Change existing symbol in IMSMA.mxd - Revision history

Alnaucler at 17:11, 31 July 2016

2016-07-31T17:11:29Z

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	If you would like to change the existing symbols, you need to use [http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/desktop/ ArcGIS software] to update IMSMA.mxd which is located in ''C:\IMSMAng\server\gis\maps'' folder.		If you would like to change the existing symbols, you need to use [http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/desktop/ ArcGIS software] to update '''[[IMSMA.mxd]]''' which is located in ''C:\IMSMAng\server\gis\maps'' folder.

	==Steps== __NOEDITSECTION__		==Steps== __NOEDITSECTION__

Dionysia at 15:30, 27 January 2016

2016-01-27T15:30:19Z

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	<li>Import the background map which will be merged with the updated IMSMA.mxd. </li>		<li>Import the background map which will be merged with the updated IMSMA.mxd. </li>
	<li>Close the IMSMA client and open it again in order to be sure that the Map pane is refreshed.		<li>Close the IMSMA client and open it again in order to be sure that the Map pane is refreshed.
	<li>Verify in Map Display that the changes are applied ~~and load~~ the new theme and verify that it looks OK in the Map Pane.		<li>Verify in Map Display that the changes are applied. Apply the new theme and verify that it looks OK in the Map Pane.
	[[Image:Existing_symbol6.png\|300px\|center]]		[[Image:Existing_symbol6.png\|300px\|center]]
	<div align="center">		<div align="center">

Dionysia at 15:29, 27 January 2016

2016-01-27T15:29:34Z

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	<li>Click on OK to close the Symbol editor.</li>		<li>Click on OK to close the Symbol editor.</li>
	<li>Click on OK to close the Marker property window.</li>		<li>Click on OK to close the Marker property window.</li>
			<li>Apply the same change to the other layers in the same group.
	[[Image:Existing_symbol5.png\|250px\|center]]		[[Image:Existing_symbol5.png\|250px\|center]]
	<div align="center">		<div align="center">
	'' IMSMA layer Land - by Type''		'' IMSMA layer Land - by Type''
	</div>		</div></li>
	~~<li>Apply the same change to the other layers in the same group.~~</li>
	<li>Save the IMSMA.mxd and close ArcMap.</li>		<li>Save the IMSMA.mxd and close ArcMap.</li>
	<li>Rename your background mxd. This mxd must '''not''' previously been merged/imported into {{IMSMANG}}. </li>		<li>Rename your background mxd. This mxd must '''not''' previously been merged/imported into {{IMSMANG}}. </li>
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	<li>Import the background map which will be merged with the updated IMSMA.mxd. </li>		<li>Import the background map which will be merged with the updated IMSMA.mxd. </li>
	<li>Close the IMSMA client and open it again in order to be sure that the Map pane is refreshed.		<li>Close the IMSMA client and open it again in order to be sure that the Map pane is refreshed.
			<li>Verify in Map Display that the changes are applied and load the new theme and verify that it looks OK in the Map Pane.
	[[Image:Existing_symbol6.png\|300px\|center]]		[[Image:Existing_symbol6.png\|300px\|center]]
	<div align="center">		<div align="center">
	'' Map Display - After changes''		'' Map Display - After changes''
	</div>		</div></li></ol>
	~~<li>Verify in Map Display that the changes are applied and load the new theme and verify that it looks OK in the Map Pane.~~</li>
	</ol>
	{{NavBox HowTo Setting up Maps}}		{{NavBox HowTo Setting up Maps}}
	[[Category:CRI]]		[[Category:CRI]]

Dionysia at 15:01, 27 January 2016

2016-01-27T15:01:19Z

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	'' Marker properties''		'' Marker properties''
	</div>		</div>
	<li>You can change a form, colour, angle, mask etc. For Advanced editing, click on the symbol.~~</li>~~		<li>You can change a form, colour, angle, mask etc. For Advanced editing, click on the symbol.
	~~Note that the~~ size should be the same or bigger than the symbol size for the second Marker layer which is used to display Land which values are not included in the value list.		{{note\|The size should be the same or bigger than the symbol size for the second Marker layer which is used to display Land which values are not included in the value list.}}</li>
	<li>The following window displays.</li>		<li>The following window displays.</li>
	[[Image:Existing_symbol3.png\|500px\|center]]		[[Image:Existing_symbol3.png\|500px\|center]]

Dionysia at 14:59, 27 January 2016

2016-01-27T14:59:43Z

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	As an example, Land by Type theme will be used. The use case could be that the users found it difficult to distinguish between Indication, SHA and CHA, therefore they wanted to have different colors for each of them.		As an example, Land by Type theme will be used. The use case could be that the users found it difficult to distinguish between Indication, SHA and CHA, therefore they wanted to have different colors for each of them.

