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Smart Editor widget: copy features from one layer and paste to another - requires ability to select which layer to copy features from!

MoyaCalvert_01 — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 06:11:49 GMT

The smart editor widget can copy features from one layer to another using select by rectangle or polygon or lasso (under General settings > Copy and Append features). This is great. BUT, the user has no control over which layer is copied. I am using the widget to copy from one polygon layer to another polygon layer. If the selector tool intersects several polygon layers, all intersected polys are selected. The user can de-select the polys they don't want, but it would be a lot easier if the 'non-required' layers could be made non-selectable within the widget settings.

Re: Smart Editor widget: copy features from one layer and paste to another - requires ability to select which layer to copy features from!

AlixVezina — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 22:39:03 GMT

@MoyaCalvert_01 Thank you for providing this feedback!

Re: Smart Editor widget: copy features from one layer and paste to another - requires ability to select which layer to copy features from!

KevinN_CSJ — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 21:53:35 GMT

@AlixVezina - I second this request! I have a smart editor built for another department (non-GIS people) to maintain their spatial data, and having to explain to them to deselect the extra unneeded layers is a lot less helpful than being able to configure the smart editor to only pull from the relevant layer(s).

I envision another column on the "Layer Settings" tab in the Configure Smart Editor window with check boxes saying "Allow Layer to be Copied" or something similar.

Re: Smart Editor widget: copy features from one layer and paste to another - requires ability to select which layer to copy features from!

AlixVezina — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:27:50 GMT

@KevinN_CSJ @MoyaCalvert_01 Thank you for the feedback. We are working on the new functionality for copy-paste and are taking this into consideration.

Re: Smart Editor widget: copy features from one layer and paste to another - requires ability to select which layer to copy features from!

AlixVezina — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:23:13 GMT

This will not be implemented into the Smart Editor, but you will find copy-paste functionality available in the new Web Editor: Copy and paste features—ArcGIS Web Editor | Documentation

Re: Smart Editor widget: copy features from one layer and paste to another - requires ability to select which layer to copy features from!

MoyaCalvert_01 — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:42:32 GMT

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Hi Alix,
Thanks for updating me on the progress of this type of functionality. Its great that you are expanding the flexibility of this tool by enabling users to choose which layer to paste from / to.
But I am concerned that you are limiting the 'copy' to one feature though? For our purposes, we use this tool because it selects more than one feature to copy, at any one time. This decision seems to be limiting the versatility / flexibility of this tool.
Best regards
Moya Calvert

Re: Smart Editor widget: copy features from one layer and paste to another - requires ability to select which layer to copy features from!

AlixVezina — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:46:56 GMT

@MoyaCalvert_01 ,

Thanks for the feedback!

Right now, you can copy-paste multiple features within the same layer, but not between layers. I totally agree that this is needed, and we plan to expand to allow you to copy and paste multiple features between layers in the future. We first need to work on our batch editing workflow which is a prerequisite for this functionality.

Re: Smart Editor widget: copy features from one layer and paste to another - requires ability to select which layer to copy features from!

MoyaCalvert_01 — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 23:14:01 GMT

OFFICIAL

Thanks Alix for your reply.
Good to know!
Regards,
Moya

Re: Smart Editor widget: copy features from one layer and paste to another - requires ability to select which layer to copy features from!

ShannonJ — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:18:33 GMT

I would like to voice my support for the copy & paste multiple features between layers. Looking forward to the updates to the new Web Editor!