topic Re: Field getting set to wrong type after file upload in ArcGIS Online Questions

Field getting set to wrong type after file upload

FireRidge — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 04:36:45 GMT

Hello All.

Wonder if anybody has run into this issue:

When I upload a geojson file (with data) that creates a table.... a particular field:

"AcresBurned": 30

keeps setting as a string (instead of an integer)

The first 10 features all have whole numbers in them. Then some of the features have

"AcresBurned": 400.0. (with a decimal)

Wondering why it keeps automatically assigning the filed as a String? And in ArcGIS online can you change the filed type from one type to another.

Thanks

Re: Field getting set to wrong type after file upload

JayantaPoddar — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 04:58:24 GMT

Please ensure there are no spaces (30 ), extra periods (400.0.) or other non-numeric characters in the values.

If the issue still persists, could you share the geojson file with us?

Re: Field getting set to wrong type after file upload

FireRidge — Sun, 02 May 2021 00:06:56 GMT

Solved by turning geojson to csv and uploaded (with choosing the acres burned as a double). Went through the whole fire (10 years of data) and did not see anything that would automatically change the field's to a string.