Sf spat

These are some notes describing the sf_spat.

Description

sf_spat can be used to display a small map (or maps) of an item. It can also be used to display other spatial information (such as what trench a context is in for example)

Usage

This form can only be used if the mapping functionality is set up and properly configured.

Set-Up

sf_spat needs a number of different 'op' variables set in the sf_conf and also it will need some other settings set which are in the main settings .php file.

Examples

In this example, sf_spat is being used to display a map of a Special Find.

the sf_conf

 $conf_mcd_spat = 
   array(
       'view_state' => 'max',
       'edit_state' => 'view',
       'sf_nav_type' => 'full',
       'sf_title' => 'spat_data', //appears in the titlebar of the subform (mk nname)
       'sf_html_id' => 'sfi_spat_display',
       'script' => 'php/subforms/sf_spat.php',
       'op_geom_layers' => array(
                           'sf',
                           ),
 ); 

As you can see here this is a normal sf_conf setup except:

• there are no fields

• 'op_geom_layers' - this is an array of map layernames that will be searched by the Mapscript. They all need to have a field in their attribute table called 'ark_id' - that contains the itemvalue of the item that that shape represents