Feature edit controls

Look up the feature edit actions in a vector popup, plus the controls in the attribute and geometry editors and who can use them.

Use this page to check the feature-edit actions available in a vector feature’s popup.

Availability

The actions require:

A signed-in user.
Permission to edit features in the dataset.
A vector feature with an enabled popup.

Raster and WMS layers do not provide feature-edit actions.

Action	Effect
`Edit attributes`	Opens the attribute form for the selected feature.
`Edit geometry`	Opens geometry handles for the selected feature.
`Add feature`	Starts a new feature in the selected feature’s dataset. The dataset’s geometry type sets the drawing type.
`Delete feature`	Opens a confirmation dialog. `Delete` removes the feature permanently; `Cancel` keeps it.

The menu also lists Edit data access for users who can change the dataset’s access: the dataset’s creator, the account Owner, and an Admin in a group with Edit on the dataset. It opens the dataset’s Access settings in a new tab, so the map stays open. See How to configure dataset access.

The menu lists Share and Bookmark only when the map’s Share and bookmark tool is on. See How to enable Share and bookmark on a map.

Attribute editor

Control	Effect
Attribute inputs	Edit text, number, date, and date-and-time values.
`Save changes`	Saves your changes to the dataset.
`Cancel`	Closes the editor without saving.

Geometry editor

Geometry	Controls
Point / one-point multipoint	A draggable marker. For a one-point multipoint (every point from an imported file), the panel shows the line and polygon instructions
Line / one-part multiline	Draggable vertices; click a midpoint to insert a vertex; right-click a vertex to remove it
Polygon / one-part multipolygon, no holes	Draggable vertices; click a midpoint to insert a vertex; right-click a vertex to remove it

A vertex is removed only when the shape stays valid. While the geometry editor is open, right-click doesn’t open the map’s context menu.

Action	Effect
`Save changes`	Writes the edited geometry to the dataset. Requires a changed coordinate.
`Cancel`	Removes the editing overlay without saving.

The editor does not open for a feature it cannot edit whole. A message appears instead:

Message	Cause
`Editing multipart features or polygons with holes is not supported safely`	The feature has more than one part, or a polygon has a hole.
`Exact geometry could not be loaded`	The feature’s shape did not load.
`This feature is too large to edit safely`	The shape has more than 30,000 vertices, or is more than 1 MB of data.

Add-feature editor

Control	Effect
Map drawing	Draws one point, line, or polygon. The layer’s dataset sets the geometry type.
`Clear`	Removes the drawn geometry and returns to drawing mode.
Attribute inputs	Set values for the new feature. Internal ID and geometry fields are excluded.
`Save feature`	Enabled after geometry is complete; creates the feature.
`Cancel`	Discards the drawing and values.

Delete behavior

Selecting Delete feature opens a confirmation dialog that names the feature and says the deletion affects every map that uses the dataset and cannot be undone. Delete starts the deletion; Cancel closes the dialog. Success closes the popup.

Data scope

All four actions update the source dataset. Changes are visible to every map using that dataset.