6.5.1.5. Editing lists and spatial data

The System Administrator, Registry Administrators and Registry Maintainers can directly edit the lists and spatial data of the Geo-Object Types under the curation mandate of their organization.

The list and spatial data of a Geo-Object Type can be modified to add a new Geo-Object or edit an existing Geo-Object.

Adding a new Geo-Object

1. Go to the Lists and Spatial Data module either by clicking the module icon on the homepage or by clicking the hamburger menu () in the upper right corner and selecting Lists and Spatial Data.\

   
2. On the left sidebar, find and click the Geo-Object Type you would like to add a Geo-Object to under the organization it belongs to. Then click on its list and spatial data set (the Community health worker (MOH) Geo-Object Type in the example below).\

   
3. Depending on the list type of the set, you might see one or more validity dates/periods. In the validity date/period you would like to edit, click Lists under the Working Version section.\

   
4. The list for the Geo-Object Type will open. Click the Add Geo-Object button.\

   
5. This will open the Geo-Object Type in the Explorer module ready for editing. First, to enforce that this Geo-Object exists, make sure that the Yes radio button is selected in the Exists section. Then type or select the date of validity of the Geo-Object that you are adding..\

   
6. In the Validity section, make sure that the Valid radio button is selected.

7. You can then add the information for the new Geo-Object in the different data element tabs.

   1. Attributes: The number of attribute values to be provided depends on the number of attributes created for the Geo-Object Type.

   2. Hierarchies: The number of parent Geo-Object Type attribute values that would have to be provided depends on the number of hierarchies the Geo-Object Type belongs to and its position in those hierarchies.

   3. Geometry: Aside from the validity period, you may also be able edit the geometry of the Geo-Object depending on whether this functionality has been enabled for this particular Geo-Object Type.

8. Once all the information has been provided, click the Submit button.\

   
9. If there is no issue with the changes made, you will get a message that the edit is submitted successfully to the system. Click the Ok button.\

   
10. If you would like to add another Geo-Object to the same Geo-Object Type in this same session, click on the Layers button () at the upper right corner of the Explorer window.
11. This will open the Layers panel. Click on the Add New Geo-Object button ().
12. Repeat steps 5 to 9 to add the information about the new Geo-Object.

Editing an existing Geo-Object

To edit an existing Geo-Object:

1. Go to the Lists and Spatial Data module either by clicking the module icon on the homepage or by clicking the hamburger menu () in the upper right corner and selecting Lists and Spatial Data.\

   
2. In the left sidebar, find and click the Geo-Object Type you would like to edit under the organization it belongs to. Then click its list and spatial data set (the County (MOHA) Geo-Object Type in the example below).\

   
3. Depending on the list type of the set, you might see one or more validity dates/periods. In the validity date/period you would like to edit, click Lists under the Working Version section.\

   
4. The list for the Geo-Object Type will open. Find or filter for the Geo-Object you would like to edit from the list and click the eye icon () at the beginning of the corresponding row.\

   
5. This will open the spatial data in the Explorer module with the selected Geo-Object highlighted and ready for editing. Click the Edit button in the pop-up information window.\

   
6. This will display the information for that particular Geo-Object in the left sidebar. Click the Edit button to start the editing session.\

   
7. Click on the data elements tab (Attributes, Hierarchies, Geometry) containing the information you would like to edit.\

   
8. Once in the correct data elements tab, make the necessary changes. GeoPrism Registry marks the data elements tab with changes with an orange dot, changes the font color of the modified information to orange, and indicates the type of change that has been made:

   1. Value Change: If only the attribute value has been modified.\

      
   2. Time Change: If only the date of validity has been modified.\

      
   3. Update: If both the value and date of validity of the attribute have been modified.\

      
9. If you would like to undo the changes that have been made in a data element tab, click the revert arrow button.\

   
10. When all the changes have been made, click the Submit button.\

    
11. If there is no issue with the changes made, you will get a message that the edit is submitted successfully to the system. Click the Ok button.

12. If you would like to make changes to another Geo-Object, click on its corresponding geometry on the map and then repeat steps 5 to 11.