In this guide

↓ Add a new community access point

↓ Edit a community access point

↓ Remove a community access point

Add a new community access point

1. After logging in, you'll be on your Vet Center dashboard with cards displaying different viewing or editing options.
2. Scroll down to Satellite locations.
3. Click Create new community access point.

Location name

1. Select  the Main Vet Center location that the community access point belongs to. 
2. In the Access point name field, enter the name of the town or neighborhood for the CAP location, such as "Nantucket" or "Provincetown."
   • Don't include the name of the Vet Center here. It will automatically be prepended to the text you enter in the field.
   • If you have more than one CAP in a town, give each location a unique name by labeling it with the name of the building or university, such as "Joint Base Cape Cod" or "Cape Cod Community College.

Operating status

1. Click to select an Operating status.  Add details in the More info field. 
   • You can copy the recommended text from the Vet Center facility operating status article.  

Address

1. Enter the Address.
   • Since CAPs tend to use space in another building or business, use the Located at field to help first-time visitors recognize the location. For example,  "American Legion" or "Peak Vista Community Health Center."

View or adjust the map

1. When you add or change the address of a community access point, the CMS will generate a new latitude and longitude for the location. This will update the map on VA.gov.
2. Only site administrators can view and adjust the location’s latitude and longitude. If you need to adjust a CAP location on a map, contact the VA Drupal CMS Help Desk.
   1. Site administrators will see a map with a pin showing the CAP location, based on the saved latitude and longitude.
   2. To adjust the location:
      1. Drag the pin to the proper location on the map.
      2. Under Editorial Workflow, enter a revision log message and click Save. The latitude and longitude will update to reflect your changes.

Hours

1. Select an option for How should CAP hours be communicated. 
   • If you choose Provide CAP hours online, an Hours table will display for you to specify hours information for each day of the week.
     • For days when no Vet Center staff will be on site,  add "Closed" to the Comments. 
     • You can also use the Comments field for details such as "First  Thursday of the month" or "By appointment only."

Facility photo

1. Click Add media to add a facility photo (if you don’t have a photo, search for Placeholder image for facilities in the image library).
   1. Click Choose File.
   2. Select the image from your computer.
   3. Enter a Name.
   4. Enter Alternative text. Follow VA content style guidelines for alt text.
   5. Select an aspect ratio and the crop area.
   6. Select your section under Governance.
   7. Check or uncheck if you want the image to be reusable by other sections.
   8. Click Save and insert.

See also How do I add a facility photo to my Vet Center website?

Save the CAP

1. Click to select a Save as state and enter a Revision log message. For more information on each state read the Editorial Workflow article.
2. Click Save.

Edit a community access point

1. After logging in, you'll be on your Vet Center dashboard with cards displaying different viewing or editing options.
2. Scroll down to Satellite locations.
3. Click Edit to the right of the location you wish to change. 
4. Make changes as needed following the same directions as above for each field.
5. Click to select a Save as state and enter a Revision log message. For more information on each state read the Editorial Workflow article.
6. Click Save.

Removing a community access point

If your pages are not yet live, you will not be able to remove a Community Access Point (CAP) from your site. Please contact the VA Drupal CMS Help Desk team and request the location be removed.

The VA Drupal CMS Help Desk team can also provide assistance if you have created a duplicate CAP, regardless of whether or not your Vet Center site has been published. Please use the "Contact Help Desk" button located on the lower right-hand side of this page if further assistance is needed.

Before you start

• Your pages must be live
• You must have Content Publisher access

How to remove a CAP

1. From your Vet Center homepage, scroll down below the main Vet Center dashboard to Satellite Locations and click the Edit button to the right of the CAP name.
2. Scroll down to the very bottom of the page and locate the Editorial Workflow section.
3. In the Save As dropdown, select Archived.
   • Note: The Draft option does not archive content; this option merely saves recent edits for publishing at a later time. Archived is the only option that can remove content from being displayed live on VA.gov.
4. Click Save.
   • You will be taken back to the main page for the CAP, and if it has been archived successfully, the page will have a red background to denote that the content is no longer published.