Exploring the related objects of a feature

This topic applies to ArcEditor and ArcInfo only.

In ArcMap, you can explore what objects are related to any particular object in your geodatabase. For instance:

Steps:
  1. In ArcMap, click the Identify tool Identify button.
  2. In the Identify Results dialog box, click the Layers drop-down arrow and click the layer in your map whose features you want to identify.
  3. Click the feature on the map.
  4. Double-click the feature in the left panel of the Identify Results dialog box.
  5. Double-click the relationship path label.
  6. The related objects are listed below the path label.

  7. Click the related object whose properties you want to explore.
TipTip:
If the related object that you navigate to in the Identify Results dialog box has objects related to it through other relationships, you can continue to navigate to those related objects.

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Published 6/7/2010