Changes between Version 17 and Version 18 of DiGIR

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03/22/09 11:21:30 (8 months ago)
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    v17 v18  
    6969The important fields of the data elements table are: 
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    71  * '''Name''' specifies the name of the field. It will be created as an attribute of the points using this name. The points may contain a slightly different name if the data element name is not a legal ArcGIS attribute name. For example, the name Order may be changed to Order_ because Order is a reserved word in database systems. If the points are a shapefile, all of the names will be truncated to 10 characters, the maximum allowed attribute name in a shapefile. 
     71 * '''Name''' specifies the name of the data element. It will be created as an attribute of the points using this name. The points may contain a slightly different name if the data element name is not a legal ArcGIS attribute name. For example, the name Order may be changed to Order_ because Order is a reserved word in database systems. If the points are a shapefile, all of the names will be truncated to 10 characters, the maximum allowed attribute name in a shapefile. 
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    73  * '''ArcGISType''' specifies the ArcGIS data type of the field when it is created as an attribute of the points
     73 * '''ArcGISType''' specifies the ArcGIS data type that will be used when the attribute is created for this data element
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    7575 * '''Searchable''' indicates whether you can use the data element name in the '''Filter expression''' parameter of the '''Search DiGIR Records and Create Points''' tool. A value of 1 indicates that you can use it.