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tab ➤ Import pan-
el ➤ Map Import .
Both the original data for the fea-
ture layer and the joined data ap-
pear in the Data Table.
Join attribute data to
features from Oracle,
SDF, etc. (page 507)
1 Connect to the source
of attribute data (for
example, connect to an
ODBC source such as a
Microsoft Access table)
from the Task Pane.
Click Data ➤ Connect
To Data.
2 Right-click a layer and
click Create A Join.
3 Specify the connected
attribute data source.
Only the objects that match your
query are added to the map.
Add DWG objects
from the current
drawing (page 350)
1 In Display Manager,
click Data ➤ Add
Drawing Data ➤
Query Current Draw-
ing.
2 Define a query to re-
trieve objects.
Only the objects that match your
query are added to the map.
Add drawing objects
from other drawings
1
Attach the drawings to
the current drawing.
(page 154).
When you edit the objects, you
can choose to update the original
drawings or not.
2 In Display Manager,
click Data ➤ Add
Drawing Data ➤
Query Source Drawing.
3 Define a query to re-
trieve objects. See
Bringing In Drawing
Data From DWG Files
(page 350).
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