Street Atlas USA
®
2010 User Guide
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To Import a Database
Use the following steps to import a database into the current map file.
1.
Click the XData tab.
Each dataset included in the current map file is listed under Available Datasets.
Note If the check box is selected, it indicates that the dataset is displayed on the
map. Clear the check box to hide the dataset's symbols on the map.
2.
Click Import to open the Import Wizard.
3.
On the Select Data Source screen, click Data Source to locate and select the file
from the Open dialog box and then click Next.
Note If your file is not available in the directory as expected, you may need to
change the file type in the Files of Type drop-down list.
4.
If your data source is a .csv or .txt file, complete this step. If not, go to step 5.
The Select Schema screen displays. Verify how the data displays in the columns. If it
is not displaying correctly, under Schema Type, select the option that separates
your data into the appropriate columns. If your first row is not a header row, clear
the First Row is Header check box. Click Next. The Assign Field Types screen
displays.
Notes
•
Select Other under Schema Type to use a non-standard file schema definition.
You can then select any combination of Tab, Space, Comma, and Other. If you
select Other under Delimiter, type the character(s) that separate your data in
the text entry box.
•
The First Row is Header check box is selected by default. The program attempts
to automatically assign field names based on the data in the first row.
5.
Select the column you want to display as a label on the map using the available radio
buttons.
Note You can clear a selection to have no label displayed on the map.
6.
Click the Assignment header for each column and select the appropriate field option
from the menu.
The Status text box indicates how your data will be geoplaced on the map.
7.
Select how you want to locate your field information (street address or ZIP/Postal
Code).
Note The available Locate By options are based on which fields have been assigned
to the columns.
8.
Click Next.
The Select Data Symbol screen displays.
9.
Under Match Status, click Exact, Street Name, Area, or ZIP Center and then
select the unique symbol and text properties you want to display for each match
status.
Assigning different symbols/text to your records based on match status shows a
visual representation on the map of which records in your dataset were geoplaced
exactly, only by street name, only by area, or only by ZIP Center.
OR
Under Match Status, select the Use the same symbol/text for all categories
check box to identify all of your records on the map using the same symbol without
taking match status into consideration.
Note Click Edit to use XSym to create a new symbol or edit an existing symbol.
For more information, see topics listed under
Custom Symbols
in the Draw section of
the Help.
