idea "Quantity by category" symbology in Pro in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

"Quantity by category" symbology in Pro

AlexBrasch — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 21:14:06 GMT

Make multi-attribute symbology available in Pro.

Example of desired result: points represented as different sizes per numeric field and different colors per category text field. There is currently no obvious way to achieve this result from the Symbology menu. It can be somewhat achieved via Unique Values and Vary Symbology By Attribute (Size); however, there seem to be a few limitations when compared to the ArcMap method. Namely, the ability to classify does not seem to exist (see the attached screenshots).

Adding the ability to classify (based on Natural Breaks, Equal Interval, etc.) would be a great improvement, and so would allowing the user to change the legend item names (i.e. the values are currently not rounded to whole numbers).

Re: Multi-attribute symbology in Pro

SamanthaGriffore — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:47:09 GMT

This is another reason I'm having difficulty switching to Pro exclusively. I have a large wall map (ARCH E) with some complex symbology and labelling that was created in ArcMap. I want to bring my finished MXD into ArcGIS Pro so I can utilize the vector basemaps which will give a final crisp look to my map. Unfortunately, when I import map in ArcGIS Pro, my symbology is lost requiring me to start over. I've tried importing the .lyr file from the MXD, but it will not accept for some reason. It is hard to justify starting over since the product exists (minus the vector basemap) in ArcMap. Screenshots below with my symbology. Multiple Attributes, Quantity by Category. I use one attribute value to define colours, then another attribute value to define the symbol sizes. There is a functionality in ArcPro similar to this, however it will only allow numerical values for the colour attribute, why not text?

ArcMap symbology in TOC and Properties.

ArcPro Symbology options only allow numerical attributes for color attribute.

Re: Multi-attribute symbology in Pro

zkovacs — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 15:52:20 GMT

I have exactly the same problem, I can do this in ArcMap but not in Pro (v2.4).

I'd love to have the same functionality in ArcGIS Online too as this limits usage and prevents us to be fully digital...

Re: Multi-attribute symbology in Pro

JamalNUMAN — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 07:30:58 GMT

We would love if this gets available in Pro

Re: Multi-attribute symbology in Pro

BranislavBlagojevic — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 02:31:56 GMT

Yes!

Re: Multi-attribute symbology in Pro

wayfaringrob — Wed, 25 May 2022 16:46:30 GMT

Re: Multi-attribute symbology in Pro

DuarteCarreira — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 08:46:17 GMT

So, it's 2022, arcgis pro is on version 3.0, and esri still did not include basic mapping functionality available in arcmap for years... this is so hopeless. We can do multi-attribute symbology but it is so limited that it's useless.

It's simply impossible to reproduce this in arcgis pro:

A simple 2 attribute symbology, that is reflected in the layer legend, so you know, users know what's going on and you can reflect that on a layout. This is not possible with esri software!

I know that this site of "ideas" is useless too, but I needed to get this off my chest.

Re: Multi-attribute symbology in Pro - Status changed to: In Product Plan

CraigWilliams — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 20:42:41 GMT

Re: "Quantity by category" symbology in Pro

AlexBrasch — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 05:35:50 GMT

Agreed @DuarteCarreira. It's unbelievable that I created this Idea in 2018 and it has yet to be addressed. The lack of parity between ArcMap and Pro is maddening.

Re: "Quantity by category" symbology in Pro

BranislavBlagojevic — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 07:17:14 GMT

YES! ESRI recklessly ignores users, ideas, suggestions, and even fixing bugs discovered by users. Even after 7 years of ArcGIS Pro development, elementary cartography has not been fully implemented (eg. driving symbology by attribute, bug from 2017, multi attribute symbology 2018, quantity by category... ).

Re: "Quantity by category" symbology in Pro

Adam_Inglis — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 19:05:03 GMT

2023, still no ETA on this?

Re: "Quantity by category" symbology in Pro

BranislavBlagojevic — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 11:02:52 GMT

Unfortunately, NO! We welcome the eighth year with this Bug - ESRI's mockery at the user's expense, all in the name of the inability and ignorance of the development team to fix the Bug. @CraigWilliams writes that it is planned to be solved... maybe it will in the 22nd century in the version of ArcGIS Super Super Pro.

