DFIRM Tools FAQs: Label-EZ

Label Panel has completed the batch processing, but I cannot see the annotation.
The following error message pops up when I try to change the abbreviation or hyphenation dictionary in the Label Edit Options settings.
I corrected the annotation to resolve an error in the data, but the value did not change in the attribute table.
I’ve restored a suppressed label, but the associated leader line is not visible.
I am trying to reposition a two-word label (i.e., Rambling Creek), but only one word is moving.
I cannot change the properties of the leader line that I just created.
When using the Annotation Tools and the Label-Edit Tools, sometimes the Label-Edit tool becomes grayed out (inactive).
In the previous step, I labeled a panel. I followed the workflow process and advanced to the step where I am editing the annotation. I just launched a new child job for the annotation editing step to see the results of the labeling process. I see “8000” all over my panel. None of the features in the panel have an attribute value of “8000”.

1. Label Panel has completed the batch processing, but I cannot see the annotation.

You will not see the annotation once Label Panel has completed the batch process. You must launch a workflow step in which panel annotation is edited. Run Map Production Pro and preview the panel that was annotated to see the labels and leaders.

2. The following error message pops up when I try to change the abbreviation or hyphenation dictionary in the Label Edit Options settings.

Users cannot change the dictionaries used by Label-Edit.

3. I corrected the annotation to resolve an error in the data, but the value did not change in the attribute table.

If you find errors in the data, you must make edits to the dataset and re-run the batch annotation for the panel on which you are working. Correcting annotation will not change the attribute value in the database.

4. I’ve restored a suppressed label, but the associated leader line is not visible.

Any leader lines associated with a suppressed label are deleted, and they must be re-created if the label is restored.

5. I am trying to reposition a two-word label (i.e., Rambling Creek), but only one word is moving.

If you have set the Options to select a single word, rather than an entire label, only the word will be repositioned. You can change your Options during the edit session, as necessary.

6. I cannot change the properties of the leader line that I just created.

You cannot change the leader properties once you have added a leader to the map. Delete the leader line, set your properties in the Label-Edit Options, and create a new leader.

7. When using the Annotation Tools and the Label-Edit Tools, sometimes the Label-Edit tool becomes grayed out (inactive).

Stop and re-start the editing session. This will reactivate the Label Edit Tools.

8. In the previous step, I labeled a panel. I followed the workflow process and advanced to the step where I am editing the annotation. I just launched a new child job for the annotation editing step to see the results of the labeling process. I see “8000” all over my panel. None of the features in the panel have an attribute value of “8000”.

The “8000” is a marker to indicate that an important field has not been populated. For instance, if you have not populated the Name Type field in the Transportation layer, the “8000” marker will appear along your road features. In the child job, populate the empty attribute fields using the GeoPop toolbar tools, and re-label the panel. Close the child job and advance it to a reconcile and post step. Reconcile and post the edits that you made to the parent job. Close the child job. Once you see the JTX interface, create a new child job for the parent to which you reconciled and posted changes. If you still see “8000” markers, you should repeat this process.