TeeJet RMS Office - Manual (Page 53)

RMS Office
Software Version 3.10
Chapter 3 - RMS Tools 3-5
Name Manager
Name Manager
The Name Manager application (Figure 3-4) allows you to construct a database of
commonly used attribute names. These databases can be accessed from any of the
Mid-Tech RMS real-time applications, such as RMS - Mapper, RMS - EXT, or RMS -
CAN. Using a names database helps you to efficiently store, select, and name map-
ping objects, while out in the field. Database file names can be named for a specific task or theme,
such as Road Signs. Figure 3-4 shows the Name Manager, with the Weeds database highlighted.
The attribute names, contained in the Weeds database, are commonly used during potential spray
route weed mapping campaigns with RMS - Mapper. Utility inventory is another mapping task that
requires unique names and naming schemes. These names and schemes are stored in a names
database. Roadside mapping or route scouting could have several associated name databases.
You must use the Export tool to export Names files to the Legacy 6000 console (see
Export on page 3-3).
To start Name Manager, select “Name Manager” in the RMS Program Launcher Tools Menu (Fig-
ure 3-1).
Name Database File Format
Name database files are ASCII text files, (.TXT). You can create these files in several different edi-
tors, spread sheets, and word processors. A single column of names, typed into an Excel spread
sheet, can be copied to the Windows clipboard and pasted into any names database file. This
makes it easy to move existing attribute information into the names database file format. You may
find it easier to simply type name attributes, one name per line, into a word processor or editor,
and save that file as a text file with the extension (.TXT).
All name databases, that you want to export to a Legacy 6000 console, must be kept in the
C:\RMS\NAMES directory. Do not store name databases in any other folder. The program auto-
matically alphabetizes names entered into a database. The following few lines represent a typical
names database, used in roadside mapping tasks.
Channel 1
Channel 2
Channel 3
Intersection
Mailbox.
Mile Marker
Mustard
No Spray
Spray On
Spray Off
Thistle