---
alias: user-guide-manage-map-definition-layers
tags:
- mapping
description: "Manage and modify map definition layers, adjusting settings and adding filters"
---

# Manage Map Definition Layers

:lock: MapDefinition.**Edit**

## Overview

This operation is used to set and manage **Map Definition** layers.

## Setup

No specific setup is required other than to meet the precondition of the operation.

## Preconditions

* The **Map Definition** exists in the system and it is Active.

## Sequence of Steps

### Step 1: Manage Layers

1. In the **Details** view of the **Map Definition** page, select the **Layers** sub-section in the Details View panel. Select **Manage** to open the current **Map Definition** layers.

    ![manage map definition layers](images/manage_map_definition_layers.png)

2. Use the :material-plus: and :material-trash-can: grid buttons to add and remove entries and the :material-arrow-up: and :material-arrow-down: buttons to define the position of the layers, defining for each layer the same settings defined upon its creation, which can be checked here: [Create Map Definition](create_map_definition.md). The user can choose to copy the layer definitions from other Map Definition objects by selecting the :core-static-copy-sm: button and choosing the layers from the desired Map Definition.

    ![copy layers from map definition](images/copy_layers_from_map_definition.png)

### Step 2: Manage Filters

1. In the second tab of the dialog, it is possible to edit the filters that were defined in the creation of the Map Definition and also adding new ones. Use the :material-plus: and :material-trash-can: grid buttons to add and remove entries, defining for each filter the same settings defined upon its creation, which can be checked here: [Create Map Definition](create_map_definition.md).
2. Select **Update** to save the new definitions.

    ![manage map definition layers - filters tab](images/manage_map_definition_layers_filters.png)