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There are various reasons that a place may not be open for normal business in the long term:

It may be permanently closed or moved away.
It may be under long-term renovation or equipment overhaul, as is sometimes the case with shopping malls, hotels and gas stations.
It may still be under construction but already well known, as is the case with some large destination stores and attractions.

Whatever the reason, Waze users should not be routed without warning to places that are not open for normal business. However, because Waze includes third-party results in searches for places, without a linked Waze place, users may end up navigating to a third-party result with no way of knowing that the place is not open or does not even exist. In the United States, the only external provider of Waze search results is Google Maps, and places that are marked permanently closed in Google Maps do not appear in Waze search. Therefore, after confirming that a place is not open for business due to any of the above reasons, the following procedures should be used:

General Process Steps			Specific Process Steps
General Process Steps			Permanently Closed	Temporarily Closed	Under Construction
1	Select the place in WME, or create it if it exists only in Google Maps and is open, that is, not marked permanently closed.
2	Check each existing external provider link in Google Maps to see whether it is open or permanently closed.
3	Search the general area in Google Maps to find other relevant places that are listed as open.
4	In WME click "Add linked Google place" to search for each relevant, open Google place, and create links to them (the minimum rank to add linked Google places is 2).
5	If your place is linked to	no open Google places:	Delete the place and stop.	Continue to the next step.
5	If your place is linked to	open Google places:	Continue to the next step.
6	Add at the end of the name	if open date known:	(permanently closed)	(reopens [date])	(opens [date])
6	Add at the end of the name	if open date unknown:	(permanently closed)	(temporarily closed)	(under construction)
7	Add a note in the description	if open date known:	Reported closed [date]	Reported closed [date], reopens [date]	Opens [date]
7	Add a note in the description	if open date unknown:	Reported closed [date]	Reported closed [date]	Coming soon
8	Reduce open hours		to one minute per week at a time least likely to be viewed, such as 03:00-03:01, Monday morning.
9	Reduce visibility		Change all categories to Other; if a Parking Lot, uncheck "Accessible parking" before changing the category. If an area place, change to point.
10	Submit third-party correction and/or wait.		Submit a correction in Google Maps to mark each place permanently closed.	Wait until reopening.	Wait until opening.
11	Final cleanup.		Delete the Waze place after each linked Google place is marked permanently closed.	Change the Waze place back to normal after reopening.	Change the Waze place to normal after opening.

