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To set other Data View highlighting options (page 1227)
To highlight records linked to drawing objects (page 1229)
To set the record highlight color (page 1229)
To use a SQL filter in the Data View (page 1231)
To use a spatial filter in the Data View (page 1234)
Overview of Finding Records in a Linked Database
After you create a link between a record in the database table and an object
in a drawing, you can use the information in the database table to help you
analyze, select, and display objects in your drawing. For example, you can use
data from a linked database table to find all pipes installed before 1965.
NOTE These procedures apply only to drawing objects. To join external data to
geospatial features, see
Overview of Joins (page 507). To use the Data Table to
search that data, see
Finding and Filtering Data in the Data Table (page 1210).
See also:
Overview of Linking Database Records to Objects (page 522)
Viewing External Data Linked to Drawing Objects (page 1146)
Overview of Queries (page 1235)
Altering the Properties of Queried Drawing Objects (page 1259)
Joining Data to GIS Features (page 507)
NOTE These procedures apply only to drawing objects. To join external data to
geospatial features, see
Overview of Joins (page 507). To use the Data Table to
search that data, see
Finding and Filtering Data in the Data Table (page 1210).
Use database links to do the following:
Use this method...To do this...
Use Data View to search the linked data-
base. (page 1225)
Find a database record
Use Data View to highlight the objects.
(page 1227)
Highlight objects in the drawing that are
linked to selected records in the database
table.
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