Identify

Use the Identify tool from the Main Toolbar to display database information about selected features A piece of information that can be displayed on the map such as a parcel number,fire hydrant, or aerial photograph. in the Results pane. Note that the cursor The shape on the screen that indicates where your mouse is pointing to on a graphic screen. It is usually an arrow shape, but changes to other forms where appropriate. becomes a white arrow with an "i" to point to individual features. Select features by either clicking a particular feature or dragging a box around an area. (See Zoom.)

The information about the features you select appear in tables on the Results pane. All the features with data connected to them appear as a blue bar, and any tables connected with the layer are shown as tabs in a row with the feature itself.

Identify features

1. On the Layers tab select the layers with the features A piece of information that can be displayed on the map such as a parcel number,fire hydrant, or aerial photograph. Each individual feature is represented by a row in a query table. (See "table") you want to identify.

2. Use Zoom and Pan to locate and view closely the portion of the map where the feature is located. The more you zoom in, the easier it is to find the feature you are interested in. Use the Overview map to verify your position on the full map.

3. Click Identify tool on the main toolbar. Wait for the cursor to become the identify cursor with an "i" .

4. Click a map feature with the cursor or drag a box around an area containing several features.

Identify results

The Results pane shows all the features A piece of information that can be displayed on the map such as a parcel number,fire hydrant, or aerial photograph. Each individual feature is represented by a row in a query table. (See "table") for each layer within the selection area, each on a separate page.

If several instances of the feature are selected, the heading shows how many there are from each layer. In the example 55 parcels are selected. The parcel shown in the table is selected.

• Click Highlight to select and zoom in to the feature shown in the table.

• Click Next or Prev to see the other instances of the feature.

Show Report

• Click Show Report to generate a Custom Report if there are reports created for your service.

External tables

There may also be several other tables The database location for data from a single layer. Each column in the table represents specific data (called "fields") for that layer. The rows (called "records") represent individual features (instances) of items in the layer. For example, the Parcel layer contains many parcels (rows) which have a number of fields, like street, address, APN, owner, etc. Usually there is a separate layer for these as well, so you can display them separately. associated with the feature. These are shown as tabs next to the main feature.

• Click the other tabs to see the other tables. In the example, there are tables for Customer Data and Service Orders relating to the parcels.

Results with several layers

If you selected several different layers, the results include data for all the layers that have data.

1. Use the outermost scroll bar to access the blue bars at the bottom for the other layers. In the example there are several water layers selected.

2. Click a bar to view its tables.