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===What are the User Data Sources (UDSs) in Spatial Manager Desktop™?=== | ===What are the User Data Sources (UDSs) in Spatial Manager Desktop™?=== | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 17 December 2013
Introduction
- Objective of this section
- To become familiar with the different methods defined in Spatial Manager Desktop™ to access spatial data (basic)
- Topics in this section
- Disk drives (files): disk drives or local and network folders
- Shortcuts (files): definition and edition of access to folders
- User data sources (UDS - files or databases): definition and edition of UDSs
- Data sources properties: differential icons and properties
What are the Shortcuts in Spatial Manager Desktop™?
The Shortcuts are the way you can reference any folder into a physical or net drive, or the drive itself, and allows to you a quick access to its path. You can access to the Shortcuts through the "Data sources" panel
How can I create a new Shortcut in Spatial Manager Desktop™?
You can create new Shortcuts using the right-click menu over the "Shortcuts" paragraph, in the "Data sources" panel, and choosing a folder or drive. You can also create a new Shortcut using the right-click menu over any folder or drive item that you can see in the "Data sources" panel, to reference the path of this folder or drive
How can I edit a Shortcut in Spatial Manager Desktop™?
You can edit a Shortcut using the right-click menu over the item, in the "Data sources" panel, to change the path of the folder or drive referenced. You can see a Warning window if the Shortcut it is referenced by any Task
Are there some other functions about the Shortcuts in Spatial Manager Desktop™?
Yes, you can Delete (you can see a Warning window if the Shortcut it is referenced by any Task) or Rename the Shortcut. You can also Refresh the folder or drive content and you can open a Windows explorer for the folder or drive referenced by the Shortcut. All these functions are available using the right-click menu over the Shortcut item, in the "Data sources" panel
What are the User Data Sources (UDSs) in Spatial Manager Desktop™?
The UDSs are the way you can connect with spatial database servers, or data stores, and also the way you can define the path to a particular spatial data file and its parameters. You can access to the UDSs through the "Data sources" panel
How can I create a new User Data Source (UDS) in Spatial Manager Desktop™?
You can create new UDSs using the right-click menu over the "User data sources" paragraph, in the "Data sources" panel, to start the "Create user data source" wizard
When you create a new UDS to connect with a particular spatial database server, you will select the appropriate Provider for this server, the connection parameters for the server and the name of the UDS. When you create an UDS to access to a particular spatial data file, you will select also the appropriate Provider for this file, the file itself, the file parameters and the name of the UDS. All these data are saved, into your application configuration, until you want delete it or modify it. Note that if you select a read-only Provider you will be able to read data through this UDS but you not be able to write data
How can I edit a User Data Source (UDS) in Spatial Manager Desktop™?
You can edit a UDS using the right-click menu over the UDS item, in the "Data sources" panel, to start the "Create user data source" wizard and to proceed as you can see in "How can I create a new User Data Source (UDS) in Spatial Manager Desktop™?". The only difference is that the parameters you have entered when you have created the UDS are still there to edit them. You can see a Warning window if the UDS it is referenced by any Task
Are there some other functions about the User Data Sources (UDSs) in Spatial Manager Desktop™?
Yes, you can to Delete (you can see a Warning window if the Shortcut it is referenced by any Task) or to Rename the UDS. You can also Refresh the UDS content and, if the UDS it is connecting to a file, you can open a windows explorer for the folder of the file location. All these functions are available using the right-click menu over the UDS item, in the "Data sources" panel
