3.7 Disabling / Enabling layers

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3.7 Disabling / Enabling layers

Working with layers > Disabling / Enabling layers

Disabling / Enabling layer(s)

If you want to keep a layer in the project but you don’t want it to be visible in Field-Map Data Collector, use the Disable layer option. The layer is still editable in Field-Map Project Manager, but it is not visible in Field-Map Data Collector. A disabled layer may be enabled again in Field-Map Project Manager.

Disabling layer

Select the layer that you want to disable.

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Select the menu item Layers > Disable layer
or click the button on the layer toolbar.

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The layer turns grey.

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Enabling layer

Select the disabled layer that you want to enable.

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Select the menu item Layers > Enable layer
or click the button on the layer toolbar.

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The layer (and its child layers) become available again.

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Disabling layer(s) (detailed)

The below example shows when it is appropriate to disable a layer. A field team may consist of those doing a tree measurements and those doing a soil sampling. Both will be using the same project, but you can disable layers unnecessary for a particular group so that these layers will not appear on the Field-Map Data Collector form.

Project tailored for the work group measuring trees only:

screenshot from Field-Map Data Collector

Project tailored for the work group sampling soil only:

screenshot from Field-Map Data Collector