Set a Source dialog

This dialog allows you to set a source for import and export tasks.

This dialog is displayed when you click the Set a Source option in the Task Sequence editor.

The source selected in this dialog will be applied to all tasks selected in the Task Sequence editor.

Item Description

Source Type

The types of data you can select. Only valid data types are listed.

GeoPlan Layer

GIS data currently loaded as an additional layer on the GeoPlan.

CSV

A text file with the fields separated by commas.

Tab Separated Data

A text file with the fields separated by tab characters.

JET/Access Database

An Access (.mdb) database (also sometimes known as 'Jet database')

Oracle

For importing from Oracle databases.

The minimum version of Oracle supported for import without spatial data is Oracle 8i. To import spatial data a minimum version of Oracle 9.2 is required.

The following Oracle spatial geometries are supported or partially supported for import:

  • Point
  • Oriented Point - orientation vector is ignored
  • Multi-Point - first point only imported
  • Point Cluster - first point only imported
  • Line String - supported where points are connected only by straight lines
  • Polygon - supported where the boundary is connected only by straight lines or where it is a rectangle
  • Multi-Polygon - first polygon (connected by straight lines or a rectangle) only imported
  • Collection - first compatible element only imported (if present)
  • Multi-Line String - first line string only imported

The following Oracle spatial geometries are not currently supported for import:

  • Line Strings where the points are connected by arcs
  • Compound Line Strings
  • Polygons where the boundary is connected by arcs or is a circle
  • Compound Polygons
  • Complex Collections
SQL Server

For importing data from a Microsoft SQL Server database, via the OLE DB Driver for SQL Server. See Select SQL Server Data dialog for connection details.

Raw Shape File

Data in the ESRI shapefile format.

Imports shape files directly instead of using any map control.

XML Format Data

A text file formatted in the eXtensible Markup Language.

JSON

A JSON file contains a number of tables. The JSON object within the file contains a number of arrays of objects (one array per table).

File GeoDatabase

A format for storing GIS data developed by ESRI.

Use this option to import data from File GeoDatabases. This option imports ESRI shapefile (SHP) folders.

Note: This option is only available for 64 bit versions of InfoWorks® WS Pro .

File or Database Name

For certain types of data you will need to specify a filename. You can use the Browse button to find the file.

When importing from SQL Server, you must specify the Database Name.

When importing from an Oracle database, this will display the Select Oracle Data dialog.