Accessing the Attribute Delta Analyzer
To access the Attribute Delta Analyzer, one way is by either selecting features on the active map, or in the Contents window, then going to Studio Toolkit in the ribbon, and clicking on the Attribute Delta Analyzer icon in the Attributes section.
Another way is by going to the Studio Toolkit in the toolbar first, then clicking on the Attribute Delta Analyzer icon in the Attributes section, and selecting features on the active map.
You can also access Attribute Delta Analyzer by opening the Result List, right clicking on the features in the contents menu then choosing "compare attribute values…"
Utilizing the Attribute Delta Analyzer
The Attribute Delta Analyzer is a tool that compares data of features or rows from various contexts. After opening your Attribute Delta Analyzer, your data is displayed in rows and columns. Each row represents a record, and each column refers to a single attribute, the list of columns is a combination of all attributes of all records.
The dark greyed out elements indicate that these attribute fields are unavailable, you can change the color in the color legend.
The light greyed out elements indicate that they cannot be edited, you can change the color in the color legend.
Control buttons
This set of buttons allows you to manipulate and compare the records you chose to show in the Attribute Delta Analyzer window. The first set of buttons is located at the left-side of the controls bar, and
Add selected objects from active map
This button allows you to peruse the map and select any element to be added to the Attribute Delta Analyzer table for further inspection.
Remove selected record(s)
This button allows you to remove a certain feature (row) from the Attribute Delta Analyzer window.
You can also remove a record by clicking on the x button to the left-side of each row, or by right clicking the record and choosing "Remove".
You cannot select and delete multiple rows in one go, each row has to be deleted individually.
Clear list
This button allows you to clear the Attribute Delta Analyzer window by removing all features.
Flash selected object(s)
This button allows you to identify a selected feature from the Attribute Delta Analyzer, by flashing said feature on the active map.
Zoom to selected object(s)
This button allows you to zoom to a selected feature from the Attribute Delta Analyzer table on the active map.
Pan to selected object(s)
This button allows you to move to a selected feature from the Attribute Delta Analyzer table on the active map.
To the right-side of the controls bar, you can find 4 more buttons, the attribute buttons and a hamburger menu.
All
The All button displays all present attributes with no manipulation of shown data, it is useful when you have previously chosen the Common or Delta attributes and want to reset the table once more.
Common
The Common button displays only the attributes (columns) that are present in all classes of features or records (rows) that you are comparing, whatever is common between them regardless of their values.
The Delta button displays the attributes (columns) that are common with all involved feature classes (rows) with the addition that the values of said attributes must be different from at least one feature class.
The hamburger menu
Upon clicking on the hamburger menu, two options are displayed; View and Attributes, which will be discussed in details below:
View
The View menu consists of 3 options.
Codes instead of labels
This shows the attributes as codes from the coded value domains instead of display names.
Show filter
This shows the search bar, that lets you search for a specific feature from any feature class.
Display
The Display option allows you to change the attribute data shown in the Attribute table
Attributes
This option lets you pick a button from the Attribute Delta Analyzer; All, Common, or Delta.
Color Legend
This option allows you to change the background color of the unavailable, or the non-editable attribute fields, for better visibility in dark mode. To do this, click on the hamburger menu, choose color legend, then you can see the existing colors set for the unavailable and non-editable data, the defaults are black and grey, respectively.
Choose the property you want to change, then a new color palette window pops up, where you can choose which color you want to represent which property.
Some of the previous controls can be performed by right clicking the cell, in addition to a new function which is the Paste to all, as discussed below:
Paste to all
The paste to all function allows you to copy the value of the selected cell and paste it to all the editable cells of the same attribute (column). To paste to all, right click on the desired cell value, then click Paste to all.
