Field Dictionaries

Overview

Field dictionaries translate a list of data codes to human readable values for use in Feature Information tooltips, Labels, and Free Text Search Results.

📄 Note

Field Dictionaries can function with strings and numbers, although strictly both are treated as strings.

To access field dictionaries:

1. Go to Mapworks UI
2. Click Mgt Console in the bottom left

3. In the sidebar, click Field Dictionaries

Creating Field Dictonaries

Field Dictionaries can be manually created or imported from a CSV file.

To create a field dictionary:

1. Click the Create Field Dictionaries icon on the right

2. Enter the dictionary values following the pattern (Code, Dictionary value)

Alternatively, click Import Field Dictionaries to import the dictionary as a CSV file

When importing field dictionaries by CSV, multiple dictionaries can be imported as single file using the format pictured below:

Conditional Field Dictionaries

Multiple dictionaries can be assigned to a field with a condition that checks another field's value to determine which dictionary is used in each case.

To create conditional field dictionaries:

1. Create a basic field dictionary for each condition
2. Select the dictionaries and click the Create Conditional Field Dictionaries button on the right to convert them to be used conditionally

3. Enter a condition to each dictionary
4. Click the Add button

5. Check one of the boxes to decide what happens to the Basic Dictionaries after the conversion

   • Reference Basic Dictionaries — Creates duplicates of the original dictionaries
   • Delete Basic Dictionaries — Basic Dictionaries are not retained

6. Assign all relevant conditional dictionaries to the dataset field

Assigning Field Dictionaries

After creating a Field Dictionary, it must be assigned to the fields for which it is intended. This enables the reuse of a single Field Dictionary across multiple fields or datasets.

To assign field dictionaries:

1. Select the dataset in Mapworks UI
2. Click Assign Dictionaries

3. Click the magnifying glass next to a field

4. Search for and select a dictionary from the drop-down list

📄 Note

Conditional Dictionaries are located further down the list, after the Basic Dictionaries.

5. Click the Add button
6. Click OK