Possible Bug - Feature Outline Masks tool

Question

We generate feature outline masks for cartography purposes, but since switching much of our operation from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro have noticed the Feature Outline Masks tool doesn't work fully when trying to carry across attributes from the  annotation to the new mask polygons. The polygons create fine, but when the problems occurs when the Transfer Attributes parameter is set to "All attributes" or "All attributes except the FID field". Most of the attributes are not coming across.

Have seen this raised elsewhere with no response.

Feature Outline Mask - Esri Community

Feature outline masks not saving content - Esri Community

It probably needs to be addressed.

Running v2.9.3 w Advanced license.

MattSmithCarto · Answer

Thanks for your response.

Unfortunately I work for a large government organisation and cannot upgrade as v 3.0 has not been whitelisted just yet. However, I cannot see anything like it listed as a bug that was fixed in ArcGIS Pro 3.0 Issues Addressed (esri.com).. I think I found the bug listing: https://support.esri.com/en/bugs/nimbus/QlVHLTAwMDEzMzY5Mw== but it appears that it's not yet fixed, at least according to esri. And the bug number is not referenced in the above link.

As for your suggested workaround, our main work is maintenance of basemaps for our area of jurisdiction which is an area of over 1.8 million km², so buffering of over 800+ layers is unfortunately not feasible.

Thanks for your help anyway.

JLi · Answer

Hi MattSmith6,

I think this bug is fixed in ArcGIS Pro 3.0. Would you like to update and give it a go? Otherwise, you can try buffer with minimum distance to achieve a similar result.