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Use the Edit tool to edit address points, road centerlines, and boundaries within the jurisdiction. The tool uses a system of versions called “edit sessions” to track changes made by different editors. These sessions help maintain a history of edits. Before any edits are applied to the database, they are submitted to the administrator for review.

Select an Edit Session



1. Select the Edit tool.

2. Start an edit session by:

  1. Creating a new edit session.

  2. Selecting an existing edit session.


Pro Tip: To identify the version later, enter a unique name in the Session Name field using your name or initials and today's date.


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Configuring the Edit Session


1. Select a layer to edit from the Choose a layer to edit drop-down.


Note: The Edit Tool only allows users to edit NENA feature classes that are marked editable by an Admin from the Layers & Attributes page.


2. Optionally, choose a color to display the selected feature class from the Choose Layer Color menu. 

  1. Select a color from the grid or palette to make your selection.
  2. Select Choose to confirm your selection for the active editing session. This color selection will only apply to the current VEP session.
Note: If no color is selected, the default color is black.















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Editing in VEP


Edit Tools | Create New Feature | Copy Attributes | Template Tool |  Select Tool | Delete | Calculate All Features  Undo/Redo | Split Line (RCL) | Merge Lines (RCL) | Flip Lines (RCL)


Edit Tools


Tool

Description

Template Tool

Creates features based on a new attribute template. 

Select Tool/Clear Selection

Edit existing features (attributes and spatial data) by allowing users to select an object using the rectangle (default), lasso, or polygon options.

Delete

Deletes features (must select a feature from Edit Existing Feature to enable the Delete option). 

Create New Feature

Select to create a new feature. Use the cursor to place an Address Point, Centerline, or Boundary feature on the map.

Create Address Assignment (Address Points)

Create a new singular address point using auto

address assignment.

Select and Range Centerline

A tool to automatically apply range values to one or more centerline features.

Calculate All Features

Perform bulk edits for all records of a given feature class.

Split Line (Road Centerlines)

 

Split a single road centerline into two distinct centerlines. Use the Select Tool and select a feature to activate.

Merge Centerlines (Road Centerlines)

 

Merge two road centerlines into a single centerline feature. Use the Select Tool and select two consecutive centerlines to activate.

 

Flip Lines (Road Centerlines)

 

Flip the direction in which a road centerline is digitized. Use the Select Tool and select a feature to activate.

 

Undo/Redo

Click to undo or redo up to 8 of the last edits.


Create New Feature


Address Points | Create Address Assignments | Road Centerlines | Select and Range Road Centerline | Boundaries


Address Points

1. Click Create New Feature.

  1. Optionally, configure a snapping tolerance.

2. Click anywhere on the map to place a feature.

a. Hold Ctrl when placing a new feature to enable snapping. A blue crosshair will appear to confirm snapping is enabled.

3. Fill out the Feature Attributes fields.

4. Click Save to retain the edits.









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Create Address Assignments

Use the Create Address Assignments tool to address numbers to new address points using data from the corresponding road centerline. This tool will perform a calculation and interpolate the address number based on the cursor location along a road centerline segment. Additionally, it will apply attribution from the road centerlines, and check for duplicate address points in the database.

1. Click the Create New Feature dropdown button and select Create Address Assignments.

2. Click on the map to place an address point.

a. The Address Assignment form will appear, displaying the following:

- Attributes Reference Layer(s) - List of layers used to populate the address point attribute fields.

- Address Point Attributes - List of all attributes interpolated and derived from other layers. All fields are editable and can be modified.

b. Hover over the associated road centerline to display an estimated address number in the tooltip. Once the desired address number is displayed, click the mouse to auto-populate the Address Assignment form with values from the selected road centerline.

3. Modify the auto-populated Address Point Attributes fields in the as needed. Click See More to expand the attribute fields.

