Menu | Edit > Relationships |
Modify relationships in a data source.
A parent/child relationship is a hierarchical relationship between features at the same location. One feature is designated the parent, others are its children. For example, a buoy could be a parent and attached equipment such as lights and navigational devices would be its children.
Related commands:
• Select Relationships
Procedure
1. Select a layer.
2. Select the Edit Relationships command.
The Edit Feature Relationships dialog box is displayed.
All parents in the workspace are displayed in the Parent list. The list at the bottom displays either the children or the attributes of the parent feature, depending on which tab is selected.
Delete relationship
To delete a relationship:
1. Select a parent feature.
2. Right-click and select Delete Feature Relationship from the pop-up menu.
The parent feature is removed from the Parent list and its children are removed from the list at the bottom.
3. Click OK.
Remove child
To remove a child feature from a relationship
1. Select a child feature from the list at the bottom.
2. Right-click and select Remove Child from Parent from the pop-up menu.
The child feature is removed from the list.
3. Click OK.
Modify attributes
To modify the attributes of a parent feature:
1. Select a parent feature.
2. Select the Attributes tab.
The attributes of the selected parent feature are displayed.
3. Modify the attributes as needed.
4. Click OK.
The changes are applied to the parent object.
Modify selection
Add features to the selection or create a new selection using the pop-up menus:
List | Menu item | Description |
|---|---|---|
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. | |
Children | ||
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. | |
Several of the commands in the above table are also available from the Relations window. This window is not included in the interface by default and must be added using the View > Windows command. When a child or parent feature is superselected, the related feature is displayed in the Relations window. Right-clicking the relationship feature will provide a pop-up menu with the commands.