change made on a feature service can't be saved in ArcGIS Pro

ShuhongYan

I copied data (points) from one feature service to another feature service in ArcGIS PRO. I followed this documentation: https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/editing/copy-and-paste-using-the-clipboard.htm

The icons are displaying on the map and there is attribute information in the pop-up window. However, there is nothing in the attribute able and I noticed the save and discord button under Edit tab is grey while other edit tools is enabled.

I used the URL of feature service to create a map but there is no update I made. Is it because I have to save my copy-paste-change to make it updated? Why the save button is grey? Is it an edit permission issue for my feature service? Please share any idea if you have. I really appreciate your help!

Thanks,

Shuhong

Scott_Harris

Hi Shuhong,

I'm assuming you did the following...

1. Select features from the source feature service
2. Copy
3. Paste Special
4. Choose a feature template or layer belonging to the target feature service to paste into > OK

...correct?

It should work as long as the target feature service has editing enabled and has the ability to add features.

Regarding why Save is grayed out: it's most likely because the service is not registered as branch versioned. If this is the case, you can still made edits, but you cannot undo, redo, save those changes - they are committed to the service as soon as the edit operation is completed.

More info here:

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/editing/add-a-feature-service-for-editing.htm#GUID-E231654B-93FC-4957-A5F4-ABDAC8986553

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/editing/message-edits-made-to-this-layer-cannot-be-undone.htm

You can check if this is the case by opening up the Editing Status dialog box. Edit tab > Mange Edits group > click Status. You will see warnings listed here if there are any.

Thank you!

Scott