Building a query – Pitney Bowes MapInfo Stratus User Manual
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A query can be set up to perform a more detailed search on a map. Query now also supports Date, Time
and Date_Time data types. You can set your query based on following parameters:
Description
Query Options
Allows you to specify the geographic area to search in. You can choose to see all
the data, data within the current map view or choose one of the annotations you
Query In
have drawn to search for data that is inside or touches it. If there are more than one
annotation present on the map then two more options will be available to choose
from- Selected Annotations and All Annotations.
The name of the map layer you wish to search.
From
You can choose which column of data to sort the results by. You can also re-sort
the data once the results are shown.
Sort by
Some layers will have a list of criteria you can choose. If criteria exist you will be
presented with additional text boxes or pick lists to further refine the results you
return.
Filter
• No Filter- No criteria is selected.
• Custom Filter- Displays Filter Criteria dialog box and allows you to customize
your search. For more information, refer to
• Others- In addition to above two filter options, the query filter created from Admin
Console are also listed.
Now, you can select multiple options from query pick list and query on
multiple options at once.
Note:
Building a Query
The Query Builder tab allows tabular queries on the attribute data from any of the currently displayed
layers.
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