4. Click Add to add the newly created feature to the Address Assignments window. To add more points, repeat steps 2-3.

5. If needed, click the X by an added Address to remove it.

6. When finished adding new points, select OK.


The Address Assignment tool will alert you if the attribution of the created Address Point is a duplicate of an existing Address Point. This on-the-spot Duplicate Address check looks at the following fields:

Address Point Field

addnum_pre

unit

add_number

building

st_premod

floor

st_predir

room

st_pretyp

seat

st_presep

state

st_name

county

st_postyp

inc_muni

st_posdir

uninc_comm

st_posmod

-


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Road Centerlines

1. Click Create New Feature.

  1. Optionally, configure a snapping tolerance.
  2. Check Enable Snapping to Boundary to snap the Centerline to a Boundary feature.
  3. Use the Snapping Target dropdown to select a boundary layer to which to snap the Centerline.

2. Click anywhere on the map to place a feature.

a. Hold Ctrl when placing a new feature to enable snapping. A blue crosshair will appear to confirm snapping is enabled.

b. Continue clicking to place vertices for the line segment.

c. Double-click to complete the segment.

3. Fill out the Feature Attributes fields.

4. Click Save to retain the edits.


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Select and Range Road Centerline

Use the Select and Range Centerline tool to automatically apply ranges to a single road centerline or a set of road centerlines sharing the same street attributes and directionality. This tool will perform a calculation, based on the parameters set, and interpolate the ranges for the selected road centerline(s).


1. Click the Create New Feature dropdown button and select Select and Range Road Centerline.

2. Select a single road centerline segment or multiple segments sharing the same directionality and street attributes.

a. Hold the Ctrl key to select multiple segments.

b. While holding Ctrl, re-select a segment to deselect it.

3. The Road Range Assignment form will appear and display the following:

a. Street Name - Auto-populated with the name of the selected road centerline segment(s).

b. Road Centerlines Selected - Displays the number of road segments selected for road ranging.

4. Select an option to configure the ranges and fill out the Road Centerline Range fields:

a. Theoretical Ranges - Ranges will be based on the configured Start Value, Units per Distance selected, and designated Left and Right RCL Parity.

b. Actual Ranges -Ranges will be based on the provided Start and End value, along with the Left and Right RCL Parity.

5. Click Reset at any time, if needed, to clear the form. 

6. Select Check for Overlapping Ranges to identify overlapping road segments in the dataset.

7. Once the Road Ranges are checked for overlaps, click Add Road Range Assignment to populate the selected road centerline(s) in the Road Range Assignment window. To add more Roads, repeat steps 2-7.

a. Click an added Road to view its attribution details

b. If needed, click the X by an added Road Centerline to remove it.

8. Once finished, click OK to apply the Range configurations.




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Boundaries

1. Click Create New Feature.

  1.    Optionally, configure a snapping tolerance.

2. Click anywhere on the map to place a feature.

a. Hold Ctrl when placing a new feature to enable snapping. A blue crosshair will appear to confirm snapping is enabled.

b. Continue clicking to place vertices for the polygon.

c. Double-click to complete the feature.

3. Fill out the Feature Attributes fields.

4. Click Save to retain the edits.




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Copy Attributes


When configured by an Admin, the Copy Attributes pop-up allows users to auto-populate attributes for a newly created feature. The attribution will be pulled from other applicable features.

Once a new feature is placed, the Copy Attributes pop-up will appear.

1. If desired, un-check the Copy attributes checkbox to skip using the Copy Feature form. Move on to step 5.

2. Use the following drop-downs to configure the Copy Feature form:

- Choose Layer - Select a feature layer from which to pull attributes.

- Choose Tolerance - Select a tolerance distance to search for the chosen feature. 

- Choose Feature - Select the feature from which to copy attributes.

3. Click Add. Use the dropdowns to add additional layers and features if needed.

4. All added configurations will be displayed in the pop-up table. Select a record and click Delete to remove it.

5. Click OK. The newly added feature will be populated with the selected configurations.


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Template Tool

Auto-Increment Helper


The Template Tool allows users to create a series of features that share similar attribute values, such as street names.


