idea Ability to calculate field on highlighted records only (yellow selection in attribute table) while retaining the original selection in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Export Highlighted Records

MarkVolz — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 21:54:21 GMT

When in the table view we currently have the ability to export all the records, or just the selected records.

Please consider the following:

Add the ability to export highlighted records from the table view (The ones in yellow in table view)
Add the ability to export highlighted features from the map view

Thank You!

ArcGIS Pro - Apply geoprocessing on selected OR highlighted features

Anonymous User — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 02:51:14 GMT

I was very excited when I saw that the capability of highlighting features within a feature selection is back in ArcGIS Pro 2.0.

The next step will be to provide a dropdown choice when running a geoprocessing tool such as:
- Run the tool on selected features only, or
- Run the tool on highlighted features only

Ability to calculate field on highlighted records only (yellow selection in attribute table) while retaining the original selection

CalebGarrett — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 12:50:58 GMT

I would like the ability to calculate a field for highlighted records in the attribute table (those selected in yellow). I understand you can click the "Reselect" button on the attribute table toolbar to reselect the records and then calculate the field on those newly reselected records, but it would be nice to be able to retain my original selection and only calculate the highlighted records (yellow selection).

Re: Ability to calculate field on reselected records only (yellow selection in attribute table) while retaining the original selection - Status changed to: Closed

JonathanNeal — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:51:58 GMT

@CalebGarrett I like the idea, but this one will not be possible. Have you tried using Selection Layers to accomplish this?
Doc: https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/mapping/layer-properties/selection-layers.htm
Details:
Some Geoprocessing tools honor a selection flag in the data as it is being processed. The Yellow selection is not distingushable to our tools.

But if you make a selection layer, the current selection becomes a layer and you can make selections from it which our tools will honor.

Re: Ability to calculate field on reselected records only (yellow selection in attribute table) while retaining the original selection

Bud — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 13:43:12 GMT

Edited
@JonathanNeal some friendly feedback:

In my opinion, I don't think this question should have been closed, considering it was only posted 3 hours ago. I think it would be better to let the dust settle for a couple of days and let the community weigh in on it.

And if an idea like this one gets traction, then Esri should consider the possibility of implementing it. For example, maybe not all GP tools would need to honor yellow highlighted rows, maybe only the Field Calculator would honor those rows, if the user specifies that’s what they want in the Field Calculator tool.

I think folks like @KoryKramer tend to keep an idea open if it is reasonable and clear, which this one seems to be. (It got three votes in three hours, which suggests people are quite interested in this functionality.) For cases like this, could you consider taking a more gradual?

Re: Ability to calculate field on reselected records only (yellow selection in attribute table) while retaining the original selection

CalebGarrett — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:13:11 GMT

@Bud Thanks for your support.

@JonathanNeal I thought the whole point of ArcGIS Ideas was to present ideas to the community for feedback and consideration. Closing an idea within 3 hours of posting isn't a good way to encourage others to present their ideas as well.

Re: Ability to calculate field on reselected records only (yellow selection in attribute table) while retaining the original selection

CalebGarrett — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:16:53 GMT

@JonathanNeal I would also like to add, of course the Yellow selection isn't distinguishable by your tools. If it were I wouldn't have posted the idea. That's what makes it an idea (request to add functionality to your existing software)...

Re: Ability to calculate field on reselected records only (yellow selection in attribute table) while retaining the original selection

JonathanNeal — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 19:00:45 GMT

@CalebGarrett @Bud I am not trying to discourage your ideas. It is a good idea; and follows an intuative worflow. Following up with the community in collaboration is what this site is about. Note, that I do bring this forward for discussions for the team to review, so we can all understand the challenges.

Re: Ability to calculate field on reselected records only (yellow selection in attribute table) while retaining the original selection

CalebGarrett — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 19:12:16 GMT

@JonathanNeal I bet you I don't waste time posting ideas on this site anymore. I'm with @Bud on this one. The least you could've done was let the dust settle before closing.

