Edit

The Design segment has tools that allow you to edit shapes and attributes in scenario layers. Changes made to the features are visible to all users who have access to the scenario.

Note:

If the Editors can only update and delete the features they add option is not checked for the template feature service, any project team member can edit any features associated with the project. However, if this option is checked, only the user who created the feature can edit it.

Learn more about enabling a template feature service to be edited

All of the following workflows are done using options available from the Design tab.

Move a feature

You can select a point, line, or polygon feature and move it to another location on the map.

1. On the application toolbar, click Design.
2. Select a scenario feature by clicking it.

   

   Note:

   Scenario features reside in the Active Scenario layers.

3. Hover over the feature and drag it to the desired location.
4. Click a blank area to deselect the feature and complete the move.

Edit feature geometry

The geometry of a line or polygon feature can be edited.

1. On the application toolbar, click Design.
2. Double-click a feature to display its vertices.

   

3. Select a vertex and drag it to another location.
4. Repeat this step for additional vertices, if necessary.
5. Click a blank area to deselect the feature and complete the geometry change.

Edit feature attributes

Attributes of a point, line, or polygon feature can be edited through the attribute pop-up.

1. On the application toolbar, click Design.
2. Select a feature by clicking it.
3. On the toolbar below the design tools, click the Attributes button

   

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4. Make changes to the attributes.
5. Click Save.

   The pop-up closes and changes are saved. If a feature type is changed, the symbol is updated on the map.

Undo or redo edits

The Undo tool allows you to cancel the most recent edit. The Redo tool allows you to reapply the most recent edit. Clicking either of these tools a second time will apply the operation to the next most recent edit, and so on. Affected edit operations include adding a new feature, editing a feature geometry or attribute, painting a feature, deleting a feature, and moving a feature.

Copy and paste a feature between scenarios

You can copy features from one scenario to another if you have access to both scenarios.

1. On the application toolbar, click Design.
2. Select one scenario feature in the active scenario by clicking it on the map.

   Selection handle bars appear around the feature.

   Note:

   Scenario features reside in the Active Scenario layers.

3. Click Copy.
4. At the top of the application, click the scenario drop-down arrow and choose another scenario.
5. Click Paste.

Delete a feature in a scenario

You can delete features in a scenario using the Delete tool. Changes made to the features are visible to all users who have access to the scenario.

Note:

If the Editors can only update and delete the features they add option is not checked for the template feature service, any project team member can edit any features associated with the project. However, if this option is checked, only the user who created the feature can edit it.

Learn more about enabling a template feature service to be edited

1. On the application toolbar, click the Design tab.
2. Select one feature in the active scenario by clicking it on the map.

   Selection handle bars appear around the feature.

   Note:

   Scenario features reside in the Active Scenario layers.

3. Click the Delete button on the toolbar.

   Alternatively, you can press the Delete key on the keyboard to delete the feature.