Manage Non-editable Chart Group

Feature Description

The significance of managing chart groups lies in improving chart browsing and query efficiency. By consolidating multiple non-editable chart groups into a single collection, unified management of multiple groups can be achieved while avoiding redundant datasets. For example, when a chart group contains feature objects like anchorage areas, navigation marks, and depth contours, merging multiple groups allows these features' class datasets to form a union set, eliminating data duplication and enhancing both data consistency and management efficiency.

Steps

Create Non-editable Chart Group Collections

  1. In the Workspace Manager, right-click the Chart node under the datasource and select New Dataset... -> Non-editable Chart Group Collection... from the menu.

    Or go to the Chart Tab -> Chart Data Management group -> Click the New Group drop-down button -> Select Non-editable Chart Group Collection.... This will open the Create Non-editable Chart Group Collections dialog.

  2. Dialog parameters are described as follows:
    • Datasources: Specify an existing datasource or create a new one to store the created non-editable chart group collection.
    • Group Name: Define the name for the non-editable chart group collection.
  3. Click OK to complete the creation of a non-editable chart group collection.

 

Manage Non-editable Chart Groups

  1. In the Workspace Manager, right-click the newly created non-editable chart group collection node and select Manage... from the menu to open the Manage Non-editable Groups dialog.
  2. Target Datasource: Displays the datasource of the currently selected non-editable chart group collection by default. Click the drop-down button on the right to switch to other datasources containing non-editable group collections.
  3. Chart Group: Shows and configures the non-editable chart group collections to be managed.
  4. The toolbar in the selection panel provides the following functions: Add, Update, Select All, Select Reverse, and Delete:
    • Add: Click the Add icon to open the Select dialog, where you can choose required non-editable chart groups. Click OK to add selected groups. Successfully added groups will show "Appended" in the State column. Note: The Select dialog automatically filters out already appended chart groups.
    • Update: To update an appended chart group with new data, select its record in the list and click the Update button. In the Select dialog, choose a chart group with the same name. Successful updates will display "Updated" in the State column.
    • Select All: Selects all records in the list.
    • Select Reverse: Inverts the selection status of records in the list.
    • Delete: Removes one or multiple selected records (i.e., appended chart group data) from the list.
  5. Click Close to finalize the management operations for non-editable chart dataset groups.

Related Topics

Chart Group Types

View Chart Group Properties

Delete Dataset Group