idea Export symbology with feature class in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Export symbology with feature class

JasonKennedy — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 19:39:34 GMT

Can we please have the ability to export symbology with a feature class / Layer when exporting it to a geodatabase. The process of reassigning symbology can be ultra time consuming.

I had to export feature classes from an SDE to a file geodatabase so that i could publish the features as a service (I will submit one on this as well). I had to go in and reassign symbology for each layer after the export. In some cases I was not able to find the exact symbology so I had to create new. It would be a great feature to just let me/us export it with the data.

Re: Export symbology with feature class

IngmarAlbinson — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 06:22:32 GMT

Why implement functionality that already exist?

Feature Class is saved in a database, symbology is saved in mxd.

Export your sde data to a file database, use Set Data Source(s) in ArcCatalog on your mxd and you can easy have exactly the same symbology to file database.

Re: Export symbology with feature class

John_S — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 15:03:49 GMT

Or you could always use the map or layer package functionality as, well, that is pretty much exactly what that functionality was designed to do. http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//00s500000013000000

Plus, there are some other tools in that same toolset in ArcToolbox that would similarly help with that and/or similar types of situations. Hope that helps.

Re: Export symbology with feature class - Status changed to: Already Offered

SSWoodward — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 19:45:14 GMT