idea Input mask for attributes in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Input mask for attributes

AndrewTarasov1 — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 21:38:10 GMT

I think it would be nice if in attribute field you can create input mask, for example as in databases or as an example below.

For example if in field we wan to keep telephone number, we can set to field mask 8-000-000

RobertBorchert — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 17:14:43 GMT

It already exists. However not terribly straightforward

Create your attribute. and make it a Long Integer. Addthe feature to ArcMap

In ArcMap open the features table. Navigate to the Phone number attribute and left click on it.

the field properties window will pop up.

Click on the Custom Button.

Select Custom and enter your Format String using the pound sign for numbers

then when you enter a 8 digit phone number like 53433245 (you have 8 digits in your example) it will show up as

5-343-3245

If you add more than 8 numbers it will add them onto the left side so if you entered a 10 digit number it would come out 534-3245-1234 etc

AndrewTarasov1 — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 03:53:29 GMT

Thank you for your answer. But it works for numeric value. I wrote about it as example. But if you want to make mask for text field you can't