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Add items to existing data dictionary and ssf

  • 1.  Add items to existing data dictionary and ssf

    Posted 03-05-2020 11:50

    I have a customer that would like to take an existing ssf file back into the field for updates.  They would like to add features to the data dictionary before going back into the field.  How can I update a data dictionary for an existing ssf?



  • 2.  Re: Add items to existing data dictionary and ssf

    Posted 03-05-2020 12:49

    Hi Doug,

     

    Can you give more specifics about the .SSF workflow, what Trimble software are you using to to edit the .ddf file?

     

    Regards,

    Adam



  • 3.  Re: Add items to existing data dictionary and ssf

    Posted 03-05-2020 14:51

    Hi Doug,

     

    I have sent you a email.

     

    Regards,

    Adam



  • 4.  Re: Add items to existing data dictionary and ssf

    Posted 03-06-2020 05:37

    Thanks for responding Adam,

    Been a while since I have had to dive into Pathfinder.  Here is what I

    have.  I am working with a small municipality who has been collecting data

    with an Geo7x and TerraSync.  The consultant they were working with has

    multiple data files all over the place.  I have combined them into one data

    file

    I have two separate questions.

    1.  They want to be able to go out and add new data to that same data

    file.  They want to be able to navigate back to assets when necessary.

    Right now there are only three features in the data dictionary.  They want

    to add more features to the data dictionary.  How can I add them and still

    have it associated with that existing ssf file?

    2.  The previous features in the data dictionary had a file feature (photo)

    field.  But since the last consultant had projects and data files all over

    the place, the pathways to the photos are all different.  Since I

    combined the multiple datafiles together, the file attribute is now a text

    field.  Is there a way to change a text field into a file (photo) field

    again?  I can take care of the pathways to the photos, but its still in a

    text field?

    Hope that makes sense.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks in advance

    Doug

     

    On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 4:50 PM adam_wright@trimble.com <trimble@jiveon.com>



  • 5.  Re: Add items to existing data dictionary and ssf

    Posted 03-06-2020 10:53

    Hi Doug,

     

    I'm going to take this question off the community forum since it would be better addressed in a support ticket.

    1. An .SSF file created by a data dictionary file (.ddf) can not be updated with another separately created .ddf file.

    2. Your customer can access the here.

     

    Regards,

    Adam