Creating a new specification

You have to set the following to create specifications:

Schritte:
  1. Click the Visual Specifications button Visual Specifications on the Production Symbology toolbar.

    The Visual Specifications dialog box appears.

    Visual Specifications dialog box

  2. Click the Visual Specifications Table Location drop-down arrow and choose the location you want to use for your visual specifications table.

    You can choose the product library, if one has been set, or a different location by choosing Browse.

    The Select Visual Specifications Table Location dialog box appears.

  3. Navigate to the geodatabase in which you want to store the visual specifications table.
  4. Click Select.

    The Visual Specifications dialog box appears.

  5. Click OK if prompted to upgrade the geodatabase to the current version.
  6. Click Options, then click New Specification.

    The New Visual Specification dialog box appears.

  7. Type a name for the specification in the Name text box.
  8. Type a description for the specification in the Description text box.
  9. Click OK.

    The Visual Specifications dialog box appears.

  10. Click the Calculate Specifications drop-down arrow to choose the method that will be used to update the specification.
  11. If necessary, check the Display Calculated Representations and Calculated Fields tabs check box to display the tabs on the Layer Properties dialog box.
  12. Click OK.
    TippTipp:

    You can also access the Visual Specifications dialog box if you click Customize > Production > Production Properties, click the Data Management pane, expand Set Tool Options, click the drop-down arrow, click the ellipsis next to Visual Specifications, then click Advanced.


9/17/2010