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-#REDIRECT [[Places#Moving]]
+#REDIRECT [[Places#Closed]]
-== Moving ==
+== Closed ==
-If a point place is moved more than 1046.59 feet (319 meters), the change cannot be saved in WME. Therefore, if a business or other public place has moved a short distance, move the associated point place to the correct location, update the address and delete any photos that are no longer accurate. However, if a business has moved a long distance, remove the place according to the following section and create a new place.
+[[File:ClosedPlace.png|right|200px]]
+There are various reasons that a place may not be open for normal business in the long term:
+*It may be permanently closed or moved away.
+*It may be under long-term renovation or equipment overhaul, as is sometimes the case with shopping malls, hotels and gas stations.
+*It may still be under construction but already well known, as is the case with some large destination stores and attractions.
-== Removal ==
+Whatever the reason, Waze users should not be routed without warning to places that are not open for normal business. However, because Waze includes third-party results in searches for places, without a [[#External_providers|linked Waze place]], users may end up navigating to a third-party result with no way of knowing that the place is not open or does not even exist. In the United States, the only external provider of Waze search results is Google Maps, and places that are marked {{Red|permanently closed}} in Google Maps do not appear in Waze search. Therefore, after confirming that a place is not open for business due to any of the above reasons, the following procedures should be used:
-[[File:ClosedPlace.png|right|200px]]Users should not be routed to places that no longer exist. However, because Waze includes third-party results in searches for places, deleting a Waze place may leave users navigating to a third-party result with no way of knowing that the place is closed. Therefore, after confirming that a place is permanently closed or moved a long distance, the following procedure should be used:
+{{clear}}
-# Search the Waze app for the name and location of the place.
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
-# Find the place in WME. If the only search result is a Waze place, delete the place. If the search returns third-party results as well, continue to step 3.
+|-
-# Add " (Permanently Closed)" to the end of the place name.
+!colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="background: #b3b3b3; font-size: 110%; border-right: 1px solid white"|General Process Steps
-# Add a note in the description with the date when the place was reported closed.
+!colspan="3" style="font-size: 110%;"|Specific Process Steps
-# Link the third-party place(s) to the Waze place if not already linked.
+|-
-# Change the open hours to one minute per week at a time least likely to be viewed, so that the place will show as closed for the rest of the week.
+!style="font-size: 110%; border-right: 1px solid white;"|Permanently Closed
-# Submit a correction, if possible, to the third-party source to show that the place is no longer there.
+!style="font-size: 110%; border-right: 1px solid white;"|Temporarily Closed
-# Delete the place after the third-party place no longer appears in Waze search results.
+!style="font-size: 110%;"|Under Construction
+|-
-=== Flagging ===
+|style="border-bottom: 2px solid black;"|1||colspan="5" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black"|Select the place in [[Waze Map Editor|WME]], or create it if it exists only in Google Maps and is '''open''', that is, not marked {{Red|permanently closed}}.
-[[File:FlagPUR.png|right|200px]]Oftentimes Waze users will flag closed places for deletion, which generates a PUR with the options of ignoring the flag or deleting the place. If the place should be deleted immediately, delete it through the flag, which will send the user a message that the flag was reviewed and approved. If you need to wait to delete the place until third-party results are corrected, wait to handle the flag and then delete the place through the flag. If the place is still open or has just moved a short distance, hit "ignore" on the flag PUR.
+|-
+|style="border-bottom: 2px solid black;"|2||colspan="5" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black"|Check each existing external provider link in Google Maps to see whether it is open or {{Red|permanently closed}}.
-=== Additional information ===
+|-
-Closed advertised places may require the help of a [[State manager|state manager]] or [[Regional Coordinator|regional coordinator]] for removal from Waze.
+|style="border-bottom: 2px solid black;"|3||colspan="5" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black"|Search the general area in Google Maps to find other relevant places that are listed as open.
+|-
+|style="border-bottom: 2px solid black;"|4||colspan="5" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black"|In WME click "Add linked Google place" to search for each relevant, open Google place, and create links to them (the minimum rank to add linked Google places is {{rank | placeexternal}}).
+|-
+|rowspan="2" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black"|5||rowspan="2" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black"|If your place is linked to||style="border-bottom: 2px dashed black; border-right: 1px solid black"|no open Google places:||style="border-bottom: 2px dashed black; text-align: center;"|'''Delete the place and stop.'''||colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 2px dashed black; text-align: center;"|''Continue to the next step.''
+|-
+|style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; border-right: 1px solid black"|open Google places:||colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; text-align: center;"|''Continue to the next step.''
+|-
+|rowspan="2" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black;"|6||rowspan="2" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black;"|Add at the end of the name||style="border-bottom: 2px dashed black; border-right: 1px solid black"|if open date known:||rowspan="2" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; text-align: center;"|(permanently closed)||style="border-bottom: 2px dashed black; text-align: center;"|(reopens [date])||style="border-bottom: 2px dashed black; text-align: center;"|(opens [date])
+|-
+|style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; border-right: 1px solid black;"|if open date unknown:||style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; text-align: center;"|(temporarily closed)||style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; text-align: center;"|(under construction)
+|-
+|rowspan="2" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black;"|7||rowspan="2" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black;"|Add a note in the description||style=" border-bottom: 2px dashed black; border-right: 1px solid black;"|if open date known:||rowspan="2" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; text-align: center;"|Reported closed [date]||style="border-bottom: 2px dashed black; text-align: center;"|Reported closed [date], reopens [date]||style="border-bottom: 2px dashed black; text-align: center;"|Opens [date]
+|-
+|style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; border-right: 1px solid black;"|if open date unknown:||style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; text-align: center;"|Reported closed [date]||style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; text-align: center;" | Coming soon
+|-
+|style="border-bottom: 2px solid black;"|8||colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; border-right: 1px solid black;"|Reduce open hours||colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; text-align: center"|to one minute per week at a time least likely to be viewed, such as 03:00-03:01, Monday morning.
+|-
+|style="border-bottom: 2px solid black;"|9||colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; border-right: 1px solid black;"|Reduce visibility||colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; text-align: center"|Change all categories to '''Other'''; if a '''Parking Lot''', uncheck "Accessible parking" before changing the category. If an area place, change to point.
+|-
+|style="border-bottom: 2px solid black;"|10||colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; border-right: 1px solid black;"|Submit third-party correction and/or wait.||style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; text-align: center;"|Submit a correction in Google Maps to mark each place {{Red|permanently closed}}.|| style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; text-align: center;"|Wait until reopening.||style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; text-align: center;"|Wait until opening.
+|-
+|style="border-bottom: 2px solid black;"|11||colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; border-right: 1px solid black;"|Final cleanup.||style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; text-align: center;"|Delete the Waze place after each linked Google place is marked {{Red|permanently closed}}.||style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; text-align: center;"|Change the Waze place back to normal after reopening.||style="border-bottom: 2px solid black; text-align: center;"|Change the Waze place to normal after opening.
+|}