question

Hello everybody,

have a problem with the configuration of the geolocation function in Sharepoint Online.
Can it be that this option is no longer supported?

I followed the instructions below:
https://piyushksingh.com/2020/05/20/set-bing-maps-api-key-in-sharepoint/

the new field appears, I am creating a map view but no map is displayed.
as an error I get the GEO field:
Required information is missing from this element.

greeting

Answer 1

Hi @memphis ,

Please try as follows:

Step1: Add the Geolocation column to a list using PnP PowerShell:

Connect-PnPOnline -url "https://TENANT.sharepoint.com/sites/SITEURL"  
$list = Get-PnPList -Identity "LISTNAME"  
Add-PnPField -List $list -Type GeoLocation -DisplayName "GeoLocationField" -InternalName "GeoLocationField" -AddToDefaultView -Required  

Step2: Add a list item by passing the Geolocation valueas an object programmatically:

static void Main(string[] args)  
        {  
            string userName = "xxx@TENANT.onmicrosoft.com";  
            Console.WriteLine("Enter your password.");  
            SecureString password = GetPassword();  
            // ClienContext - Get the context for the SharePoint Online Site    
            // SharePoint site URL - https://domain.sharepoint.com/sites/xxx  
            using (var clientContext = new ClientContext("https://TENANT.sharepoint.com/sites/SITEURL"))  
            {  
                // SharePoint Online Credentials    
                clientContext.Credentials = new SharePointOnlineCredentials(userName, password);                
                List oList = clientContext.Web.Lists.GetByTitle("your list name");  
                ListItemCreationInformation itemCreationInfo = new ListItemCreationInformation();  
                ListItem oListItem = oList.AddItem(itemCreationInfo);  
  
                oListItem["Title"] = "Test1";  
                FieldGeolocationValue oGeolocationValue = new FieldGeolocationValue();  
                oGeolocationValue.Latitude = (double)17.4;  
                oGeolocationValue.Longitude = (double)78.4;  
                oListItem["GeoLocationField"] = oGeolocationValue;  
                oListItem.Update();  
                clientContext.ExecuteQuery();                 
            }  
        }  
        private static SecureString GetPassword()  
        {  
            ConsoleKeyInfo info;  
            //Get the user's password as a SecureString    
            SecureString securePassword = new SecureString();  
            do  
            {  
                info = Console.ReadKey(true);  
                if (info.Key != ConsoleKey.Enter)  
                {  
                    securePassword.AppendChar(info.KeyChar);  
                }  
            }  
            while (info.Key != ConsoleKey.Enter);  
            return securePassword;  
        }  

Step3: Set the Bing Maps key at the web level with SharePoint PnP PowerShell:

Connect-PnPOnline -url "https://TENANT.sharepoint.com/sites/SITEURL"  
Set-PnPPropertyBagValue -Key "BING_MAPS_KEY" -Value "YOURKEYVALUE"  

Step 4: Create a map view from the SharePoint UI , please remember to see the result in classic experience since JSLink based customizations (client-side rendering) are not supported in modern experiences:

Reference:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/general-development/integrating-location-and-map-functionality-in-sharepoint

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