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6 For Table Name, type the name of the view you created in step 1. Click
OK.
7 Switch back to the Logical Feature Class tab and type the name, class
type, and other required information.
8 Click New Property to add a property.
9 Switch to the Physical Configuration tab.
10 Type the name of the view column (from the view you created in step 1)
to map to the new property. Click OK.
11 Switch back to the Logical Property tab and set the property attributes.
Attributes such as data type, length, scale, precision, nullability,
uniqueness, and other constraints must match the corresponding column
attributes. For example, you cannot create a property that has the string
data type and map it to a column that uses the number data type.
12 Repeat steps 8 through 11 to create the remaining properties.
13 Be sure to fill in the Primary Key column for the new view record before
you check it in (if it is not defined to be auto-generated).
Importing and Exporting a Schema
You can export a schema (page 2073) as an XML file to do any of the following:
■ Share a schema you created in the Schema Editor with other AutoCAD
Map 3D or GIS-software users.
■ Back up a schema you created in the Schema Editor as an XML file.
■ Save your work in progress if the original data source or directory becomes
unavailable.
You can import an XML schema that you exported, and use it to define a new
schema for another data store. This is useful for creating multiple data stores
based on the same schema.
NOTE This functionality affects geospatial feature data only. For information about
linking records in an external database to objects in a drawing, see
Overview of
Linking Database Records to Objects
(page 522). For information about moving
data between DWG and geospatial data stores, see
Migrating DWG Data to GIS
(page 628).
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