	This is how Map Display ~~window~~ looks like before any changes on the .mxd file:		<ol><li>This is how the [[Map Display Window]] inside IMSMA looks like before any changes on the .mxd file:

	[[Image:Existing_symbol0.png\|300px\|center]]		[[Image:Existing_symbol0.png\|300px\|center]]
	<div align="center">		<div align="center">
	'' Map Display - Before changes''		'' Map Display - Before changes''
	</div>		</div></li>
			<li>Open IMSMA.mxd with ArcMap and go to Land by Type layer. Double-click on the symbol that you would like to change (SHA).
	[[Image:Existing_symbol1.png\|250px\|center]]		[[Image:Existing_symbol1.png\|250px\|center]]
	<div align="center">		<div align="center">
	'' IMSMA layer Land - by Type''		'' IMSMA layer Land - by Type''
	</div>		</div></li>
	~~<ol>~~
	~~<li>Double-click on the symbol that you would like to change (SHA).~~</li>
	<li>The following window displays.</li>		<li>The following window displays.</li>
	[[Image:Existing_symbol2.png\|350px\|center]]		[[Image:Existing_symbol2.png\|350px\|center]]

Dionysia at 14:56, 27 January 2016

2016-01-27T14:56:09Z

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	==Steps== __NOEDITSECTION__		==Steps== __NOEDITSECTION__
	As an example, Land by Type will be used. The users found it difficult to distinguish between Indication, SHA and CHA, therefore they wanted to have different colors for each of them.		As an example, Land by Type theme will be used. The use case could be that the users found it difficult to distinguish between Indication, SHA and CHA, therefore they wanted to have different colors for each of them.

	This is how Map Display window looks like before any changes on the .mxd file:		This is how Map Display window looks like before any changes on the .mxd file:

Dionysia at 14:55, 27 January 2016

2016-01-27T14:55:28Z

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	If you would like to change the existing symbols, you need to use ArcGIS software to update IMSMA.mxd which is located in ''C:\IMSMAng\server\gis\maps'' folder.		If you would like to change the existing symbols, you need to use [http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/desktop/ ArcGIS software] to update IMSMA.mxd which is located in ''C:\IMSMAng\server\gis\maps'' folder.

	==Steps== __NOEDITSECTION__		==Steps== __NOEDITSECTION__

Dionysia at 14:53, 27 January 2016

2016-01-27T14:53:48Z

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			If you would like to change the existing symbols, you need to use ArcGIS software to update IMSMA.mxd which is located in ''C:\IMSMAng\server\gis\maps'' folder.

			==Steps== __NOEDITSECTION__
			As an example, Land by Type will be used. The users found it difficult to distinguish between Indication, SHA and CHA, therefore they wanted to have different colors for each of them.

			This is how Map Display window looks like before any changes on the .mxd file:

	[[Image:Existing_symbol0.png\|300px\|center]]		[[Image:Existing_symbol0.png\|300px\|center]]
	<div align="center">		<div align="center">
	'' Map Display - Before changes''		'' Map Display - Before changes''
	</div>		</div>
	~~If you would like to change the existing symbols, you need to use ArcGIS software to update IMSMA.mxd which is located in ''C:\IMSMAng\server\gis\maps'' folder.~~

	~~As an example, Land by Type will be used. The users found it difficult to distinguish between Indication, SHA and CHA, therefore they wanted to have different colors for each of them.~~

	[[Image:Existing_symbol1.png\|250px\|center]]		[[Image:Existing_symbol1.png\|250px\|center]]

Dionysia at 14:48, 27 January 2016

2016-01-27T14:48:45Z

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	If you would like to change the existing symbols, you need to use ArcGIS software to update IMSMA.mxd which is located in ''C:\IMSMAng\server\gis\maps'' folder.		If you would like to change the existing symbols, you need to use ArcGIS software to update IMSMA.mxd which is located in ''C:\IMSMAng\server\gis\maps'' folder.

	As example Land by Type will be used. The users ~~thought~~ it ~~was~~ difficult to distinguish between Indication, SHA and CHA ~~and~~ therefore wanted to have different ~~colours also~~.		As an example, Land by Type will be used. The users found it difficult to distinguish between Indication, SHA and CHA, therefore they wanted to have different colors for each of them.

	[[Image:Existing_symbol1.png\|250px\|center]]		[[Image:Existing_symbol1.png\|250px\|center]]

Alnaucler at 13:58, 27 January 2016

2016-01-27T13:58:49Z

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	'' Marker properties''		'' Marker properties''
	</div>		</div>
	<li>You can change a form, colour~~, size~~, angle, mask etc. For Advanced editing, click on the symbol.</li>		<li>You can change a form, colour, angle, mask etc. For Advanced editing, click on the symbol.</li>
			Note that the size should be the same or bigger than the symbol size for the second Marker layer which is used to display Land which values are not included in the value list.
	<li>The following window displays.</li>		<li>The following window displays.</li>
	[[Image:Existing_symbol3.png\|500px\|center]]		[[Image:Existing_symbol3.png\|500px\|center]]