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NOTE You can link records to drawing objects. You cannot link records to features
from a feature source. 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:
Overview of Linking Database Records to Objects (page 522)
Creating a Link Template (page 525)
Setting Up Data Sources for Drawings (page 204)
Defining the Text Insertion Point (page 936)
Converting Object Data to Database Links (page 533)
Manually Linking Database Records to Objects (page 528)
Before you begin, be sure you have
defined a link template (page 526) for the
database you will use, and the objects to link to are accessible. You cannot
create links to objects on layers that are locked, frozen, or turned off.
NOTE You can link records to drawing objects. You cannot link records to features
from a feature source. 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 link records to objects using object data automatically
1 At the Command prompt, enter mapod2ase.
2 In the
Convert Object Data to Database Links dialog box (page 1680), under
Source Object Data Table, select an object data table.
3 Select Remove Data From Objects Processed to delete the object data after
creating the link.
4 Under Target Link Template, select Link Object Data To Database.
5 Click Define to specify the link template.
6 In the Select Existing Link Template dialog box (page 1689), under Link
Template, select an available link template.
7 For each key field in the link template, select a field in the object data
table.
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