Edit a Location

Learn how to edit a location in AroFlo Office

Updated on May 6th, 2025

There are two ways to access a Location card:

Specific client/supplier/contractor

  1. Go to your client, supplier, or contractor list
  2. Beside the relevant client, supplier, or contractor, click View > Locations
    1. Alternatively, you can click View > Locations from the client, supplier, or contractor card.
 
 

All Locations

  1. Go to Accounts > Locations.
  2. Click the name of the location to open the location card.
 
 

More on the Location List

Update any main details as required. See Create a Location for the full list of fields.

 

Update custom fields

If you've set up custom fields for Locations in Site Administration, you may need to update existing cards to show any new custom fields created.

  1. In the Custom Fields area, click Update Custom Fields.
  2. If necessary, edit any details and Save Location.

 

Location tabs

Notes

Notes can be recorded against locations for reference and communication purposes. See Notes for more information.

 
 

Task Notes

Notes entered here are automatically added to Task Notes whenever this location is used.
 
 
 

Documents and Photos

Documents and photos can be uploaded and stored against locations. See Documents and Photos for more information.

 
 

Location History

Lists all tasks associated with this location. Click a job number to open the task.

 
 

 

Move a location to a different client/supplier/contractor

When you move a location from one client/supplier/contractor to another, the full job history is retained against the location.

  1. In the Client or Supplier field, click (magnifier) and search for the client/supplier/contractor.
  2. Double-click to select.
  3. Save Location.

 

Merge Locations

For Client locations, if you have two locations that are the same, you can use the Merge Locations feature. This will retain information from the location you merge with and transfer it to the location you're doing this from, as well as archive the other location.

  1. Go to the location card containing the most information
  2. Under the general Settings, click Merge with
  3. Start typing the address of the location into the search field or click the (magnifying glass) to find and select the relevant location belonging to the Client
  4. Click Merge to confirm.
 

What information is kept?

Doing this will keep the following data from the location you merge with:

  • Tasks (access via Location History tab)
  • Quotes
  • Periodic Templates
  • Assets
  • Projects
  • Invoices.

We recommend you do this from the Location you want to keep as the following information from the Location's client card will not be transferred across:

  • Site Contact information
  • Custom Field information
  • Notes
  • Task Notes
  • Documents & Photos.

If necessary, access this information from the archived location (see below).

 
 

 

Archive a location

If a location is no longer needed, you can archive the location. Alternatively, if the location is a duplicate of another one and you want to keep

  1. In the Details area, change the Status to Archived.
  2. Save Location.

View archived Locations

To view archived locations, in the Locations list, change the filter to Archived.
 
 
 

Reactivate archived Location

To reactivate an archived location, open the location card and change the status to ‘Active’ and Save.