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Map features list

The features list is the tabular companion to the map: every feature in the project as a row, with columns you can sort, filter, and select against. It is the entry point for the selection-driven bulk edits in this module, and the same table skills — sort, filter, multi-select — carry into the dedicated bulk tools (copy/move, fronts, labels), which embed a list of their own.

Learning objectives

By the end of this lesson you should be able to:

  • Open the features list and tailor its columns
  • Use sort, filter, and multi-select to assemble a working set
  • Pivot from a list selection to a bulk-edit action

Why the features list exists​

The map is a great tool for working one feature at a time. It is a poor tool for finding "every ECM with NEW above 5,000 lb" or "every IHB on the south layer." For those queries, the features list is the right surface — sort by NEW, filter by type code, multi-select the matching rows.

Once you have a selection, every bulk operation is one click away.

Open the Feature List by clicking a layer name in the Feature Layers sidebar, or from the label Popups menu > Map Features.

Choosing what is listed and which columns show​

Two selectors in the Feature List header control the table:

  • List By — which features are listed: Facilities, BK Features, All, PES List, Segmented Features, Analysis Required, or a single layer
  • Columns — which data columns show beside Name: Feature Cats (the default), a criteria's Attributes or Explosives, Notes & Description (Description, Submittal Notes, and Notes), or Analysis Timestamps (Last Analyzed, Last Edited, and Last Analysis-Relevant Edit)

The whole view is captured in the page URL and restored when you come back from a feature, so a tailored list survives a round trip — or a bookmark. Reset View in the Options (gear) menu returns everything to the defaults.

  • Sort — click a column heading; an arrow on the heading shows the direction, and clicking again reverses it. The list sorts by feature name until you pick another column
  • Filter — click the filter_list icon on a column heading to filter by that column's values, with text search and shift-click multi-select inside the filter
  • Search — the Search box filters by feature name as you type

A few canonical views worth practicing:

  • Filter the criteria column to ECM7 — every 7-bar magazine, useful when verifying fronts or attributes
  • List By > Analysis Required — every feature in Requires Analysis, useful for cleanup
  • List By > a specific background layer — every feature on a layer that may be misclassified
  • Columns > Analysis Timestamps, sorted by Last Analyzed — the features analyzed longest ago at the top. Compare Last Analysis-Relevant Edit with Last Edited: a name, label, style, or notes-only edit moves Last Edited but not the analysis-relevant time, and doesn't call for a re-run

Multi-select​

Turn on Bulk Select in the Options (gear) menu (requires the Project Edit Permission). Every row gains a checkbox:

  • Click a checkbox — select a single row
  • Shift+click another — select the whole range between them
  • Header checkbox — select or clear everything visible

Select Bulk Select again to turn the checkboxes off. The selection is part of the retained view — it survives a round trip into a feature and back.

Pivoting to bulk actions​

With rows selected, the bulk actions button appears in the Feature List header. Its menu operates on the selection: Analyze Selection, Edit Types, Edit Explosives, Edit Attributes, Edit Notes, Edit Shapes, Move to Layer…, Site HD to DQ…, and Delete Selection. Most are the bulk edits covered in Feature editing; Move to Layer… moves the selected facilities to another layer in one step (see Bulk editing); Site HD to DQ… sets the selected facilities' explosive weights to their DQ from the analysis (see DQ analysis).

The other bulk tools — copy and move, facility fronts, and facility labels — open from the map's apps Add/Edit menu > Bulk Edit and carry their own feature list inside the tool.

The features list is the navigation; the bulk actions are the destination.

Try it​

In a project with at least a dozen features:

  1. Open the features list and set Columns to a criteria's Explosives
  2. Filter the criteria column to ECM7 and confirm only ECMs appear
  3. Sort by a NEW column descending — the largest-NEW PESs are now at the top
  4. Turn on Bulk Select, select the top three rows, and pivot to a bulk action (e.g., Edit Attributes) — confirm the action operates on the selected three only
  5. Open one of the features, click Back, and confirm the filter, sort, and selection are still in place