Basics of data handling in Weave
Selections
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The concept of separation of searching and reporting is an important concept in Weave.
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In summary, a central principal in Weave is the entity, which is nothing more than an internal id and a user facing label. A selection is simply a list of identifiers that belong to an entity.
Spatial Operation
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Before spatial operations (select by polygon, zoom to on a map, etc) can be performed against an entity, a spatial engine must be configured telling Weave of the relationship between the layer/table and the entity and a table column (the key column) must be specified to uniquely identify items under each entity. This is done by creating a spatial mapping configuration.
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