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Sounding Selection Wizard: Step 4

The fourth step of the Sounding Selection Wizard allows you to map the coverage attributes to S-57 attributes using a translation file. The translation file has a BSST file extension and is in XML format.

Interface

Step 4 of the Sounding Selection Wizard is shown below.

Option

Description

Auto Populate SORIND and RECDAT

Enable this option to automatically populate the source and date attribute values for the new soundings.

No Attribute Translation/Translation File

Choose whether or not to apply attribute mapping using a translation file. If attributes are to be mapped, select the Translation file option to enable the translation file fields.

File Name

The attribute translation file to be applied during sounding selection. Click the browse button (...) to either navigate to an existing translation file or specify a name and location for a new file. If you choose to create a new file, you must use the Edit translation File tool to define the settings for the file.

Edit

Click to launch the Edit Translation File tool, which can be used to edit the selected translation file or create a new translation file. See Edit Translation File for more information.

Procedure

1. [Optional] Click the check box to enable the Auto Populate SORIND and RECDAT option.

2. Select a Translation option.

3. If the Translation file option is selected, select and/or create a translation file.

4. Click Finish.

The soundings that pass suppression are selected and corresponding sounding features are created on the selected feature layer. The sounding layer can be written to a HOB file using the (File) Save command, if desired.