Spatial Manager Desktop™ - FAQs: Data edition

Introduction

• Objective of this section
  • To analyze the different methods of features data editing and deleting features from the Map

• Topics in this section
  • Direct editing on the data grid: changing values in the cells ("Standard" and "Professional" editions only)
  • Finding and replacing: search term, Layer, field and options ("Standard" and "Professional" editions only)
  • Multiple edition: Layer, scope, field and new value ("Standard" and "Professional" editions only)

Note: Some components in the images on this page (providers, names, windows look, etc.) may be slightly different from those that will appear on your computer

How can I edit a value in a Table? ("Standard" and "Professional" editions only)

You can edit a value in the Table of the selected Layer in Spatial Manager Desktop™ by double-clicking on the correspondent cell in the Data grid. Some considerations:

• You must enter a valid value according to the type of Field you are editing
• If the values are "greyed" in the Data grid this means the Layer is an "External layer" and its external source is a read-only source, so you cannot edit the values in the Table

Notes:

• You can also edit any data value in the "Properties" panel of the application
• The fields whose value starts with "http" are automatically converted into active links

Can I change the value of a Field in a Table for more than one Feature simultaneously? ("Standard" and "Professional" editions only)

Yes, you can change the value of a Field in a Table for various Features simultaneously in Spatial Manager Desktop™, using the "Multiple edition" function in the "Start" ribbon. To do it, you must:

• Select the Layer and the Field to apply the edition
• Select if you want to apply the edition to all the Layer or only to the selected Features (if any)
• Type the new value for the selected Field

The above considerations about the type of Field and the type of source should also be noted here

Can I find (and replace) a value in a Table? ("Standard" and "Professional" editions only)

Yes, you can find and, if you want, replace a value in a Table in Spatial Manager Desktop™, using the "Find and replace" function in the "Start" ribbon. To do it, you must:

• Key in the value to find (and replace)
• Key in the value to replace it with, if you want to replace values in the Table
• Select the Layer to perform this operation
• Select the Field to perform this operation, or "All" if you want to perform it over all the Fields in the selected Layer
• Choose the "Find" options
  • Match case (text Fields)
  • Match only whole word (text Fields)
  • Look in hidden columns (if any), as you can hide columns in the Data grid
• Select the operation to perform
  • Find the next cell
  • Replace in the current found cell
  • Replace in all the found cells

The above considerations about the type of Field and the type of source should also be noted here

You will see a summary of the "find and replace" operation when finished:

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