idea Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table

MicheleH1_DNReply — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 01:42:47 GMT

Why can you 'Click to add new row' at the bottom of a feature class attribute table in ArcGIS Pro? I understand it for tables but not for feature classes. All that happens is you end up clicking there all the time by accident when editing or even just selecting in the attribute table and adding a new row which is not related to any actual feature (point, line or polygon).

Seems like this is an easy way to mess up the data. In feature classes a new row should only be added to the attribute table when a new feature is added to the feature class.

Can we please have this removed from the bottom on feature class attribute tables but retained for tables?

Re: Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table

KoryKramer — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 13:24:52 GMT

Are you editing?

When editing is enabled for a layer, that option is there:

You can toggle off editing so that it won't be there:

Re: Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table

MicheleH1_DNReply — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 20:15:15 GMT

Hi there Kory - Thanks for responding!

Yes I am editing - but when you are editing is when you are dangerous! Why is it even there for a feature class? A row in a table without a corresponding feature is a nonsense. And at least, normally, I am aware of when I add a row and make the effort to remove it - mostly... But mostly isn't good enough. In our organisation we have people who use GIS as part of their job but it's not their actual job so they are not as familiar with the programme or the issues that arise when data gets messed up and they won't bother or even really notice when they accidentally add a row.

For a while there I thought that when you saved the orphaned row (orphaned in the sense that it doesn't have a feature associated) it would disappear - but on closer investigation that doesn't appear to be the case.

It just seems like an ArcPro feature that is both not at all useful and actually harmful.

Be good if it was removed.

Anyway - that's my 2 cents!

Cheers,

Michele.

Re: Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table

KoryKramer — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 20:33:12 GMT

Yeah, I understand your position, but apparently we've been able to create records with attributes without having a shape for a long time* (*I think - here is my test in ArcMap):

I imagine if that functionality were removed, we might hear from people who have built workflows around the ability to have some users enter attributes, pass the data to others who then create the associated features... usually if the capability exists, somebody has found a way to leverage it

It sounds like the main concern is around unwanted/unintentional edits, correct? We recently shared a blog on that subject here: https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-pro/data-management/dont-fret-it-just-edit/

This idea is Reviewed and open for voting, but it seems the actual concern is more about edit sessions in Pro, for which there are other ideas out there already:

https://community.esri.com/ideas/14075-arcgis-pro-edit-session

https://community.esri.com/ideas/16146-option-make-newly-added-layers-editable-by-default-should-be-opt-in-the-default-as-disabled

It seems to me that if either of the above were implemented, it would make this behavior more like ArcMap; i.e. instead of just automatically having the ability to add a record with attributes without an associated shape, a user would have to "enable" that capability first by starting an edit session, or enabling editing on that layer...

Re: Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table

NickDierks1 — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 21:29:37 GMT

It sounds like the suggestion isn't about simply being able to create a featureless record by accident, but more about how much easier it is in Pro than in ArcMap. In Pro, a single click on that bottom line in the table and boom, new record, no geometry, ready to go. In ArcMap, a single click on the bottom line of the table doesn't do anything. It takes a double-click, or an overzealous copy-paste mixup to add a new record without a feature. I don't see anything in ArcMap where a single click from a standard interface can create a featureless record, but in Pro, as long as you have the attribute table open, you can.

This is very similar to this idea about the Delete Field button. An accidental click in the wrong place can result in a potentially major disruption. It'd be like having your car's "pop the hood" button right next to your radio controls. Not something you want to accidentally press while cruising down the highway!

Re: Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table

KoryKramer — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 21:35:45 GMT

Yes, that would be scary!

Re: Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table

MicheleH1_DNReply — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 23:09:36 GMT

I didn't think about workflows that other people have that require making a record in a feature class attribute table without an associated feature. It wouldn't be good to mess those up... Wow - so that's a thing?

Yes - if it wasn't so easy to just click on that row - if there was a way that you actually just turn it on if you needed it rather than having it just there constantly that would, I think, solve my issue.

Sweet as.

Re: Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table

KristinDillard — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 17:57:28 GMT

I would love to see the option to toggle 'Click to add new row' OFF. I'm currently working on a project where I need to select coded domains for several fields in a polygon feature class and I've lost track of the number of empty rows I've accidentally created. This is slowing my progress down pretty significantly.

Re: Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table

JoanieAppell — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 15:57:41 GMT

I have never purposely used the "Click to add new row" feature. I spend a ridiculous amount of time deleting accidentally created rows; I would never just start creating blank rows of data. The ability to turn this feature off would be very helpful.

Re: Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table

KoryKramer — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 20:00:15 GMT

ArcGIS Pro 2.6 (planned for release next week) adds the option to have a button to explicitly turn editing on/off. See the Editing section at 19:40 What's New in ArcGIS Pro 2.6 - YouTube

While this does not fully address this idea of "Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table" (because when you turn editing on in 2.6, you still have the same 'Click to add new row' behavior) hopefully having the editing option will help.

Just wanted to give a little heads up to check out the functionality when you are able to upgrade to 2.6.

Thank you!

Re: Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table

ZanaCameron — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 14:44:55 GMT

"Click to add new row" is so annoying. I have to drag down the attribute table all the way down so that there is room for only one row. That would be great if it becomes an optional feature.

Re: Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table

GeraldHeston — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 01:11:42 GMT

I agree that "click to add new row" is annoying and should not be enabled by default. It's way too easy to accidentally click on it and not notice that you've added a row without a feature. Then I wonder why my feature class has more rows than features, and strange things happen.

Re: Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table

JohannaKraus2 — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 21:23:18 GMT

Yes to all of this! It is SO easy to accidently add a row without geometry in PRO and this can cause a lot of problems. Being able to disable this feature for feature classes (not tables) while editing, would be a huge improvement to PRO and as far as I'm concerned is an equivalency issue since I have spent years of my life editing in arcmap and NEVER accidently added a row.

I have a dataset hosted in agol (hydrants) and don't have the option of editing it in arcmap. When I export that data to geomedia to make a public safety map (fire trucks, dispatch map) any features added after the accidently added row will not show in the public safety map.

Please give us a way to disable this option while editing or make it more difficult to add a feature without geometry in PRO.

Re: Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table - Status changed to: In Product Plan

KoryKramer — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:27:40 GMT

Re: Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table

JohannaKraus2 — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 19:01:03 GMT

@KoryKramer This is excellent news! Thanks for sharing 🙂

Re: Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table

MicheleH1_DNReply — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 20:14:18 GMT

Yay! this is great. Thanks for listening ESRI. 🙂

Re: Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table - Status changed to: Implemented

KoryKramer — Thu, 13 May 2021 20:43:36 GMT

Implemented in ArcGIS Pro 2.8.

See and (6:00) in the video.

Re: Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table

JohannaKraus2 — Thu, 13 May 2021 21:16:12 GMT

@KoryKramer this is great! I'm down loading 2.8 now 🙂

Re: Remove 'Click to add new row' from feature class attribute table

FlorenciaBonaiuti — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 19:31:26 GMT

Go to: Options / Aplicattion /Table / Set option for adding new rows

and there check the option: "Hide the click to add new row option for feature class tables".