To Create and Edit User-Defined Properties for a Survey Database

Use the options in the Manage Extended Properties dialog box to create or edit a user-defined property.

1. In Toolspace, on the Survey tab, expand the Survey Databases collection and right-click a database name.
2. Click Manage Extended Properties. In the Manage Extended Properties dialog box, collections are displayed for each of the <SurveyFeatureClasses>.
3. In the Manage Extended Properties dialog box, click to expand the <SurveyFeatureClasses> in the tree. Each feature class has a collection for LandXML and User-defined.
4. Select a User-defined check box under a feature class, right-click New or Edit.
5. In the Edit Extended Property dialog box, enter the following:
   • XML Name
   • Display Name
   • Description
6. Select a type in the Property Field Type list.
7. Select the Required Value check box to display a warning icon for properties that have not been assigned to an instance of a <SurveyFeatureClass>. The Event Viewer will also post a warning when you export the LandXML file using the Export Survey LandXML command.
8. Select the Display check box to have the extended property display on the object.
9. If you specified String as the Property Field Type, enter values for String.