Select by Buffer
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Tool: Select by buffer
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Description: This button will open a pop-up for the user to enter and execute a query for searching features in a layer, by the selected features in another layer.
User Interaction:
  1. Single-Click on the button.
  1. The application will provide a list of layers in the map (1) Single-Click or choose a layer to query ( to select features from). 
  1. The application will provides a second list of layers in the map (2) Single-Click or choose a layer to use as the overlay (using selected features from). 
  1. Enter a distance to search around the selected features (3) in the active layer (can be 0).
  1. Choose or Single-Click a unit (4) for the distance (3)
  1. Single-Click the execute button (5) to execute the query
OR
  1.  Single-Click the cancel button (6) to cancel and exit the pop-up.
Requirements:
  1. There must be an active layer.
  2. There must be selected features in the active layer.
Limitations:
  1. There is a limit to 2000 selected features.
  2. The units can only be miles or feet.
  3. The units must be greater than 0.
Results: 
  1. After the button is Single-Clicked a pop-up will appear.
  2. After the execute button (5) is Single-Clicked the selected features will be highlighted on the map, if there is any.
If no features are highlighted then:
  1. The user may have to zoom to the selected extent  
    Or
  2. The user should check the TOC for the total number of selected features.
    Or
  3. The user should ensure that there is an active layer and it is visible.
    Or
  4. The user should ensure that the units is a number greater than 0.
User Interface Location:


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