User Defined Object Grid

The Users Defined Object Grid is used to add a new user defined object or to view and edit existing user defined objects.

The dialog is displayed when the New Object button or the Edit Object button is clicked on the User Defined Objects Dialog.

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User Defined Object Grid

The table below summarises the options available in this grid.

Option

Description

Internal Name

Object internal name.

Name must starts with a letter and cannot contain spaces, characters or upper case text.

Display Name

Object external name.

This is the name of the user defined object that will be displayed throughout the InfoAsset Manager interface.

For example this will be the name of the tab that will lists all the user defined objects of this type in the relevant grid on the Network Object Grid Window.

Network Type

Network type the user defined object will apply to. Available options are:

  • Asset
  • Collection
  • Distribution

Connectivity Type

Object connectivity:

  • Node
  • Link
  • Other

Available types of user defined objects corresponding to all the possible combinations between Connectivity Type, Object Type and Geometry are shown in the table below.

Please note that setting the Connectivity Type to Node or Link automatically sets the Object Type to Asset and Geometry to Point and Polyline respectively.

Object Type

Type of user defined object:

  • Asset
  • Survey
  • Repair
  • Zone
  • Incident
  • Other

Geometry

Object geometry:

  • Point
  • Polyline
  • Polygon
  • None

Newly created but not saved user defined objects and user defined fields will have a green background colour in the grid.

The following table shows the available user defined objects, as well as the Network Object Grid Window they will appear in.

Connectivity Type

Node

Link

Other

Object Type

Asset

Asset

Asset

Survey

Repair

Zone

Incident

Other

Geometry

Point

Polyline

Point

Polyline

Polygon

None

Point

Polyline

Polygon

None

Point

Polyline

Polygon

None

Polygon

Point

Polyline

Polygon

None

Point

Polyline

Polygon

None

Network Object Grid Window

Asset Grid

Survey Grid

Repair Grid

Zone Grid

Incident Grid

Zone Grid

User Defined Objects

User Defined Objects Dialog

User Defined Field Grid