idea Create Attachments - Prompt for Global IDs in ArcGIS Pro Ideas https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/create-attachments-prompt-for-global-ids/idi-p/941359 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>I suspect that a lot of people are leveraging the simplicity of the Manage -&gt; Create Attachments function in ArcCatalog, especially for capturing pictures with Collector. &nbsp;The rule for using <B><I>any&nbsp;</I></B>related tables offline requires that the Primary Key for the relationship tables be the Global ID field. (<A href="http://server.arcgis.com/en/server/latest/publish-services/linux/prepare-data-for-offline-use.htm" target="_blank">Prepare Data for Offline Use</A>) &nbsp;When using Create Attachments, if a Global ID field is present on the table already, the relationship class will default to using the Global IDs. &nbsp;If not, it uses OBJECTID, a no-no for offline use.<BR /><BR />My proposal is a warning prompt that mentions this rule before creating the relationship. &nbsp;Something akin to:<BR /><I>This table does not have a Global ID field, a requirement for offline data collection. &nbsp;Please add the Global ID field before continuing.</I> <!-- content transformation source ID: 087E0000000fxYx --> </BODY></HTML> Thu, 24 Sep 2015 16:42:45 GMT JasonBalmut 2015-09-24T16:42:45Z Create Attachments - Prompt for Global IDs https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/create-attachments-prompt-for-global-ids/idi-p/941359 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>I suspect that a lot of people are leveraging the simplicity of the Manage -&gt; Create Attachments function in ArcCatalog, especially for capturing pictures with Collector. &nbsp;The rule for using <B><I>any&nbsp;</I></B>related tables offline requires that the Primary Key for the relationship tables be the Global ID field. (<A href="http://server.arcgis.com/en/server/latest/publish-services/linux/prepare-data-for-offline-use.htm" target="_blank">Prepare Data for Offline Use</A>) &nbsp;When using Create Attachments, if a Global ID field is present on the table already, the relationship class will default to using the Global IDs. &nbsp;If not, it uses OBJECTID, a no-no for offline use.<BR /><BR />My proposal is a warning prompt that mentions this rule before creating the relationship. &nbsp;Something akin to:<BR /><I>This table does not have a Global ID field, a requirement for offline data collection. &nbsp;Please add the Global ID field before continuing.</I> <!-- content transformation source ID: 087E0000000fxYx --> </BODY></HTML> Thu, 24 Sep 2015 16:42:45 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/create-attachments-prompt-for-global-ids/idi-p/941359 JasonBalmut 2015-09-24T16:42:45Z Re: Create Attachments - Prompt for Global IDs - Status changed to: Closed https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/create-attachments-prompt-for-global-ids/idc-p/1225900#M21895 <P>This idea has been closed as a duplicate of the Data Management Idea linked below. Don't worry, you can still show your support by commenting and adding kudos to the open idea. Thanks for your contributions!</P><P><A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-ideas/create-attachments-prompt-for-global-ids/idi-p/924447" target="_blank">https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-ideas/create-attachments-prompt-for-global-ids/idi-p/924447</A></P> Wed, 26 Oct 2022 20:46:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/create-attachments-prompt-for-global-ids/idc-p/1225900#M21895 SSWoodward 2022-10-26T20:46:47Z