Menu | Select > Relationships |
Select and view relationships and add parent and child objects to the selection.
A parent/child relationship is a hierarchical relationship between features at the same location. One feature is designated the parent, others are the child objects. For example, a buoy could be a parent and attached equipment such as lights and navigational devices would be each be a child.
The Select Relationships command uses the Select Feature Relationships dialog box. This dialog box is also accessible from the Relations window. This window is not part of the interface by default and must be added using the View > Windows command. The Relations window displays the relationship of a superselected feature, if it is part of a relationship. When a feature is populated in the Relations window, you can right-click that feature and select the View Relationships command to launch the Select Feature Relationships dialog box.
Related commands:
• Create Relationships
• Edit Relationships
Interface
The Select Feature Relationships dialog box is described below.
Panel | Description |
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Parent | A list of parent objects. Contains the following information: • Feature ID: The feature object ID • Name: The attribute name of the parent object • Object Name: The user-specified name assigned to the parent object |
Children | A list of the children of the selected parent. |
Attributes | The attributes of the selected parent. The attribute values are read-only.
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Procedure
1. Select the Select Relationships command.
2. Add features to the selection or create a new selection using the various pop-up menus.
Menu item | Description |
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Parent | |
Add to Selection From > All Parents | Add all listed parent features to the existing selection. |
Add to Selection From > This Parent | Add selected parent features to the existing selection. |
Add to Selection From > Children of this Parent | Add all children of the selected parent to the existing selection. |
Create Selection From > All Parents | Create a new selection from all listed parent features. |
Create Selection From > This Parent | Create a new selection from the selected parent feature. |
Create Selection From > Children of this Parent | Create a new selection from the children of the selected parent feature. |
Child | |
Add Child/Children to Selection | Add the selected child/children to the existing selection. |
Create Selection from Child/Children | Create a new selection from the selected child/children. |
