View and Edit Point Feature Properties
To view the properties for a point, select the point in a graphic or spreadsheet view, right-click, and select Properties.
If a point feature code has been assigned to the point and feature codes have not yet been processed in the project, the feature code and any assigned attributes are fully editable. You can click the Browse button in the Feature code field to display the Feature Code Editor dialog, which allows you to view and edit the feature code and any assigned attributes, including photos and other media files. For more information on working with feature codes and attributes, see Enter and Edit Feature Codes and Attributes.
After feature code processing, symbols for features assigned to points display in the graphic views as applicable. In addition, Feature property fields are displayed in the Properties pane for the point showing the name of the feature and any attributes assigned to it. These fields are editable and any changes are automatically processed when you press F4 to compute the project.
Note the following when working with feature codes that have already been processed:
- If the Allow editing of processed feature codes option is selected in the Process Feature Codes command pane, you can edit a feature code that has already been processed by entering the edit directly in the Feature code field or by clicking the Browse button in the Feature code field to display the Feature Code Editor dialog. Feature code changes are automatically reprocessed when you press F4 to compute the project. Note that in this case, a Feature Code Processing Report is not generated.
- If the Allow editing of processed feature codes option is not selected in the Process Feature Codes command pane, you cannot edit a feature code that has already been processed. The Feature code field in the Properties pane is read-only, as is the Feature Code Editor dialog. Instead, you must do one of the following:
- Clear the feature code processing results by selecting the Remove Processing button in the Process Feature Codes pane. Then edit the code either directly in the Feature code field in the Properties pane or in the Feature Code Editor dialog. Reprocess feature codes using the Process Feature Codes command pane. In this case, a Feature Code Processing Report is generated.
- Select the appropriate feature (of the same feature type) in the Feature drop-down list in the Feature section of the Properties pane and press F4 to compute the project. The code is automatically updated in the Feature code field and default attributes are applied. In this case, a Feature Code Processing Report is not generated. If you need to change the default attributes, you must first remove processing and then use the Feature Code Editor dialog to make the changes.
- You can make minor manual edits to most types of processed feature-coded geometry (for example, change point coordinates, add/delete linestring segments, or change line properties) and your changes will be retained (the feature will be locked) even if you reprocess the feature codes or, optionally, remove processing altogether. However, if your changes include removing points used to create the linework or changing feature codes and/or feature control codes, or you reprocess features using a different FXL file, your changes will not be retained.
If you make minor manual edits to a processed feature-coded object, the Locked field in the Properties pane for the feature is set to Yes, indicating the feature will not be reprocessed. If you want to allow reprocessing of the feature, you can change this setting to No.
If more than one feature code is assigned to a point, after processing, only the point feature represented by the first code entered (that is, the first code displayed in the Feature code field) is displayed in the Properties pane for the point. This is referred to as the "primary feature" for the point. Processing causes each additional feature code to create a point feature that does not display with the associated point's properties, but instead displays in its own Properties pane when its symbol is selected in a graphic view. This is referred to as a "secondary feature" for the point. If the position for the point changes, the position for the secondary feature changes with it.
If a primary or secondary point feature includes a photo or other media file attribute, a Media Folder icon 
is displayed along with the feature symbol in the graphic views. You can view and change media file attributes assigned to the point feature by opening the Properties pane for the point to which a primary feature is assigned, or the Properties pane for a secondary feature. You can view the photo or other media file by selecting the Media Folder icon , right-clicking, and selecting the Open image command in the context menu.
Note: A media foldercontains all media files assigned to a point or feature linestring, whether they were assigned as feature attributes or assigned some other way. For more information, see Open Media Files.
