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Custom Table

A custom table used to enter attribute values is a quick menu that is particularly designed according to the features of the attribute to enable users to quickly enter attribute values. For instance, there is a layer whose contents of attribute table should be input in date format, in that case, the field format can be set as YYYY/MM/DD with custom table. While users are editing the field, they can select a date by tapping instead of typing each word. We will introduce each field type in this section. Each field type has Field Name and Note. Field Name must be English or number, which is the name recorded in the file; Note is the name displayed on the interface for users to identify and input data, which can be any language or simple description to help users easily know what the field records. They both are field names, the difference stands in one is the name recorded in the file, while the other is used to be displayed for users to read.

To edit custom table, you need to specify the layer you want to edit. Tap .

In Please Select Editable page, the layer list appears. Please select the layer to customize attribute table.

Please note that you can customize the attribute table only when no feature and no attribute data has been created in the layer.

1. If you select “Start to customize table” in the beginning of creating layer, you can follow the below steps to continue, because it works in the same way as “Custom Table.” The “Create a new layer” page appears with multiple default fields. First column is field name and the second column is field property.

2.To add field, please tap , and a list of all field types appears.

3. Select a field type, the field setting page appears. Enter the field name and field note and set up the property. Now we will introduce the property and effect of all types of field.

Text: It is string, and should be input attribute value manually. Please set the length of the field, the unit is bit.

When you use “Edit Attribute”, you will enter the “Enter Attributes” page. To this type of field, you need to enter the attribute value manually.

Date: The system will show the date automatically, or you can change it by tapping. Four types of data format are available YYYY/MM/DD, MM/DD/YYYY, MM/DD and DD/MM/YYYY.

When you use “Edit Attribute”, you will enter the “Enter attributes” page. To this type of field, the system will automatically show the date. To change the date, you can directly tap the icon and set.

Time: They system will automatically show the time or you can change by tapping. The time format includes 12 HR and 24 HR.

When you use “Edit Attribute”, you will enter the “Enter attributes” page. To this type of field, the system will show the time automatically. To change time, please tap the icon and set.

Photo: The attribute value is a path of photo. You can select a photo file or take a photo with the camera device of mobile device, and the path of the selected file or of the photo you just taken will be shown in the field. The photo you take in SuperSurv will have GSP data and will be saved in the PHOTO folder of project folder.

When you use “Edit Attribute”, you will enter the “Enter attributes” page. To this type of field, you can choose a photo or take a photo. Tap the field and a dialog shows up, you can select choose a photo or camera.

Tap “Choose a photo”, specify a photo file and the path of the photo file will be input automatically.

Choose “Camera”, it enters camera mode. After you take a photo, the path of the photo file will be automatically shown in the field. The coordinate values will be saved to the file and photo file will be saved to the project folder.

GPS: The system will automatically record the GPS coordinates of the position of the feature or you can change manually. You need to specify the XYZ value. Please note that this type is available for point layer only

When you use “Edit Attribute”, you will enter the “Enter attributes” page. To this type of field, the specified coordinate value will be recorded as the attribute value.

Length:the system will calculate and record the length of the line feature as the attribute value or you can change manually. Please note that this type is available for line layer only.

When you use “Edit Attribute”, you will enter the “Enter attributes” page. To this type of field, the length will be recorded as the attribute value, the unit is meter.

Area: The system will calculate and record the area of the polygon feature as the attribute value, or you can change manually. Please note that, this type is available for polygon layer only.

When you use “Edit Attribute”, you will enter the “Enter attributes” page. To this type of field, the area of the feature will be recorded as the attribute value, the unit is square meter.

Numeric: The attribute value should be an integer and input manually.

When you use “Edit Attribute”, you will enter the “Enter attributes” page. To this type of field, you need to input an integer as the attribute value.

Menu: When you are entering the attribute value, the field will provide with a menu or automatically filter the text that is entered and display the suitable one for users to choose.

Tapping can add the menu item, and the window of figure below will appear for you to enter the name of menu item.

If you choose Menu, when you use “Edit Attribute”, you will enter the “Enter attributes” page. To this type of field, you can tap the drop-down menu and choose one item as the attribute value.

If you choose AutoComplete, when you use “Edit Attribute”, you will enter the “Enter attributes” page. To this type of field, you need to enter the attribute value manually, and system will auto-filter and present the suitable one for you to choose. Then, you can just tap the one that matches.

In addition, when you are editing the field, in the “Create a new layer” page, you can long-press a field and a menu appears. With the menu, you can tap “Delete” to delete the field; tap “UP” and “Down” to change the order.

Video: The attribute value is a video file path. Users can select a video file or record a video with the device’s built-in recording function. As the file is specified or video has been recorded, the video file path will be presented as the attribute value. The file format supports what the device supports.

When you use “Edit Attribute”, you will enter the “Enter attributes” page. To this type of field, it shows “Choose a video or record a video”, tap it and a dialog shows up with two options: choose a video or record a video.

If you want to choose a video, please specify a video and the file path will be presented in the field. If you choose record a video, the device will switch to video mode, when the video is finished, the file path for the video will be presented in the field.