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Current Category displays the name of the category the query is currently
assigned to. (If you are changing the category for multiple queries, this area
may be blank.) Select a category from the New Category list, and click OK.
The query is reassigned to the new category.
You can assign a query to only one category.
Data Condition dialog box
NOTE This functionality applies only to drawing objects.
Use this dialog box to create or modify a data condition in a query.
To retrieve drawing objects based on their object data (page 1248)
Click Home tab ➤ Data panel ➤ Define Query.
A data condition searches data that you have attached to drawing objects.
Object Class / Object Properties / Database Link / Object Data / Attribute options
Select the data to query.
■ To search data associated with a object class, select Object Class. Select
an object class from the Class list. Select the property.
To search all subclasses of the selected object class, select Include
Subclasses. If this option is not selected, only data in objects tagged with
the selected object class is searched.
■ To search data stored in custom objects, select Object Properties. When
selected, you can choose from a list of all object types and properties
defined either in all source drawings or in the current drawing,
depending on whether the source or current drawing is queried.
To search all subclasses of the selected object type and/or property, select
Include Subclasses. If this checkbox is cleared, the query will be limited.
Select Include Subclasses when running an Object Properties query.
■ To search data in link data stored on an object, select Database Link.
Select the link template from the Link Templates list. Select the key
column. This option searches only the link data stored on objects. To
search the database table, use a SQL condition.
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