Re: "Quantity by category" symbology in Pro

CraigWilliams — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 18:46:39 GMT

We're actively working on this now and it's a near-term road map item.

@BranislavBlagojevic - you mentioned another issue in this thread, do you have details on this?

Re: "Quantity by category" symbology in Pro

BranislavBlagojevic — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 10:44:00 GMT

@CraigWilliams, Thanks!

After many years, I'm glad to hear that! I hope we will see that fix in the next patch of AGP 3.0 and 3.1
1. Yes! I am talking about the following: the solution should include both quantitative and qualitative attributes/values of any FC (point, line and polygon), from any type of geodatabase (file, mobile or enterprise) whose symbolization is predefined with RGB, CMYK or HSV color values.
2. The colors should be reflected on the map and legend!
3. If the FC already contains predefined RGB, CMYK or HSV values in a field, the step of linking with attributes is unnecessary, except for multi or bivariate maps -- Vary symbology by attributes!
4. Primary symbology with a choice of unique values of RGB, CMYK or HSV (from a field), should automatically decode and display colors on the map and legend.

I hope that is clear. The same is described here from other users.
Thank you!

Re: "Quantity by category" symbology in Pro

CraigWilliams — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 23:28:54 GMT

@BranislavBlagojevic Thank you for the explanation. That case is more complex. When using data driven symbolization where the variation can differ per feature we have the problems of 1) all combinations aren't known until the data is queried fully - for large data this can be intensive and 2) The number of legend items could be massive.

We're exploring approaches for handling this case while keeping performance in mind.

Re: "Quantity by category" symbology in Pro

BranislavBlagojevic — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 16:01:02 GMT

Thank you!

Symbolize with two attributes

Géomatix — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 22:27:28 GMT

When we symbolize entities according two attributes, it would be necessary to be able to indicate a different color for the second attribute used. For example, I produce a road map including the annual average daily flow of the number of vehicles by road sections. I use as main symbolization the single value mode for the first attribute (the road categories) and, for the second attribute, the Vary symbolization by attribute mode set on size. It is then impossible to assign a color for the second attribute. The color used must be the same as the one appearing as the first category in the legend for the first attribute. There is no flexibility and the resulting map can be misinterpreted.

Re: "Quantity by category" symbology in Pro

Géomatix — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 19:08:55 GMT

One of the problems with Quantity by Category symbology in ArcGIS Pro, in addition to the lack of flexibility, is that you cannot assign a specific color to features using variation by attributes by size. Sorry.

Re: "Quantity by category" symbology in Pro

AlexBrasch — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 01:23:44 GMT

Nearly six years since my original post and this issue has yet to be solved...I've given up hope that Esri will take this seriously; however, I'm still in need of a way to represent quantity and category. Does anyone have any workarounds for Pro? In lieu of that, I'll be using other software like I have for much of my other spatial analysis and mapping needs.

Re: "Quantity by category" symbology in Pro - Status changed to: Implemented

CraigWilliams — Wed, 08 May 2024 21:22:20 GMT

At the ArcGIS Pro 3.3 release we’ve added capabilities to Vary symbology by attribute > Size and Color to account for cases Quantity by Category symbolization handled in ArcMap. Unlike ArcMap, this isn't a specific symbology option. ArcGIS Pro supports numerous multivariate visualization capabilities, so we've updated them to support the full Quantity by Category workflow.

For Size:

When combining Unique Values symbology with Vary symbology by attribute > Size you can now classify the data instead of using a continuous size variation. When the data is classified, you can choose to Show expanded legend which will show the permutations of each classed size for each unique value.

For Color:

When combining Unique Values symbology with Vary symbology by attribute > Color you can now classify the data instead of using a continuous size variation. There are two options for how to apply the color scheme: Overwrite all color attributes and Preserve hues only. Use the Preserve hues only option to show color variation for each unique hue of the unique values you have in their map. You can choose to Show expanded legend which will show the permutations of each classed color for each unique value.