Attributes Grid

The grid on the Attributes page lets you configure the feature attributes of the current feature type. Mandatory attributes are displayed in red type.

Settings	Description
Display Name	The attribute name that is displayed in the user interface. This name must be unique.
Internal Name	The attribute identifier that is used in the database tables. This identifier must be unique. If the field does not exist in the database, an error message will be displayed. If the Internal Name is changed and if the record exists, it must also be changed in RuleAttribute.Name. Note: Changes to this field require corresponding changes to Oracle tables. Contact your DBA.
GIS Table	The name of the GIS field that stores information about the attribute. The name must be unique.
Domain	The name of the attribute domain of the feature attribute. Attribute domains define a custom data type, the type of interface control used to collect the data from users, and the legal values that users may select. Clicking a cell in the Domain column activates a button for opening the Domain Editor dialog box so that you can select an attribute domain for the current feature attribute. It can also be used to create and edit domains. For more information, see Domain Editor.
Display Order	Determines how a feature attribute with the Display Attribute classification is ordered within a list of attributes for this feature type. Displayed attributes are listed, for example, in the following interfaces: Feature Editor dialog box, Attributes page of the Placement Defaults dialog box, and Description column of the Design Workspace. The display order is ascending. If the same value is assigned to more than one feature attribute, these entries are sorted by the order in which they are passed from the database. Note that a Display Order value is required for each attribute even if the Not Displayed setting has been applied to the item. For more information, see Classification Assignments for Feature Type Attributes.
Allowed Access	Controls various display and edit options for the feature attribute. The four settings are Not Displayed, Read Only, Read/Write, and Mandatory (i.e., a value is required). If the Mandatory setting is selected, the feature attribute will be displayed in red type in the grid and an entry will be made in the AttributeDefaultValue table. Depending on the control type specified for the attribute domain, the default values are as follows: Edit Box: Temp Value Spin Control: 0 Currency: 0.0 Double: 0.0 Date Picker: Current Date Drop List: First Value in AttrLegalValueAssign Check Box: First Value in AttrLegalValueAssign
Design Only	Indicates that the feature attribute is used in the Design Workspace but not in the GIS database. This is a required field. For new feature attributes, the default is False.
New button	Creates an empty row in the grid so you can enter a new feature attribute for the feature type.
Classifications button	Opens the Classifications Assignments dialog box for the selected feature attribute. For more information, see Classification Assignments for Feature Type Attributes. Note: Adding new attributes requires corresponding changes to Oracle tables. Contact your DBA.