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See also:
■ Schema Editor (page 1739)
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).
To import an XML or XMI schema
1 Connect to the feature source into which you want to import the schema.
2 In Map Explorer, select the feature source in the connection tree (at the
top of the pane) and click Schema ➤ Edit Schema.
3 In the
Schema Editor (page 1739), select Schemas (the top-most node in
the Schema tree) and click Import Schema on the Schema Editor toolbar.
4 In the Open dialog box, choose the file format for the file you are
importing (XML or XMI). Navigate to the file you want and click Open.
The Schema tree displays the imported schema.
5 Click Apply to make the changes permanent.
To export an XML schema
1 Connect to the feature source whose schema you want to export.
2 In Map Explorer, select the feature source in the connection tree (at the
top of the pane) and click Schema ➤ Edit Schema.
3 In the Schema Editor, select Schemas (the top-most node in the Schema
tree) and click Export Schema on the Schema Editor toolbar.
4 In the Save dialog box, navigate to the desired directory and enter a name
for the file.
5 Click Save.
Viewing a Schema
You can inspect a
schema (page 2073) for any feature source (page 2063), including
those of
FDO providers (page 2063) that don't support updateable schemas. When
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