Remove Feature Processing Results
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.
To remove feature code processing results:
- Select Process Feature Codes in GIS > Feature Definition.
The Process Feature Codes pane displays listing the point sources from which you can select to remove processing results. A point source is either an imported file or a "Keyed in Block" (points manually added to the project).
- In the Select point source(s) to process list, check the box for each source containing feature codes for which you want to remove processing results.
- In the Process Feature Codes pane, do either of the following:
- Click the Remove Processing button to remove processing results from the selected source(s). All processed features associated with the selected source(s) are removed except for features that have been edited since they were processed and are in a locked state. These features are not affected.
- Click the Remove All Processing button to remove processing results from the selected source(s). All features associated with the selected source(s) are removed, including features that have been edited since they were processed and are in a locked state.
Note: A locked feature is one that has been manually edited after feature processing and is flagged to not be reprocessed if features are reprocessed in the project or, optionally, if processing is removed altogether (that is, the feature's edits are retained). You can change the Locked setting for a feature-coded point in the point's Properties pane.
The Feature code field in the Properties pane is now editable, as is the Feature Code Editor dialog.