Re: Ability to calculate field on reselected records only (yellow selection in attribute table) while retaining the original selection

wayfaringrob — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 20:19:33 GMT

@CalebGarrettyes, they quash sensible, well-supported ideas without justification all the time. It's certainly a slap in the face to users who are just trying to make their "class-leading" software live up to expectations.

Re: Ability to calculate field on reselected records only (yellow selection in attribute table) while retaining the original selection - Status changed to: Open

KoryKramer — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 22:11:46 GMT

Hey all,

Sorry for the miscommunication on this one - we discussed this internally and there are some outstanding questions on the technical feasibility that will continue to be discussed on our side. We'll re-open the idea for now until we have a more solid understanding of feasibility. If it's feasible we can leave the idea open for the community to kudo - then it comes down to prioritizing against all other user requests balancing demand vs. level of effort vs. value add, and so on.

But we hear you.

Re: Ability to calculate field on highlighted records only (yellow selection in attribute table) while retaining the original selection

CalebGarrett — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 12:55:52 GMT

@KoryKramer Thank you for re-opening after further discussion. @Bud suggested I edit the post to use the word "highlighted" instead of "reselected" to clarify the idea. I agree that is a better word choice and have edited the post as suggested.

Re: Ability to calculate field on highlighted records only (yellow selection in attribute table) while retaining the original selection - Status changed to: In Product Plan

JonathanNeal — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 22:34:25 GMT

FYI @KoryKramer and All this is implemented in 3.2. Also, the message for selection is updated to say 'highlighted' records for more clarity on what we are processing in the GP tool. Thanks again for the idea, keep them comming 🙂

Re: Ability to calculate field on highlighted records only (yellow selection in attribute table) while retaining the original selection

AlfredBaldenweck — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:20:01 GMT

Hey @JonathanNeal , that is great news. Will there be an updated getSelectionSet() or something analogous?

Re: Ability to calculate field on highlighted records only (yellow selection in attribute table) while retaining the original selection

JonathanNeal — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 19:38:55 GMT

@AlfredBaldenweck Thanks checking it out now:
The Doc is a little sparce for what the intent of the function is when it comes to Highlights:
https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/arcpy/mapping/layer-class.htm#M1_GUID-AE1B6592-5077-4B14-AFF1-BE41E81538CC

Re: Ability to calculate field on highlighted records only (yellow selection in attribute table) while retaining the original selection

JonathanNeal — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 21:34:31 GMT

@AlfredBaldenweck So, highlighted is not saved in the map, so the behavior would not work outside of the active map. But, the arcpy.mp team my be interested in taking this idea further.

They wouldn't change the default behavior of .getSelectionSet(), but they may make some functionality for it.

Re: Ability to calculate field on highlighted records only (yellow selection in attribute table) while retaining the original selection - Status changed to: Implemented

MargaretCrawford — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 16:37:05 GMT

This idea has been implemented in ArcGIS Pro 3.2.

You will see a message under parameter inputs with highlited records on geoprocessing tools (including calculate field) :

Re: Ability to calculate field on highlighted records only (yellow selection in attribute table) while retaining the original selection

MargaretCrawford — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 22:00:59 GMT

If you would like to learn more about the updated message, please check out this blog: https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-pro/analytics/geoprocessing-uiux-enhancements-in-arcgis-pro-3-2/

Re: Ability to calculate field on highlighted records only (yellow selection in attribute table) while retaining the original selection

Bud — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 11:00:01 GMT

@MargaretCrawford

Does this mean that the way GP tools work has fundamentally changed? If there are highlighted rows, then only those rows will be processed, by default? Which is different from previous versions, where highlighting was ignored by geoprocessing tools.

I’m not suggesting there’s anything wrong with that. I just want to fully understand.

Re: Ability to calculate field on highlighted records only (yellow selection in attribute table) while retaining the original selection

Bud — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:57:20 GMT

@CalebGarrett

Side note: You mentioned the Reselect button. You might find this idea interesting: Attribute Table — Highlighted rows "Reselect" button wording