Open Product

If the product is being viewed by someone else, it will be opened as read-only and you will be unable to edit it.

Command	Description
Filter	Reduce the number of visible products using a filter. The filter criteria is defined using the Filter dialog box that is launched when this button is clicked. See Filter for information on this tool. The default filter displays products that are Active or Locked. If filtering by defining a bounding box (BBOX), the coordinates of the bounding box must be in the WGS84 coordinate reference system.
Tabs	Recent: Display products that have been opened recently. Favourites: Display products that have been marked as favourites in the product list. Search Results: Display products that match the current filter
Product list	The products are listed. • Use the scroll bar to see all the product information. • Click on a row to select the product. • Click the star () to make a product a favourite or to remove it from the list of favourites.
Search only latest versions	On: Only the most recent versions of the products are listed. Off: All versions of the products are listed.
Properties	Right-click a product name and select Properties from the pop-up menu. The Product Properties dialog box is displayed.

Command	Description
Find a property	Search for a property name. Type a value in the box. The list of products will change based on the value you type.
	Select the properties you want to display. The Visible Properties dialog box is displayed.
List of properties	Scroll up and down to view the property values of the selected product.

If the product is the latest version and has not been exported, it is immediately displayed and product layers are listed in the Layers window.

When you select the top level layer, product data is displayed in the Properties window.

Fields that are dimmed are read-only and cannot be modified. All other fields are active and can be changed.

Option	Description
View	Open the project as a read-only file.
New Update	Reopen the project for editing as a new update. The update number is incremented by one and the issue date is set to the current date. This option is only available if the product has been released.
New Edition	Open the exported product as a new empty edition. The edition number is incremented by one and the issue date is set to the current date.
New Empty Edition	Open the product as a new empty edition. This option is available only for exported database products in HPD Product Editor. Only the Layout layer is available, and only the Source Extent (SRCEXT) and S-57/S-101 product (S57PRO/S101PRO) objects are present in that layer. Use this option to adjust the product boundary without recreating the product. After editing the Layout objects, run the Create > Product Data command to re-populate product data for the new product boundary. After this edition is exported, all future updates and editions will use the edited product boundary. This option cannot be run on previous editions of a product or on historical products.
Reopen	Reopen the project for editing. The issue date is set to the current date. The edition and update versions remain the same. This option is only available if the product has not been released.

The product is opened in the Display window, and the available product layers are listed in the Layers window.

When you select the top level layer, product data is displayed in the Properties window.

Fields that are dimmed are read-only and cannot be modified. All other fields are active and can be changed.

Property	Description
Product comments	Type additional comments into the fields.
Product issued date	The date that the product is issued. Select a date from the calender (the default date is the current date). Click Today to set the date to the current day, or click None to not set a date. The format is YYYYMMDD
Compilation scale of data	The compilation scale of the product. Type a new scale in the field.
Data set file name	The name of the exchange set file. The naming convention is based on producer code, usage code, and a unique five-character code. Type a new code in the field.
Binary code for producer	Two-character code for the agency responsible for the product. Type a new code.
Vertical datum	The datum for altitude of object, clearances, and so on. Select a datum from the list.
Sounding datum	The datum for sounding depths, wrecks, and so on. Select a datum from the list.
DSPM Comment	Data Set Parameter Field comment. Type a new comment in the field.
Sounding Rounding	The sounding rounding rule. Select another from the list.
Set Issue Date on Export	Set the issue date to same date as export. Click the check box for True, leave blank for False.
AML only
NATO Country Code	Two-character code for producing country. Select another code from the list.
Usage Band	AML scale band. Select another band from the list.
Security Classification	The security level of the chart. Select another classification from the list.
Geographic ID Code	Geographic area identification Type another code into the field.

Menu	File > Open > HPD Chart
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Menu	File > Open > HPD Product
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