1. Select the Template Tool under Edit Tools.

2. Use the Saved Template dropdown to use a previously saved template.

3. Click Save Template to save a new template or update an existing one.

4. Click Delete Template to delete the currently selected template.

5. The Template tab displays the field values configured for the template.

6. The Feature tab displays the fields for any new feature created with the template tool. Switch to this tab to add additional attributes that are not configured in the template.

7. Use the Reset Form Fields to remove an applied saved template and to remove any added field values from the form.


Note: Each user can save up to 10 templates.


Did you know? Related table fields can be included in template configurations.



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Auto-Increment Helper (Address Points)


When the Address Point layer is selected, the Template Tool will have the Auto-Increment Helper feature available in the Template tab. This tool allows users to automatically populate incremental numerical values, such as address numbers, as features are added.

1. Click Auto-Increment Helper.

2. Fill out the Add Field Incrementer form:

- Table - Select the layer or related table to configure. 

 - Field - Select the field to use.

 - Last Value - Input the last value of the field. The next feature added will use the Last Value plus the Increment By value.

- Increment By - Choose the increment value for each new feature placed.

3. Select OK to save your settings.


Once the settings have been saved, newly placed Address Point attribution will incrementally increase for the configured field.

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Select Tool


Editing Multiple Features


Use the Select Tool to select one or many features to edit.

1. Click the Select Tool under the Edit Tools section.

  1. Use the select tool dropdown to change the Select Type:

                   - Select by Rectangle - Draw a rectangle on the map to select features. This is the default setting.

                   - Select by Lasso - Draw a freeform shape on the map to select features

                   - Select by Polygon - Create a polygon by placing vertices on the map to select features.

                   - Clear Selection - Click to unselect all selected features

2. Draw a select shape to select any feature(s) that falls within or partially within the select area.

3. The Feature Attributes section will display the selected feature attributes.

a. Use the editable fields to update feature attributes.

b. To geographically move a feature, click and drag it.

c. For Road Centerlines and Boundaries:

- To move a vertex - Click and drag an existing vertex to move it.

- To create a new vertex -Click a white circle and drag it to its designated location.

- To delete a vertex -Right-click an existing vertex and select Delete.

  • Hold the Ctrl key when moving a feature to snap it to other features. A blue crosshair will confirm that snapping is enabled.
Did you know? System Administrators can configure the fields that Editors have permission to update on the Admins Fields page. 



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Editing Multiple Features

When multiple features are selected, they can be edited collectively or individually. The following editing options are available when multiple features are selected.


1.  Use the Choose Feature to Edit dropdown to toggle between editing a single feature or all features at once.

2. Use the dropdown on the Clear Selection button to:

- Only Select This - This option is enabled when a single feature has been selected from the group. This will unselect all other features.

- Unselect - Use this to unselect all features.

3. When All Records are selected to edit, the Feature Attributes will display field values for fields where all features share the same value. When feature values differ, the field will display as blank.

a. To update the field value for all of the selected features, add attribution to a field while All Records is selected.

b. Click and drag any of the selected features to move the collective group of features.

  

Did you know? If you hover over a selected set of stacked Address Points, they will "explode" to display each point in the stack.


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Delete


Use the Delete Tool to permanently delete selected features.



1. Click the Select Tool.

2. Select the feature(s) to delete.

3. Click the Delete button.

4. Choose OK to confirm the deletion in the pop-up. 



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Calculate All Features


Concatenate Field | Expression Builder


The Calculate All Feature tool allows users to edit feature attributes for all features in a layer or only selected features.

1. To calculate field values for only selected features: 

a. Click the Select tool.

b. Select the feature(s) you would like to edit.

c. Click the Calculate Field tool by the desired field.

Note: Fields that do not have the Field Calculator tool icon have assigned domains. Use the domain dropdown to select a value for them.


2. To calculate field values for all features in a feature class: 

a. Click the Calculate All Features Tool.

Caution: The Calculate All Features Tool will be unavailable if a Detached Editing session is in progress.


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Concatenate Field

Use the Calculate Field form to configure the attribution for the selected features. 


