OpenCities Map Help

To Define a Domain List on a Property

  1. Right-click the properties node of the feature definition and select Add ComboBox Property.
  2. Define the settings as shown below.
    Setting Description
    Name Name of the property
    Type Data type of the property
    # chars Number of characters reserved for storage
    Initial Value The initial value to be assigned to the property
    # cols The number of columns for the domain list definition
    Embedded SQL List An SQL statement that will be executed to load the domain list (RDBMS-only)
    Embedded List The domain values are embedded in the property definition
    # rows The number of rows for the domain list definition
    Domain Reference A reference to a domain list defined in the Domains node of the project
    List Name Select a list name from the drop-down box
    External File A file that has each domain value on a single line
    Data File Enter the data file name
    Store Last Value

    Defines how to store the last entered value:

    • None: no value will be stored
    • Client: the last value will be stored on the users machine for use during the following session
    • dgnFile: the last value will be stored in the DGN file for use the next time the file is accessed
    • session: the last value entered will be stored only for this session of OpenCities Map

    The Synch Preference for the appropriate editing key must be checked for this setting to take effect