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Best way to add attachments to a feature class that I plan to use in field maps

L77

I'm creating a feature class to load into field maps, and there are 150 existing points with a pdf for each that I would like to attach before I publish the data.

Then once it is published I would like the field staff to be able to add additional attachments too.

What is the best way to add attachments to a feature class if I plan to use the data in field maps?

I was looking at the documentation below, and was considering putting the attachments into a match table. They are currently just pdf's in a folder but I have a source table I could use and could join it to my feature class by the permit numbers.

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/2.8/tool-reference/data-management/working-with-the-attachments-geoprocessing-tools.htm

Is there a better way to go about doing this so it will function best in field maps?

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DeonLengton

Hi Lorraine

One of our clients had a "similar" issue even though they were using Survey123 with existing pre-loaded data and wanted to use the Feature Report functionality. Turns out that you need to pay close attention to the tags ATT_NAME and KEYWORDS if you plan to use the Feature Reports with the existing data.

I ended up using Python to create the Match Table CSV file and then importing those attachments with the AddAttachments_management function in Python.

That seemed like the "correct" way to do it and then just making sure the keywords and attachment names were correct according to the question names.

https://support.esri.com/en/technical-article/000027056

Not sure if this is relevant to your scenario but could be good to keep in mind, just in case.

Regards

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DeonLengton

Hi Lorraine

I ended up using Python to create the Match Table CSV file and then importing those attachments with the AddAttachments_management function in Python.

That seemed like the "correct" way to do it and then just making sure the keywords and attachment names were correct according to the question names.

https://support.esri.com/en/technical-article/000027056

Not sure if this is relevant to your scenario but could be good to keep in mind, just in case.

Regards

L77

Hi Deon,

Would the python query work the same as the geoprocessing tools? I tested it out using these geoprocessing tools in Arc Pro:

Enable Attachments
Generate Attachment Match Table
Add Attachments

I didn't see a place to add keywords using the geoprocessing tools, so maybe this way won't work and I will need to use python.

Thank you for your help, I appreciate it!

Lorraine

JohnMcGlynn

An issue to watch when creating an Attachment Match table as a csv file:

When using a csv file as a match table, make sure the filename (or file path) is not the last field in the csv file. What happens is that when using the file as a match table, ESRI doesn't strip of the carriage return at the end of the line, so if the file name is the last field, it has an embedded carriage return. ESRI doesn't strip off the carriage return and so it has the filename wrong and cannot find the file.
However, the warning issued is that the file 'Cannot be opened'. This is a very misleading message as it implies that the file can be found, but there is a permission issue preventing it from being opened.

I added a dummy field to the end of each csv file line and bingo! everything worked.

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