Manage Extended Properties Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to manage the extended property definitions in the Survey .sdx file.

Expands All

Expands all items in the tree.

Collapses All

Collapses all items in the tree.

Export Settings

Exports the extended properties schema to a specified .sdx file. You specify the location of this .sdx file in the Database Defaults of Survey User Settings.

Import Settings

Imports an extended properties definition schema into the existing .sdx file.

Note: Existing extended property definitions that are referenced by an instance of a SurveyFeatureClass are not redefined during the import process. Existing extended property definitions that are not referenced are redefined by the definition in the selected .sdx_def file.
Select All

Selects all category and property check boxes.

Clear All

Clears all category and property check boxes.

Create New

Displays the New Extended Property dialog box. This button is only enabled when a user-defined category is selected.

Edit Selected Item

Displays the Edit Extended Property dialog box. This button is only enabled when a user-defined property is selected.

Delete Selected Item

Displays the Delete Extended Property warning message box. This button is only enabled when a user-defined property is selected and that property is not referenced by another instance of the <SurveyFeatureClass>.

Property column

Lists the extended properties categories.

Description column

Displays the description of the extended property. This description can be assigned from the New/Edit Extended Property dialog box.

Depending on your .sdx_def file, each SurveyFeatureClass has relevant LandXML and User-defined collections. If you expand these collections, and select an attribute you can use the right-click short cut menu to edit or copy the property.

Survey Database

SurveyFeatureClass used to manage the extended properties of survey databases and projects.

Network

SurveyFeatureClass used to manage the extended properties of survey networks.

Network Group

SurveyFeatureClass used to manage the extended properties of Network Groups.

Figure

SurveyFeatureClass used to manage the extended properties of survey figures.

Figure Group

SurveyFeatureClass used to manage the extended properties of figure groups.

Survey Point

SurveyFeatureClass used to manage the extended properties of survey points.

Survey Point Group

SurveyFeatureClass used to manage the extended properties of survey point groups.