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===How can edit a Layer or Features in a Layer in Spatial Manager Desktop™?===
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===How can I edit a Layer, or Features in a Layer, in Spatial Manager Desktop™?===
 
You can edit Features or Layers in Spatial Manager Desktop™ as follow:
 
You can edit Features or Layers in Spatial Manager Desktop™ as follow:
 
*In 'editable' Layers
 
*In 'editable' Layers
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**You can modify values in any field, directly or using:
 
**You can modify values in any field, directly or using:
 
***'Find and replace' function, to find and replace values in the Data grid for a Layer
 
***'Find and replace' function, to find and replace values in the Data grid for a Layer
***'Multiple Edition' function, to modify completely the value for a Field and for a Layer. That may be applied to all Features in the Layer or only to selected Features (if any)
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***'Multiple Edition' function, to modify the value for a Field only for a Layer. This function may be applied to all Features in the Layer or only to selected Features (if any)
*In 'new' Layers. All the above (because a 'new' Layer is an 'editable' Layer also, and
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*In 'new' Layers
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**All the above (because a 'new' Layer is an 'editable' Layer also), and
 
**You can 'Delete' or 'Rename' Fields
 
**You can 'Delete' or 'Rename' Fields
 
**You can add a copy of the selected Features (if any) to the Layer
 
**You can add a copy of the selected Features (if any) to the Layer
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*In 'not editable' Layers
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**There is no way to edit a 'not editable Layer' or his Features. You can 'Disconnect' a 'not editable' Layer from his source, or you can select all Features in the Layer and 'Make' a new Layer including a copy of the selected objects
  
  

Revision as of 20:15, 11 January 2014

Introduction

  • Objective of this section
    • To handle new or existing layers and to manage layer storage. To review application automation systems and to try to locate sources not found for map layers
  • Topics in this section
    • Making of layers: new layer from a features selection and editing the structure of the data table
    • Adding features to layers: over new layers
    • Exporting new layers: definition of the target and its parameters
    • Saving modified layers: manually or by closing maps or the application
    • Automating source locations: changing data source locations of a map
    • Data sources properties: differential icons and properties


How can I edit a Layer, or Features in a Layer, in Spatial Manager Desktop™?

You can edit Features or Layers in Spatial Manager Desktop™ as follow:

  • In 'editable' Layers
    • You can 'Delete' selected Features
    • You can modify values in any field, directly or using:
      • 'Find and replace' function, to find and replace values in the Data grid for a Layer
      • 'Multiple Edition' function, to modify the value for a Field only for a Layer. This function may be applied to all Features in the Layer or only to selected Features (if any)
  • In 'new' Layers
    • All the above (because a 'new' Layer is an 'editable' Layer also), and
    • You can 'Delete' or 'Rename' Fields
    • You can add a copy of the selected Features (if any) to the Layer
  • In 'not editable' Layers
    • There is no way to edit a 'not editable Layer' or his Features. You can 'Disconnect' a 'not editable' Layer from his source, or you can select all Features in the Layer and 'Make' a new Layer including a copy of the selected objects


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