Edit Point Features

Point editing is the fastest edit flow in the Maps pane: one click places the geometry, and the rest of the work is attributes. It's the right tool for site, asset, and address maintenance — the daily upkeep of a layer like "Hydrants".

Create a point

1. Open the toolbar's "Edit" dropdown and choose the point layer under "Edit Layer".
2. In the feature template panel, choose "Create Feature". The panel prompts "Click Start to begin drawing."
3. Start, then click the map where the point belongs.
4. Fill in the "Attributes" section — for a new hydrant, that's the identifying and status fields the layer defines.
5. Click "Save changes".

The attributes open the moment you place the point, so a new hydrant goes in complete rather than as a bare dot you have to come back to.

Edit an existing point

1. With the layer active for editing, choose "Edit Feature". The panel guides you: "Select a feature to edit".
2. Click the point. Its saved attributes load into the panel.
3. Move the point if it's misplaced, and correct any attribute fields that changed.
4. Click "Save changes".

Read the loaded attributes before you save. Being on the right spot isn’t the same as being on the right feature.

Practical notes

• Zoom in before placing or moving points. Location accuracy is the whole job here, and a click at overview zoom carries real ground distance.
• Check "Data Specs" before a big data-entry session, so new features get the IDs you expect. See Layer Actions and Data Specs.
• Your saves show on the map straight away. See Edit Sessions and Tile Rebuilds.