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Chapter 28 Retrieving Data From a Drawing
Including AutoFields
Each time you place a new symbol, AutoSketch appends AutoFields to the
symbol instance. You can control whether these fields appear when you
generate a visual report. These fields contain the following data:
Symbol Name . A text string that identifies the symbol. A symbol definition
must have a value assigned to the Symbol Name field. To edit this field, click
Symbol, Explore on the Draw menu. In the Symbol Explorer, click the sym-
bol, then click Edit Fields and enter new values for this field.
Symbol Type . A text string designed to help you organize and classify your
symbol definitions. A symbol definition does not have to include a value for
the Symbol Type field. To edit this field, click Symbol, Explore on the Draw
menu. In the Symbol Explorer, click the symbol, then click Edit Fields and
enter new values for this field.
Symbol Description . A text string that describes the symbol in detail. A
symbol definition does not have to include a value for the Symbol
Description field. To edit this field, click Symbol, Explore on the Draw menu.
In the Symbol Explorer, click the symbol, then click Edit Fields and enter new
values for this field.
Symbol Fields . A set of database fields whose values were defined when the
symbol was created. The fields become part of the database when you place
the symbol containing them in your drawing. To edit this field, click Symbol,
Explore on the Draw menu. In the Symbol Explorer, click the Drawings page
tab, click the drawing, click the symbol, then click Edit Fields and enter new
values for this field. Symbol fields are not considered AutoFields, as described
in the following steps.
UID . A unique number that AutoSketch creates automatically for each
entity in the drawing. All entities have a UID that distinguishes them from
other entities. You cannot edit a UID value. It is important to include the
UID field in a report you export to another application if you are planning to
import the report back to the drawing. If AutoSketch does not find the
UID fields for the entities, it cannot reassign the database information back
to the entities in the drawing.
Hyperlink (URL) . An embedded operation that opens specific documents in
the same or other applications. These documents can contain dynamic data
such as text, image, audio, or video files. Hyperlinks are similar to topic
jumps in a online help system. For more information, see the chapter titled
“Using Web Tools,” which begins on page 351.