Menu | Edit > Relationships |
The Edit Relationships command is used to select and view the relationships in a database and make any necessary edits to those relationships. When this command is launched, the Edit Master/Slave Relationships dialog box is displayed, populated with all relationships that have been created in the database to which you are connected. The master and slave items in the panels of the dialog box can be used to create a selection or remove slave objects from a master object.
The objects that can be designated as a master or a slave are controlled by the catalogue of the database. These designations can be changed in the catalogue if needed. Edits to a catalogue are performed in the Catalogue Editor application. If changes are made, the updated catalogue must be uploaded to the database to make the changes available in BASE Editor. Uploading a catalogue to a BDB Server database is performed in the BDB Administration Tools. Refer to the documentation for these products for further information.
Related commands:
Interface
The Edit Relationships command uses the following dialog box.
Option | Description | |
Masters | This section of the dialog box lists all master objects found in the selected database. Right-clicking an object in this section displays a pop-up menu with commands for interacting with the selected object. | |
Add to Selection From | The commands in this sub-menu allow you to add features to an existing selection. Any features that were already selected will remain selected. You have the option of adding either the highlighted master object, all master objects or the slaves of the highlighted master object. | |
Create Selection From | The commands in this sub-menu allow you to create a new selection from either the highlighted master object, all master objects or slaves of the highlighted master object. If features were already selected at the time this command is used, the previous selection will be cleared and replaced with the new selection. | |
Delete Master/Slave Relationship | This command is used to remove the master/slave relationship between the highlighted master object and all of its slave objects. | |
Slaves | This section of the dialog box lists the slave objects of the master object selected in the top half of the dialog box. Right-clicking an object in this section of the dialog box displays a pop-up menu with commands for interacting with the selected object. | |
Add Slave to Selection | This command is used to add the currently highlighted slave object to an existing selection. Any features that were already selected will remain selected. | |
Create Selection from Slave | This command is used to create a new selection from the currently highlighted slave object. If features were already selected at the time this command is used, the previous selection will be cleared and replaced with the new selection. | |
Remove Slave from Master | This command is used to remove the currently selected slave object from the master/slave relationship. Any other slaves in the relationship will remain unchanged. | |
Procedure
1. Select the database connection layer in the Layers window.
2. Select the Edit Relationships command.
The Edit Master/Slave Relationships dialog box is displayed.
3. Select a master or slave object in the relevant section of the dialog box.
4. Right-click the selected object and select the relevant command.
5. Click OK to close the dialog box.