Group Table

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Introduction

This command is typcially used to create a 'legend' table detailing all point codes and survey strings used in the drawing.  To manage what is incuded in a table, users create their own Table Styles.  Table Styles set the data to report in each column as well as how that data is displayed.

Users create named Tables, and for each Table can select the following:

• A source point group (to create the list of Codes to include in the table)

• A Table Style for layout of the table (this includes what is displayed in each column and how that data is displayed)

• Display of point and survey string information in the table (via a Point Code Set and Survey String Set).

From the above selections, the software will populate a list of Codes in the lower panel.  For each Code, users can set a Description to be used in the table output.  The descriptions can be saved to file and reused on any table.

Example table output shown, below:

Details

Upon selecting the command the following form is displayed:

Table List	List of Tables that can be created in the drawing
Add Table	Create a new Table to be displayed in the drawing. Once selected, the following form will display:   Table Name Type in a Table name OK Create the table. The form will close and the user will be prompted in the drawing to 'Select Table Location'.  Click in the drawing, then select the top left corner of the table to create. Cancel Exit without adding a new Table.
Remove Table	Removes the selected Table from the list.
Update All Tables	Creates/Updates all Tables in the drawing from the Table List.
Details
Heading Name	Type in a title (top row Heading) for the Table
Point Group	Select a Point Group to populate Codes in the lower panel
Point Group Edit button	Click to open the Point Group form.
Style	Pick a Table Style to create.
Style Edit Button	Click to open the Table Styles form to establish the column information and table display.
Code Set	Use the picklist to select a Point Code Set.
Survey String Set	Use the picklist to select a Survey String Set.
Desc. Format	Not used
[List of Codes]	Lists the codes from the selected Point Group.
Code	Lists the codes found for points in the selected Point Group (non-editable)
Description	Type in a Description for each Code (or load from file)
Create/Update Table	Creates the current Table in the drawing.
Move Table	Click to enable the table insertion to be moved in the drawing.  Select in the drawing and follow the command prompts.
Save Codes and Descriptions	Saves the Codes and Descriptions in a comma separated file (Code, Description) with file extension .desc. Select a folder location (default location is recommended) and type in a file name.
Load Descriptions	A form will display to navigate to and select a .desc type file to assign Descriptions to all displayed Codes in the list.