Besides editing the geometry of features it is important to give attributive information about what is being edited. The WebOffice core client allows many different types of attributive editing which are explained in the following chapter. Attributive information can be entered into the edit tool form while using the edit actions Create or Edit. If you are creating a new object, attribute fields will be immediately available. In case you are editing an existing object you have to select the object first and edit attributes afterwards.

 

Types of input fields available in the WebOffice core client

The WebOffice core client allows the user to enter attributive information with the following input field types:

•Text input

•Multiline text input

•Drop-down list

•Checkbox

•Date Fields with Calendar

•Slider

•File name

•File path

•File upload

 

 

Mandatory Attribute Fields

An attribute field which is marked with a is a mandatory field. Therefore, the editing operation cannot be submitted as long as no value has been entered into this field.

Restricted Attribute Fields (read-only)

It is also possible to configure the editability of an attribute field. This can be used to prevent a user from changing the object afterwards or during certain editing actions.

 

 

 

Date Fields with Calendar

If a field of type Date is configured, the WebOffice core client offers a calendar function in the search window, which is called by the button . The current date is marked with a red outline and the entry will use the Date Format defined in the Common Settings.

 

File Upload, File Path, File Name

Attribute fields of these input field types offer the button to open a file dialog and browse to a file in order to:

•upload the file to the server

•upload the file path

•upload the file name

Use the button to remove any entry from the attribute field.

 

 

Slider

Using the input type Slider is extremely useful when working with rotation fields that have to be edited. According to the Input format Configuration, WebOffice 10.9 R3 helps to identify the direction of a symbol by pointing a line with the longer part showing the direction. Use this assistance to point arrows to the correct direction.

Hierarchical Editing

The WebOffice core client supports Hierarchical Levels for editing fields, usually in combination with subtypes/domains defined in ArcMap. This way, the user has to select a value for the field with the top hierarchical level (i.e. the topmost field and mandatory). The field with second hierarchical level will only provide the values which are valid for the topmost hierarchical field.

 

 

Editing templates

The WebOffice core client supports the use of editing templates to allow the user to automatically fill attributes or symbols when editing. Thus, the user only has to select the desired template to create an object with the stored attributes in WebOffice 10.9 R3. Editing templates support the use of domains or subtypes.

Correctly configured and published editing templates will then be automatically created in WebOffice for the tool Edit in the Object attribute window on the right side of the Map area.

 

 

 

 

 

Symbol preview

In the editing form of the WebOffice core client it is possible to display a symbol preview. This shows all the symbols provided by the service, which can be set for the object being edited. The service must be a feature service.