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Select Existing Link Template dialog box
Use this dialog box to select the appropriate link template, specify the key
fields in the object data to use, and then select a database validation option.
To open a linked database table (page 527)
At the Command prompt, enter mapviewlink.
NOTE This functionality applies only to an attribute data source that you use with
drawing objects. For information about attribute data for geospatial features, see
Overview of Joins (page 507).
The list of link templates include those available for the current drawing.
Link Template
Select a link template for the database table containing the data matching
your object data table. In the OD Column, specify the fields in the object data
table to use for key fields.
Database Validation
Select a validation option.
None
Create links without checking the database.
Record Must Exist
Create a link only where the text or attribute tag value matches an existing
record's key field value.
Create If New
Create a new record in the table if no existing record matches. If you choose
this option, you can use the grid below to map data from fields in the object
data table to non-key fields in the database.
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