topic Re: Can't Edit Attribute Rule in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Can't Edit Attribute Rule

JoeBorgione — Fri, 01 May 2020 14:24:07 GMT

ArcGIS Pro; File Geodatabase

I've added several attribute rules to a point feature class, and fat fingered the field name for one of the rules. (See screen cap below). I need to change the Field value to the correct field name, but everything is grayed out and I can't.

Can you edit an attribute rule once it is in place or do I need to delete it and re-enter it?

edited to add: Just took a look at Alter Attribute Rule—Data Management toolbox | Documentation but there is no parameter for field name...

Chris Fox‌

Re: Can't Edit Attribute Rule

Anonymous User — Fri, 01 May 2020 15:02:02 GMT

Hey Joe,

Some of the properties are read-only. As you have surmised, those that are grayed out fall into that category. The full list of editable properties for reference (no doubt matches what you are seeing):

Attribute Rules view—Geodatabases | Documentation

Re: Can't Edit Attribute Rule

JoeBorgione — Fri, 01 May 2020 15:17:30 GMT

Okay. Thanks- I guess the first rule of Attribute Rules is No Fat Fingers Allowed.

Re: Can't Edit Attribute Rule

MatthewBrown8 — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 03:04:09 GMT

Hi JoeBorgione,

I encountered similar issues when developing attribute rules for our enterprise geodatabase. However in my instance, widespread changes to the naming convention of the attribute rules were required.

To reduce the level of work involved with deleting and re-creating each attribute rule individually, I exported the rules to a CSV file Export Attribute Rules (Data Management)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation This provided an opportunity to edit the rules within Excel before importing the rules back into the Geodatabase Import Attribute Rules (Data Management)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

This approach may not be effective for managing small adjustments, but in my case it proved very effective for large scale alterations.

Regards,

Re: Can't Edit Attribute Rule

Anonymous User — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 14:01:10 GMT

I've attempted to delete an attribute rule by both hitting the delete key and using the Delete Rule button in ArcGIS Pro 3.1.0. The box next to the rule turns red but when I hit the x to close the window I receive an error. Any idea why this is happening? I hit discard, close the window and when I open the attribute rule pane again the rule is still there.

Re: Can't Edit Attribute Rule

gargarcia — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:57:01 GMT

Did you resolve this? I am having the same issue.

Re: Can't Edit Attribute Rule

KeithAddison1 — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 13:39:45 GMT

I have the same problem.