https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/symbology-value-based-on-definition-or-query/idi-p/959601 <P>You can create a Definition Query to show features that match a Defintion and you can write it in a format to look at parts of the attribute.<BR /><BR />Example: &nbsp;I have a number of points with location info. &nbsp;A part of each point has the section it is supposed to be in. &nbsp;You can write a Definition query to only show those points in which the correct part of the attribute matches your criteria.<BR /><BR />What I would like to see in the Symbology tab is the ability to create symbol values based on the query.<BR /><BR />Example. &nbsp;CustomerNumber is 06-02-101 &nbsp;with 02 being the section number. &nbsp;Write a query such as mid(CustomerNumber,4,2). &nbsp;Each point would now be symbolized based on the 4th and 5th character of the attribute.<BR /><BR />This is a simple example but the idea would allow you to quickly and easily change symbology without having to create a new attribute and populating it with a calculation.<BR /><BR />&nbsp;</P><!-- content transformation source ID: 087E0000000CyAG --><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 23 Jul 2024 22:32:29 GMT RobertBorchert 2024-07-23T22:32:29Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/symbology-value-based-on-definition-or-query/idi-p/959601 <P>You can create a Definition Query to show features that match a Defintion and you can write it in a format to look at parts of the attribute.<BR /><BR />Example: &nbsp;I have a number of points with location info. &nbsp;A part of each point has the section it is supposed to be in. &nbsp;You can write a Definition query to only show those points in which the correct part of the attribute matches your criteria.<BR /><BR />What I would like to see in the Symbology tab is the ability to create symbol values based on the query.<BR /><BR />Example. &nbsp;CustomerNumber is 06-02-101 &nbsp;with 02 being the section number. &nbsp;Write a query such as mid(CustomerNumber,4,2). &nbsp;Each point would now be symbolized based on the 4th and 5th character of the attribute.<BR /><BR />This is a simple example but the idea would allow you to quickly and easily change symbology without having to create a new attribute and populating it with a calculation.<BR /><BR />&nbsp;</P><!-- content transformation source ID: 087E0000000CyAG --><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 23 Jul 2024 22:32:29 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/symbology-value-based-on-definition-or-query/idi-p/959601 RobertBorchert 2024-07-23T22:32:29Z