About Add/Editing Fields

Clicking the '+' (add) or the Edit Field button command in the Edit Fields Dialog will bring up the Add/Edit Field Dialog. The Add/Edit Field Dialog allows you to add new fields and edit existing ones.

How to Add and Edit Fields

1. Open the Add/Editing Fields dialog by clicking the '+' (add) or the Edit Field button command in the Edit Fields Dialog.

2. Select the following ways to alter the fields:

• Name Edit Box - Allows you to key-in the name of the field.

• Type Box - Allows you to set the data type of the field. Allowed options are 'Text', 'Integer', 'Double', 'Date' and 'Boolean'.

• Field Properties Group Box - Contains 'Length' and 'Precision' text boxes to enter the length and/or precision based on the data type.

• Field Actions Group Box - Allows you to set the actions on the field.

• Action Box -  Allows you to select the action to be performed for the field. The allowed options in the box are 'Prompt', 'Pass', 'Remove', 'Set', and 'Rename'.

• Rename - Asks you to rename the file.

• Prompt - Asks you for the attribute value of the field.

• Default Value - Allows the point cloud task to use this value as default in 'Set' or 'Prompt' cases.