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Feature information window

Purpose

The window serves for adding, viewing and editing records of a table or a query linked with selected feature of the browsed theme. Feature information window is in many aspects similar to the window of adding and editing table records but differs in taking into account links with the feature and also in the possibility to choose the browsed table in the list of linked tables.

Window title

Type and layer of selected feature are indicated in the window title or a string “No features selected” or “Several features selected” is displayed.

Pane of list of tables

Contains a list of all GDB tables and tables from external data sources linked with the feature type to which selected feature belongs. For every linked table the pane also contains names of all queries based on this table or using this table as a root table of the join. A list of table and queries is shown in the pane as a hierarchic tree.

When selecting one of the tables or queries in the list, the editing pane will display record fields of this table or query linked with the feature selected in map browser window.

Pane of field names

This pane is located below the pane of list of tables. It contains names of fields of a table or a query.

It is possible to select fields in the pane. Selected fields can be hidden, rearranged and so on. All the operations except for rearranging fields can be performed using the context menu or the item Fields in window menu.

Changing the order of fields is performed by dragging selected field (or fields) while holding down the left mouse button. In the course of dragging the cursor takes the form or depending on whether locating table field is allowed in this place or not.

Multiple selection of fields is possible. To reset selection it is enough to click by any mouse button in the editing pane.

Editing pane

The editing pane is intended for browsing and editing values of record fields.

Status bar

The left part of the status bar shows the number of records of selected table linked with selected feature and the relative number of the current record among linked ones (for example, “Record 2 of 5”). If no record is linked with the present feature, “New record” is indicated in the status bar.

In the right part of the status bar the mode of linking a table with feature type is indicated (unique or multiple) and also it shows whether editing and adding records is allowed (depending on characteristics of the set query).

Menu Record

Save

Serves for saving editing results.

Add and Link

Serves for adding a record into a table with simultaneous linking it with selected feature.

Remove

Serves for removing a record.

Unlink

Serves for breaking the link between selected feature and the record.

Next
Previous

Allows going to next or previous linked record.

Go to Number

Permits going to the record having specified the number among table records linked with selected feature.

Menu Fields

Hide

Permits disabling display of fields in the window.

Show

Allows enabling display of fields which were hidden before.

Clean

Permits cleaning values of all record fields.

Restore

Permits canceling all changes of field values.

Order as in Query

If rearrangement of fields was performed in the feature information window, the command permits restoring the order of fields in accordance with their order in the table or query.

Menu Tools

Customize

Allows performing setting of window control elements.

Menu View

Toolbars

Serves for turning on/turning off display of window toolbars and also permits performing setting of window control elements.

Always on Top

If this mode is turned on, feature information window is always on top of other windows on the screen even if this window is inactive.

Status Bar

Serves for turning on/turning off display of the window status bar.

Update

Causes update of window contents.

Menu Window

Menu items with window titles

Permits activating any of eleven open windows of ObjectLand.

Others

Permits activating open windows of ObjectLand if their total number exceeds eleven.

Menu Help

Help Topics

Opens the window “GIS ObjectLand help” containing reference information about ObjectLand.

Toolbar

Command Record+Save

Command Record+Add and Link

Command Record+Remove

Command Record+Unlink

Commands Record+Next and Record+Previous

Command Fields+Clean

Command Fields+Restore

See also

Links between theme feature types and tables

Browsing records linked with selected feature

Map browser window

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