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MAPDEFINELTCommand Line
In Map Explorer, right-click a data source table or
query Define Link Template
Task Pane
Define Link Template dialog box (MAPDEFINELT)Dialog Box
Opening a Linked Database Table
Once you have a defined a link template for a table, you can open the table
as a linked table. When a table is opened as a linked table, AutoCAD Map 3D
tracks the relationship between the records in the table and the objects in
your drawing.
NOTE Link templates apply to drawing objects only. For information on viewing
and editing geospatial attributes, see
Overview of the Data Table (page 1125). For
information on joining data to a geospatial feature class, see
Overview of Joins
(page 507).
See also:
Viewing External Data Linked to Drawing Objects (page 1146)
Finding Records in a Database Linked to Drawing Objects (page 1221)
NOTE Link templates apply to drawing objects only. For information on viewing
and editing geospatial attributes, see
Overview of the Data Table (page 1125). For
information on joining data to a geospatial feature class, see
Overview of Joins
(page 507).
To open a linked database table
In
Map Explorer (page 2068), double-click a link template. Depending on the
data source option setting, the linked table opens in either Edit mode or
View mode. If the table is write-protected, it opens in View mode. Queries
always open in View mode.
To open a table in View mode, right-click the link template. Click View
Linked Table.
In the
Select Link Template Key dialog box (page 1797), select a link template
for the database table containing the data matching your object data table
and a validation option.
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