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See also:
■ Working with SQL Server Data (page 559)
■ Bringing In Features from SQL Server Spatial (page 326)
■ Creating a Data Store (page 586)
■ Migrating Data (page 615)
■ Styling Features (page 639)
■ To create a map with styled feature layers (page 641)
■ To edit a feature using feature editing commands (page 705)
To bring in features from SQL Server
1 In
Display Manager (page 2060), click Data ➤ Connect To Data.
2 In the Data Connect window, select Add SQL Server Connection in the
Data Connections By Provider list.
3 Under Connection Name, type a name for this connection.
You can give the connection any name you like. This name appears in
Map Explorer as the name of the feature source.
4 Under Service Name, enter the information for the SQL Server data source.
If you do not know the name, check with your System Administrator.
5 Click Login.
6 In the
User Credentials dialog box (page 1610), enter your user name and
password.
Optionally, select Remember Password if you want AutoCAD Map 3D to
log you in whenever you open this drawing.
7 Click OK.
8 In Data Connect, under Data Store, enter the data store name. If you do
not know this name, check with your System Administrator.
To select from a list of data stores, click the down arrow. AutoCAD Map
3D connects to the specified server and instance and lists the available
data stores.
9 Click Connect.
10 In the feature class list, select the feature classes to include in the map.
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