Import SHP Survey Database Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to specify a property set or a translation file when importing a survey database and to specify how to resolve duplicate points or feature lines.

Import Event Name

Specifies a name for the event. This named event will appear in the SHP Data Manager.

Add Survey Database Feature Line Property Set

Adds information to the feature lines as a property set.

The following data is added to the property set and applied to the feature lines.

Breakline (True/False)

Specifies if the survey figure is a breakline.

Description

Specifies a description of the survey figure.

Lot Line (True/False)

Specifies if the survey figure is a lot line.

Network

Specifies the name of the network the survey figure is associated with.

Survey Figure Name

Specifies the name of the survey figure.

Survey Figure Style

Specifies the name of the survey figure style.

Duplicate Identity Resolution

Select one of three methods to resolve point number, point name, and feature line name conflicts.

Use Next Number

Assigns the next unused point number, point name, or feature line name to the point.

Add An Offset From

Adds the offset specified for the Add an Offset From option to the point number, point name, or feature line name.

Examples:

• Point number: If you enter an offset of 200, points with numbers 1, 2, and 3 are re-numbered 201, 202, 203.
• Point name: If you enter an offset of 200, points with names Point1, Point2, and Point3 are re-named Point201, Point202, and Point203.
• Feature line name: If you enter an offset of 200, feature lines with names Line1, Line2, and Line3 are re-named Line201, Line202, and Line203.

Sequence From

Renumbers the points or feature lines using the point number, point name, or feature line name specified in the Sequence From option.

Translation File

If selected, the import uses the translation file you specify to convert survey figure styles to the appropriate feature line styles.

The translation file format is ordered into sections. %section indicates the name of the section. The line below %section is ignored and lists the order of the contents for the section.

• The first section is for translations of styles. It is a comma separated list of mappings: the first item is the survey figure style, the next one is the feature line style, the third one is the site on which the imported feature line should go.
• The second section of translations is for layers. The first item is the survey figure layer and the second item is the desired (re-mapped) feature line layer.

The following shows an example of how to structure this file.

Line in file	Description
%section,Styles and Sites	This line specifies the section for styles and sites.
SurveyFigureStyle,FeatureLineStyle,Site	This line specifies the order of the contents for this section.
Standard,Standard,Site1	This line and others you add like it are the specific mappings. In this example, the Standard figure style will be mapped to the Standard feature line style, and the feature lines that are created will be placed in Site1. Note: If a survey figure style is not found in the translation file, the command first looks for a feature line style of the same name. If it does not find one, it uses the first created feature line style in the drawing. Note: To specify that the feature lines do not get placed in a site, enter None for the site name.
<additional style mapping lines>	Add additional lines for mapping styles and sites as needed.
%section,Layers	This line specifies the section for layers.
SurveyFigureLayer,FeatureLineLayer	This line specifies the order of the contents for this section.
V-SURV-FIGR,C-TOPO-FEAT	This line and others you add like it are the specific mappings. In this example, figures on the layer V-SURV-FIGR are created as feature lines on the C-TOPO-FEAT layer. Note: If a survey figure layer is not found in the translation file, the layer of the survey figure is used.
<additional layer mapping lines>	Add additional lines for mapping layers as needed.

Use Translation File

If selected, the import uses the specified translation file.

File Path and Name

Specifies the path and file name of the translation file that will be used if Use Translation File is selected.

Open File

Opens an existing translation file.