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Transcad: Managing Data Tables

The document discusses how to manage data tables in TransCAD, including how to create new tables, add and modify fields, add records, modify table structure, work with codes using lookup tables, create lookup tables from dataviews or Excel files, and about dictionary files. Key points include being able to add, delete, or modify fields; add records in fixed numbers, matching to other tables, or for unique values; modify field properties; create lookup tables to replace codes with descriptions; and that dictionary files provide metadata for fixed format files.

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Transcad: Managing Data Tables

The document discusses how to manage data tables in TransCAD, including how to create new tables, add and modify fields, add records, modify table structure, work with codes using lookup tables, create lookup tables from dataviews or Excel files, and about dictionary files. Key points include being able to add, delete, or modify fields; add records in fixed numbers, matching to other tables, or for unique values; modify field properties; create lookup tables to replace codes with descriptions; and that dictionary files provide metadata for fixed format files.

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TransCAD

Managing Data Tables

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Create a New Table

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Add a field
Delete a field
Change the field order
Change a field name
Use a display name
Change a field type
Change a field width
Change the number of decimals
Set a default value in new records
Change a field format
Change a field description
Index a field
Change the aggregation method

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Adding Records to a New Table

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Adding Records to a New Table

 Adding a Fixed Number of Records


– If you know how many records you want to store in
the new table, you can tell TransCAD to add that
number of blank records to the table.
 Adding Matching Records
– Use this option when you want to store additional
columns of information about records or map features
in a new table. The Matching Records option
automatically adds one matching record for each
record or feature in the original dataview.
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Adding Records to a New Table

Adding a Record for Each Unique Value of


a Field
– Use this option when you want to create a
lookup table that adds new information to a
map layer or dataview. To use this option, you
must choose:
• The map layer or dataview you want to examine.
• The field whose values you want to use. TransCAD
adds this field to the new table.
2018/4/6 6
Modify the Structure of a Table

2018/4/6 7
Working with Codes

 Often a database will contain shorthand codes


that have a particular meaning. Using codes saves
space because long character strings are replaced
with shorter codes.
 To replace shorthand codes with descriptive text,
you create a lookup table and attach it to the
original table. A look up table is simply a table
that contains the field names, the shorthand codes,
and the descriptive text you eant to see displayed.
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Attach Codes
Lookup Table – All of the
column data type has to be
character as well as the
column contains codes

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2018/4/6 10
Double Click

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Create a Lookup Table From a
Dataview

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Create a New Table from a
Dataview

Marking Column

2018/4/6 13
Creating a Table from an Excel
File

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2018/4/6 15
About Dictionary Files

 Tables in fixed-format text,  When you create a table in


fixed-format binary, and one of these formats,
comma- and tab-separated TransCAD automatically
text format require an creates the dictionary file.
additional file called the  Dictionary files have the
dictionary file. The same file name as the data
dictionary file serves as a file and an extension of:
header and tells – .DCT for a fixed-format text
TransCAD where to look file
in the data file for the – .DCC for a comma- or tab-
different fields of data. separated text file
– .DCB for a fixed-fromat
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