CARIS HPD : Command Reference : E : Edit Collections
 

Edit Collections

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Menu

Edit > Collections

Edit existing collections.

A collection is a special S-57 or S-100 object that contains information about relationships between objects. Collections can contain other collection objects. Collections do not have any spatial representation and they cannot be filtered or selected.

Related commands:

Interface

The Parent Type list contains all of the collection objects in the project or workspace.

Attributes associated with the selected collection object are listed in the Attributes tab at the bottom of the dialog box.

Right-click on the feature ID of any item in the Parent list and select from the following commands:

Command

Description

Add Members to Selection

Add all members of the collection to the existing selection.

Create Selection from Members

Create a new selection containing only the members of the collection.

Add Superselection to this Object

Add the superselected feature to the collection.

Add Selection to this Object

Add all selected features to the collection.

Copy to Clipboard

Copy the selected collection to the collection clipboard.

Paste from Clipboard

Paste any collection in the collection clipboard to the members list of the selected collection.

Submit

[HPD project only] Submit the collection for verification.

Collection objects have no spatial representations and do not have a Representation status.

Accept

[HPD project only] Accept the collection status. This is an optional step in verification.

You must have a Quality Assurance role to accept collections.

The status of the collection is changed to Accepted.

Verify

[HPD project only] Verify the collection. Only verified features can appear in products.

You must have a Quality Assurance role to verify collections.

The status of the collection is changed to Verified.

Reject

Reject a collection object. This change is permanent and cannot be undone.

You must have a Quality Assurance role to reject collections.

The status of the collection is changed to Rejected.

Delete

Delete the selected collection.

An icon (  ) is displayed at the start of the row to indicate that the collection has been marked for deletion.

The deletion is not complete until it has been verified.

Verify Delete

Verify the deletion of a collection.that is currently marked for deletion.This change is permanent and cannot be undone.

You must have a Quality Assurance role to verify deletions.

The collection is removed from the dialog box and from the workspace.

Undelete

Undelete the collection. This can only be done before the deletion is verified.

The delete icon (  ) is removed from the row.

Right-click on the feature ID of any member and select from the following commands:

Command

Description

Add Member to Selection

Add the selected member to the current selection.

Create Selection from Member

Create a new selection containing only the selected member.

Remove Member from Collection

Remove the selected member from the collection.

A collection is not a collection if it contains only one member, therefore you cannot remove features if doing so would leave a single member.

Do not attempt to delete a collection by removing all associated features, instead delete the entire collection.

Procedure

1. Select the Edit Collections command.

The Edit Collections dialog box is displayed.

2. In the Parent Type table, select a collection.

All features in the selected collection are listed in the Members tab in the bottom list.

3. Select the Attributes tab.

4. Modify the attributes as required.

The attributes for the selected collection are updated.

5. Use the pop-up menus described above to make any necessary changes to the collection:

Edit certification status

Add features to the collection

Add a collection as a member of another collection

Remove features from the collection

Delete the collection

Undelete the collection

Verify the deletion of the collection

6. Click OK.