To Edit Observations

Use the Observations Editor panorama vista to edit the observations of a selected setup item in the list view.

Note: When changes made in the Observations Editor are saved back to the survey database, the affected points in the drawing are updated from the survey database.

To edit observations for a setup

  1. In the ToolspaceSurvey tab, click the Setups collection. In the list view, right-click the setup Edit Observations.
  2. Modify the fields by selecting the field and entering the new value.
    Note: If an observation is marked with a , the observation has been modified outside of the Observations Editor and must be reloaded (by right-clicking and clicking Reload) before you can make any edits to the observation.
  3. To edit the Angle Type, Distance Type, Vertical Type, and Target Type fields, click the field and select a new value from the drop-down lists. For information about these types, see Project Settings.
  4. To edit the values in multiple rows, select the rows, right-click the column heading, click Edit, and enter the new value.

    The selected row values for the column are updated with the new value. If no rows are selected, then all rows are updated.

    Note: When you make a change to any observation data, the entire row is displayed in bold until you save the change to the survey database.
  5. To delete observations, click the observation(s) to delete, right-click, and click Delete. The observation icon is replaced with a and the row is set to read-only.
  6. To undo the changes for a single row or multiple rows, select the row(s), right-click, and click Reload or Undelete. Alternatively, to undo all the changes in the vista, click .
  7. To apply the changes for a single row or multiple rows, select the row(s), right-click, and click Apply. Alternatively, to apply all changes in the vista, click .