Making layers inspectable

Layers with underlying data can be made inspectable so that information about their objects appears in the Inspect bar below the map, so that clicking an item on a layer launches a DataCard, and so that items selected in that layer appear in either an Output window or in Query Editor. A layer can only be made inspectable when it's within its visible scale cutoffs.

Certain culture layers, such as prospects, have underlying data that can be inspected and displayed in DataCards, but that can't be queried.

If made inspectable, a layer is also visible. When inspectability is disabled, the layer remains visible so that it's still rendered on the map. Query results can be attached to the map as a layer and inspected. For details, see Related topics below.

Following are the different states of inspectability:

	At the individual layer level, signifies that a layer is inspectable. At the layer group level, signifies that all of the layers within that layer group are inspectable.
	At the layer group level, signifies that only some of the layers within that layer group are inspectable.
	At the individual layer level, signifies that layer isn't currently inspectable. At the layer group level, signifies that none of the layers within that layer group are currently inspectable. Click it to fill the icon and make the layers inspectable.
	A simple black outline indicates the layer or layer group is currently outside its visible scale cutoffs.

To change whether a layer is inspectable

With the map zoomed in enough that the inspectability symbol for the layer to make inspectable appears with a blue outline instead of a black outline , click inspectability to the right of a layer name or a layer group name so that it appears as a filled blue circle .

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