topic Copy and paste features from one layer to another in ArcGIS Pro in ArcGIS Pro Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/copy-and-paste-features-from-one-layer-to-another/m-p/534062#M23514 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am attempting to copy some polyline features from one layer to another layer and keep the attributes intact.&nbsp; The original layer is a statewide shapefile of road center&nbsp;lines.&nbsp; The second layer is based on the original made from a selection of roads within one town.&nbsp; I need to add an additional road from the original layer to the second layer.&nbsp; I have made a selection, copied to the clipboard, selected paste special and selected the layer to paste into.&nbsp; The features are pasted into the second layer, however all of the fields have been changed to &lt;Null&gt;.&nbsp; Any thoughts?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:30:20 GMT CarlMorrison 2019-04-23T18:30:20Z Copy and paste features from one layer to another in ArcGIS Pro https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/copy-and-paste-features-from-one-layer-to-another/m-p/534062#M23514 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am attempting to copy some polyline features from one layer to another layer and keep the attributes intact.&nbsp; The original layer is a statewide shapefile of road center&nbsp;lines.&nbsp; The second layer is based on the original made from a selection of roads within one town.&nbsp; I need to add an additional road from the original layer to the second layer.&nbsp; I have made a selection, copied to the clipboard, selected paste special and selected the layer to paste into.&nbsp; The features are pasted into the second layer, however all of the fields have been changed to &lt;Null&gt;.&nbsp; Any thoughts?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:30:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/copy-and-paste-features-from-one-layer-to-another/m-p/534062#M23514 CarlMorrison 2019-04-23T18:30:20Z Re: Copy and paste features from one layer to another in ArcGIS Pro https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/copy-and-paste-features-from-one-layer-to-another/m-p/534063#M23515 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Are you checking 'Keep source attribute values'?</P><P><IMG __jive_id="442728" class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/442728_pastedImage_1.png" /></P><P></P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/editing/copy-and-paste-using-the-clipboard.htm">https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/editing/copy-and-paste-using-the-clipboard.htm</A></P><P></P><P><IMG class="image-2 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/442729_pastedImage_1.png" /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:36:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/copy-and-paste-features-from-one-layer-to-another/m-p/534063#M23515 KoryKramer 2019-04-23T18:36:58Z Re: Copy and paste features from one layer to another in ArcGIS Pro https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/copy-and-paste-features-from-one-layer-to-another/m-p/534064#M23516 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am, have tried it checked and un-checked, no difference.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:59:52 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/copy-and-paste-features-from-one-layer-to-another/m-p/534064#M23516 CarlMorrison 2019-04-23T18:59:52Z Re: Copy and paste features from one layer to another in ArcGIS Pro https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/copy-and-paste-features-from-one-layer-to-another/m-p/534065#M23517 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I just attempted the same in ArcMap with the same result, all the attributes are &lt;null&gt;, must be an issue with the data.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 23 Apr 2019 19:24:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/copy-and-paste-features-from-one-layer-to-another/m-p/534065#M23517 CarlMorrison 2019-04-23T19:24:25Z Re: Copy and paste features from one layer to another in ArcGIS Pro https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/copy-and-paste-features-from-one-layer-to-another/m-p/534066#M23518 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Are the field names the same or different? If the field names are different then you'll need to set up the Field Mapping in the Editor Settings per these instructions:&nbsp;<A class="link-titled" href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/editing/copy-and-paste-using-the-clipboard.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_6D850E50B3B04EDEACD8461459E1B310" title="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/editing/copy-and-paste-using-the-clipboard.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_6D850E50B3B04EDEACD8461459E1B310">Copy and paste features using the clipboard—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A>&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>If the field names are the same, and you have the box checked to Keep Source Attribute Values, then that's a mystery.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:36:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/copy-and-paste-features-from-one-layer-to-another/m-p/534066#M23518 alex_friant 2020-10-20T17:36:47Z