For scenarios where there is a problem with an existing feature layer in the Contents pane, such as:
Here's how I'd fix the layer:
- Add a new layer to the map (same underlying data).
- Manually re-do the properties in the new layer.
Often, I've spent quite a lot of time setting up the properties of the old layer. So it would be ideal if I didn't have to manually set up the properties in the new layer. However, there doesn't seem to be a way to import ALL the properties from one layer to another.
Could that functionality be added?
Notes:
- Of course, I'm hoping that the original problem doesn't migrate to the new layer when the properties get imported. But I suppose that might happen in some cases. Could that be solved by allowing the user to choose what kinds of properties to import to the new layer -- from a list of property types?
- Joins
- Definition queries
- Symbols
- Labels
- Any other properties
That way I could exclude the problematic property.
- I'm aware that there is a geoprocessing tool for importing the symbology from one layer to another. And I could also save individual definition queries to files, then re-add them to the new layer. That functionality is good. But it would be better if there were a way to import ALL properties in a single action.
