Assigning attributes

In the process of importing points it is not the shapefile that is imported, only the information is copied to the shapefile that is already present in the project. Therefore it is not possible to add any fields to target shapefile. Only attributes defined in Field-Map Project Manager are present and data can be copied (assigned) to those attributes from the source shapefile.

Assign fields by name option

If the fields that contain attributes have identical names both in Field-Map and the imported file, it is possible to use this option for assigning field content automatically.

Import formats

You can import geographic entities from the following formats: ESRI shapefile, ArcInfo coverage, DXF, DGN, DWG.


       
  1. Make sure the target map layer is active
  2. Click the Tools button
  3. Select the Import Points item


                       


  1. Open the source shapefile



  1. To assign attributes select the field in the source table and the appropriate field in the target table
  2. Click the Add button 

Repeat steps 5 and 6 for each attribute you want to import or use the Assign fields by name button

  1. Click OK



  1. Points are imported into the selected map point layer



  1. Check the attributes table