Attributes Pane — Update common field in multiple FCs using single action

Bud

ArcGIS Pro 2.6.8; Oracle 18c 10.7.1 EGDB:

Use case:

Easily update multiple FCs to ASSET_STATUS=ACTIVE if assets overlap a specific subdivision polygon.

Workflow:

Use Select By Attributes to select features in multiple FCs that intersect a subdivision polygon.

Then, update the selected features to ASSET_STATUS=ACTIVE.

All the FCs have the same ASSET_STATUS field. But as far as I can tell, there isn't a way to select multiple FCs in the Attribute Pane and then update the field to ACTIVE for all the FCs using a single action.

Instead, I'd need to manually update the field in each FC, one FC at a time. That's ok if there are only a couple of FCs, but if there are dozens of FCs, then that takes too much time — especially if there are lots of fields in the FC, so the user needs to navigate to the bottom of the field list each time.

Could functionality be added to the Attributes Pane (or elsewhere in the UI) that would let us update a common field in multiple FCs using a single action?

I'm aware that I could create a model or script for this. That would work, but I think this functionality should be available out of the box in the UI since it's a common workflow.

Scott_Harris

I know you mentioned having a dedicated way to do this in the UI, and that's a good suggestion. Until something like this is available, some suggestions:

 

Within the Attributes Pane , you can Copy and Paste Attributes. If you want to ensure only specific attributes that match are pasted, you need to set up Field Mapping in Editor Settings.

 

Another, possibly faster way (without having to build a script or model) is to use the Calculate Field tool in Batch mode.