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Thanks for the quick response! Both the data field and the data in the columns have underscores (in some cases, not all). I've got the actual adding of data to the map down during the creation phase - but this is a to be a "living" map, so the tables will occasionally need updates as data changes. Import/Export to the gdb is straight-forward enough, but when I tried to add additional records in the past, I lost all my relates with the building polygons (feature classes). I'm sure I did something wrong somewhere. Why the aversion to CSVs? Can that cause problems for me? I tried the CSV's due to some import quirks I discovered using Excel 2013 (it kept failing to export to the gdb). Saving down to 97-2003 allowed me to export from Excel to the gdb, but again - some building numbers were missing (the ones with underscores or letters in the name). The column pertaining to building number in Excel, as well as the feature class, is formatted as text vs. numeric, but I still ran into import issues unless pulling from a CSV. BTW - I'm using ArcMap 10.3 currently.
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I think I figured it out - but I'd like a sanity check. I went into catalog and updated the data source to my test gdb. All relates and feature classes seem to be intact, and I had previously imported the CSV building details to the "test" building details, which showed up in the "test" table. Does that sound right?
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Hi all - ArcMap noob looking for some answers, as I've made a few mistakes already and don't want to have to recreate all my feature classes and relates again. I have two tables (building details) that relate to multiple feature classes (buildings), with the relationship based on "building_number" to provide building details when clicking on the building with the info cursor. I want to know how to add records to the tables both in bulk or individual rows without breaking the relates. Also, I've noticed that when I export from Excel to the gdb, it doesn't include numerous records with underscores, but it does from a CSV. Am I doing something wrong? To add to this, I'm trying to create a copy of the entire project in a "Test" folder so as not to blow up the production map, but the association of the mxd stays with the original gdb. How can I point everything to the "test" gdb without having to recreate all relationships, polygons, etc.? Thanks in advance, Jim
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