Topic:
How to load culture data in multiple applications.

Description:
What is the best way to load culture data so that you can see it in IESX 
Basemap, Charisma and Stratlog at the same time?                        

Solution:
Culture data cannot be shared among IESX Basemap, Charisma, and StratLog at the
current time. Each application has its own culture data loader.  It is
necessary for the user to load the culture data into each individual
application separately.

In IESX:
1.) Session Manager > Application > DataManager > Map > Cartography...

2.) Select format of the cartographic file (Tobin, SDT or User defined); enter
pathname of the cartographic file (also enter pathname of the format file if
loading 'User defined' formt); click 'Load'



In Charisma (InDepth):
1.) Seismic Catalog > Charisma/InDepth > Input and Output > Other Data >
    Cultural Data Load

2.) Click on 'Dump' and enter path to cultural data file (Cult File Name). If
    the file does not conform to any of the predefined standards, the dump will
    be useful when defining the the input file layout. Enter other parameters
    and click on 'Execute' to dump the file.

3.) Click on 'Read' to open the Read window. Select a predefined format if the
    file conforms to one of the standards. If not, click on none and define file
    format (>Layout). Set up other read parameters including units of
    measurement and scaling factors as required.

4.) If the input file uses different projection information than the current
    project, modify as required using the Projection... menu.

5.) Set up the cultural data hierarchy in the Cultural Info window and create a
    new data element. This window offers selection of the input data type. The
    type of input data can be split into three distinct groups:

    i) Regional Data (e.g. Region, Area, Quadrant, Block, Concession, Reservoir)
   ii) Coastline Data
  iii) Company Logos

6). Click on Execute to start the read and the load the file.


In StratLog:
StratLog only accepts cultural data read from a DBX (keyword) file.  For details
on .DBX files, reference the website entry for 'Adding reference features to the 
Stratlog maps'.  Search for the following in Stratlog:
Product: StratLog
Version StratLog 3.1
Application: Database Window
Search Type: How To 



Last Modified on: 25-NOV-98