topic Re: Symbology Not Showing in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Symbology Not Showing

ConnorKeef — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 16:21:51 GMT

I'm having a problem with ArcGIS Pro not showing symbology for a layer I'm trying to display. I have the Census Zip Code tabulation shapefile, which I have joined to a .csv that shows constituents in each Zip Code. The fields have properly joined and the Symbology is showing values for the breaks. However, it is not showing them on the map. I've attached a screenshot of my desktop.

Re: Symbology Not Showing

MichaelVolz — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 16:44:43 GMT

What version of Pro are you working with?

Do you have the ability to see if the same layer setup would work in whatever ArcMap version you have access to?

Re: Symbology Not Showing

MarkBockenhauer — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 18:30:20 GMT

If you use the single symbol symbology do the polygons display correctly?

Re: Symbology Not Showing

Robert_LeClair — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 18:43:12 GMT

Can you provide a sample of the data that I use to troubleshoot in my ArcGIS Pro?

Re: Symbology Not Showing

ConnorKeef — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 20:10:29 GMT

Re: Symbology Not Showing

ConnorKeef — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 20:11:43 GMT

It seems so. The fact that some of the values are <Null> is not a problem, is it?

Re: Symbology Not Showing

ConnorKeef — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 20:22:35 GMT

Try this... I saved the layer as a layer file, but I'm not sure if the Joins to the .csv work or not.

https://files.fm/u/5vrgydku

Re: Symbology Not Showing

DanPatterson_Retired — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 20:24:41 GMT

If you make the join permanent so that you aren't dealing with a joined csv file anymore... does the symbology show then?

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Robert_LeClair — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 23:06:59 GMT

The site seems to be down - I'll try again early next week. Thx!

Re: Symbology Not Showing

mrmark — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 20:52:22 GMT

This is consistently reproducible behavior when trying to symbolize use joined fields using CSV. Using XSLX is hit and miss.

Solutions

1. As Dan said, create a new feature dataset with the joined data included.

2. Since that isn't always desirable, "all" you have to do is select the joined field you want to symbolize and if it doesn't appear, click the Set an Expression button right next to it and either add zero (+0) or subtract zero (-0) at the end of your field. No actual change to the values, but it suddenly works.

Here's a video demonstrating: nosymbologyjoinedfields.mov - Box

Re: Symbology Not Showing

mrmark — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 21:07:49 GMT

Robert.

Here is a link to a zip file with the project I used in the video below. It has a project that has a geodatabase in it with two data sets from the Esri Data & Maps for ArcGIS 2017: cities_dtl and states. It also has a CSV that has median rent prices by state and for many cities across the country. The CSV field that joins to either state names or cities names is "Location"

JoinTesting.zip - Box

** At least there is a workaround other than creating a new data layer with the joined data included. The larger problem I run into is that as soon as you join tables changing symbology or even redrawing the map goes from blink of an eye quick to over 60 seconds. If changing symbology it is usually 60 seconds to determine new class breaks, then another 60 before it re-draws -- IF it redraws. With the lack of an Apply button and every single symbology change taking over a minute to do anything it is very hard to keep using Pro.

Here's a video demonstrating: JoinscausemajorslowdowninPro.mov - Box

Both of these were on a Citrix XenApp server with two NVIDIA M60 GRID cards (8Q profile = 16GB vGPU), 8-core XEON & 64GB RAM.

Re: Symbology Not Showing

Robert_LeClair — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 20:42:57 GMT

Mark - I downloaded your zipped data and reviewed the video and was able to replicate your experience as well. I then saved the *.csv to a *.xls document and did the workflow again. My redraw performance was less than a second vs. not drawing at all with *.csv. (or least incredibly slow redraw). I suspect it's a BUG and would recommend you reach out to Esri Support Services to log it. I'm using ArcGIS Pro 2.1.2 for my release.version.