2011

Data Connect Dialog Boxes
Create a Join / Edit a Join dialog box
Use this dialog box to join a table of attribute data to features in your map so
they have more properties. You can also edit an existing join.
To create a join (page 512)
In Display Manager, right-click a feature layer ➤ Create A Join.
If a join exists, right-click a feature layer ➤ Manage Joins.
NOTE This functionality is for geospatial features only. To connect drawing objects
to an external data source, see
Overview of Linking Database Records to Objects
(page 522).
Select the primary table (the feature layer) and the secondary table (the data to
join to the primary table, for example, an Access database). Select the columns
of data to use to link the tables (often referred to as join keys). Specify the type
of join, and the relationship between the primary and secondary records.
Primary Table Initiating The Join
The table to which you are joining secondary data, for example, the layer of
features.
Table (Or Feature Class) To Join To
Select the secondary table of attributes to join to the primary table. You must
connect to the secondary table before you can join to it.
See
Bringing in GIS Features (page 303)
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