1. The following information will be at the top of the form:

- Source Name - The selected feature layer.

- Source Field - The selected field. If Calculate All Features was selected, use the dropdown to select a field.

- Number of Features to Edit - The total number of features that will be edited.

2. The Concatenate Field(s) view will be selected by default.

  1. Add Text allows users to specify a text string as a standalone expression or in conjunction with an existing reference field.
  2. Add Field allows users to select an existing reference field as a standalone expression or in conjunction with a specified text string.
  3. Use the + button to populate the chosen field in the Preview window.
  4. The Preview window will display the combination of text and field values entered above.
  5. Use the Undo button to reverse any configurations. 

3. Click OK to save the edits.


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Expression Builder

The Expression Builder allows users to reference existing fields in the feature class layers and create custom SQL statements, which can include calculations, to build a custom value in an attribute field.


1. Click Expression Builder.

  1. Use the Fields dropdown to select an existing reference field.
  2. Click the Plus icon to add the field to the Expression.
  3. The Type options allow users to filter the different Function operations.
  4. Click on a Function to add it to the Expression.
  5. The Expression window shows the configurations of the expression.
  6. Click Clear to reset the Expression.

2. Click OK to save the edits.















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Split Line (Road Centerlines)


Use the Split Line tool to split a single road centerline into two distinct road centerlines. 

1. Click the Select Tool.


2. Select the feature to split.


3. Click on the Split Line tool.


4. Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and hover over the road centerline. A blue crosshair will appear where the line will split. Click once the cursor is in the desired position.


5. The feature will be split and create a new feature.
















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Merge Lines (Road Centerlines)


Use the Merge Lines tool to merge two neighboring road centerlines into a single road centerline feature.


1. Click the Select Tool.


2. Select the two centerlines to merge.


3. Click on the Merge Lines tool.


4. The Select Merge Feature popup will appear to determine which feature's attribute will be carried over to the newly merged centerline. Choose a feature.


5. Click OK.


6. A Road Range Confirmation window will pop up to confirm the address 'To/From' and 'Left/Right' attributes and parity 'Left/Right' fields for the road centerline. Configure the fields.


7. Click OK to process the merge.






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Flip Lines (Road Centerlines)


Use the Flip Line tool to change the direction of a road centerline(s).

1. Click the Select Tool.

2. Select the feature to flip.

3. Select the Flip Line button.


The directionality of the selected road centerline(s) will be flipped to the opposite direction.


Caution: Be sure to adjust the attributes for the selected road centerline(s) to reflect the new directionality. The range fields and fields with left and right indicators may need to be adjusted.


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Undo/Redo


1. Click Undo to revert the previous edit. Up to 8 edits.

2. Click Redo to re-add an undone edit. Up to 8 edits.












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Reviewing Edits


1. Click the Pending Edits Table button at the bottom of the Edit Tool to open or close the table.

2. The Pending Edits Table will open and display the following:

  1. The Feature Layer and number of edits made for that layer.
  2. The fields of each edited feature.
  3. Click the plus sign to configure the fields displayed.
  4. Click on a record to zoom to it on the map and display the feature pop-up. For more information on pop-ups, click here.


Note: The fields displayed for updated features will show the updated feature attribution. 

Records are color-coded by edit type.

Pending edits are displayed by Feature Layer. Use the Choose Layer to Edit dropdown at the top of the Edit Tool to select the Feature Layer you would like to view.


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Submitting an Edit Session


1. Click Submit Session at the bottom of the Edit Tool.

2. Optionally, click Edit Reviewer list to configure who will be notified of the submitted session.

a. Use the Choose VEP System Email(s) dropdown to select a use to notify.

b. Click Add.

c. The selected user(s) will be displayed in the List of Reviewers. Click the X to remove a reviewer.

d. Click OK to save the list.

3. Click Submit to send the Edit Session to the Admin for review.


Note: Edit sessions will not be posted until approved by an Administrator. For more information on the Admin Approval process, see our Admin Tool article.


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