SPOT 4.1 Basic and Advanced Software Manual for SPOT Insight ...

Ch. 9 - Using SPOT Databases1. Enter the name of the first Lookup Field.2. Select the Required and Title options.− Required – Check (click on) the Required box to make the field arequired entry when saving images to the database. When this boxis checked, images can not be saved until the field has an entry.− Title – Check the Title box to ensure that the data from the text fieldappears in the title of the image window and under any thumbnailof the image.You can also leave one or both options unchecked. If you do not wantto enter the Lookup Field list items at this time, you can enterany remaining Lookup Fields and click on OK to save thedatabase.3. Click on the Items button. The Lookup Field Items windowappears with the name, as shown at right.4. Click on Add. The Lookup Item dialog window appears foryou to enter the list item.5. Enter the name of the list item in the box.6. Click on OK. The program returns you to the Lookup FieldItems window. In the illustration to the right, the user has addedthe A + item to the Blood Type Lookup Field.From the Lookup Field Items window, you can:− Click on Add to add additional items to the Blood Typelookup list.−−Select a lookup list item and click on Modify to edit theitem or Delete to remove the item from the list.Click on OK to save the lookup list and the associated items. The program returns you to theDatabase Fields window.7. Follow steps 1-7 to enter additional Lookup Fields. You can enter up to four per database.Setting Default ValuesAs part of the process of defining database fields, you have the option to define default values for eachfield. The values that you define will appear as default field entries each time you save an image to thedatabase. If desired, you can edit the default entries before saving the image. To enter default values for afield, follow these steps:1. After you have defined your text/numericand lookup fields, click on Default Values(at the bottom of the Database Fieldswindow). The Default Field Entrieswindow appears, as shown at right. Unlessspecified, the SPOT database uses the LastValue for each field. To change this defaultfor a Field, check the box next to the fieldname. Checking the box activates the Use:options.2. Select the option that you want:−Last ValueWhen saving an image to a database,the program uses the data entered forthe last image as the entry for the same field in the current image. The last entered data alwaysappears in the entry box for the image that you are saving. Thus, if you select Use: Last for the186 User Guide to the SPOT Insight Camera