In the Workspace Manager, select one or more data sources whose properties you want to view, then choose Properties from the context menu. The Properties panel will appear on the right side of the interface, displaying the attributes of the currently selected data source.
Note:The Properties panel is a floating panel that can display not only the attributes of data sources but also those of workspaces and datasets.
Datasource
Select the data source node in the directory tree at the top of the Properties panel, and the lower area of the panel will display the attributes of that data source.
- Name: Displays the storage location of the data source.
- Engine Type: Displays the engine type of the spatial database for the data source.
- Alias: The name displayed for the data source in the workspace, defaulting to the name of the data source saved in the local folder.
- Opening Mode: Displays the mode used when the data source is opened: read-only or exclusive.
- Change Password...: Manages the password for the data source. When modifying, you need to enter the old password, new password, and confirm the new password.
Notes:- Modify Alias only changes the display name of the data source in the current workspace.
- Other ways to modify the alias include: Workspace Manager->Datasource node context menu->Modify Alias; Workspace Manager->Datasource->Shortcut F2.
- When performing the alias modification operation, if there is an open map, the program will pop up a dialog box prompting Renaming the datasource requires closing the maps that reference its datasets. Do you want to continue?. The renaming operation can only proceed after this action is completed; otherwise, it cannot be renamed.
- After renaming the data source, the layer captions related in the map will be automatically modified, reducing the manual workload for modifying layer captions.
Statistics
The statistics area displays the statistical information of the datasets contained in this data source.
- Dataset Type: The table lists all types of datasets supported by the application.
- Count: Displays the number of various types of datasets contained in the corresponding data source.
Tip:The Total under the Dataset Type column displays the total count of datasets contained in the data source.
Coordinate System
Displays the coordinate system, geographic units, and details of the data source coordinate system. Here, you can reset the coordinate system, select coordinate system information from other data, export, import, and perform projection.
- Reset Coordinate System: Click this button to open the Coordinate System Settings dialog box. For specific setup methods, refer to Projection Settings.
- From Other Data: Click this button to open the Set Coordinate System dialog box, where you can copy the coordinate system information from other data as the projection for the current data source. The system provides two methods: From Data Source and From Dataset, and supports seven types of projection info files: TIFF File (*.TIF), SIT (*.SIT), Erdas Image File (*.IMG), ArcGIS Shapefile (*.SHP), MapInfo Exchange Format (*.MIF), MapInfo TAB File (*.TAB), Projection File (*.prj), and Projection Info File (*.XML).
- Export Coordinate System: Exports the current data source projection as a projection info file (*.xml).
- Import Coordinate System: Can import a custom projection info file (.xml) to set the coordinate system for the current data source. After selecting the file, a dialog will prompt Apply the projection of the ... data source to all datasets? to help you batch modify the coordinate system of datasets.
- Project: Click this button to open the Batch Reproject dialog box. For specific setup methods, refer to Convert Projected Coordinate System.
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