To define the representation string for the feature explorer

  1. In the Infrastructure Administrator, do one of the following:
    • Click Enterprise and connect to the enterprise industry model. Open a project.
    • Click File and open a project.
  2. Expand the Industry Model node.
  3. Click Data Model.
  4. Expand the tree to find and select the feature class.
  5. Right-click, and click Edit Feature Class.
  6. In the Feature Class Edit dialog box, click the Feature Explorer Settings tab.
  7. On the Feature Explorer Settings tab, use the options as shown in the following table:
    Displayed Items For <feature class caption>

    Select one of the following elements to display in the feature explorer:

    • Attributes
    • Feature Class Information
    • System Units
    • Delimiters / Text

    The values for the selected element are listed. For example, if you select Attributes, the list displays the feature class attributes.

    		Adds the selection to the string editor.
    String For Displayed Items The string editor displays the selected elements in braces {}. You can edit the representation string. The string is validated immediately.

    To add static text, type it in the string editor.

    To add dynamic text, enter a value in braces {}. Valid values are listed in the Value list. The interpolated results appear in the Display Preview.

    Examples

    To display this Enter this Which is interpolated like this
    Area unit {AREA} {AREA.Unit.Symbol} 5.3 m2
    Static text [The desired text] For example, Feature: “{FID}” Feature: 123
    The feature class caption, a colon, a space, and the FID of the feature {TB_DICTIONARY.Caption}: {FID} Control Cable: 123
    A related attribute WW_MANHOLE_MODEL.ID_MATERIAL  
    A utility feature class along with its related geometry feature class {TB_DICTIONARY[F_CLASS_ID_ATTR].Caption}  
    The feature class caption and the FID of both the attribute feature and the geometry feature {TB_DICTIONARY[F_CLASS_ID_ATTR].Caption}: {FID_ATTR} ({TB_DICTIONARY.Caption} {FID}) Pipe: 123 (Line 124)
    The feature class caption, FID, length of the line with two decimals, and the unit {TB_DICTIONARY.Caption} {FID} ({LENGTH:0.00} {LENGTH.Unit.Symbol}) Control Line 123 (15.60 m)

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Parent topic: Customizing the Feature Explorer