https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-does-this-layer-know-its-default-symbology/m-p/1167203#M54363 <P>I've got this gdb line feature class that originated in GTFS data, and every map I add it to in ArcGIS Pro, it knows its symbology.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="rburkebsrc_0-1650656910908.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/39670i3F28FDD52C9082CE/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="rburkebsrc_0-1650656910908.png" alt="rburkebsrc_0-1650656910908.png" /></span></P><P>It uses symbol property connections to drive the color attribute (from a HEX code field).</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="rburkebsrc_3-1650657124788.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/39673i089F1E1AF616B309/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="rburkebsrc_3-1650657124788.png" alt="rburkebsrc_3-1650657124788.png" /></span></P><P>Great, nice. I can do that part. What I can't find is how to get symbology to save with a feature class. At first, I thought it had to do with representations, which can be set up in ArcMap/ArcCatalog, but there is nothing listed in the properties for that layer that knows how to show itself.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="rburkebsrc_1-1650656952734.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/39671i8286DA9813A7F54E/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="rburkebsrc_1-1650656952734.png" alt="rburkebsrc_1-1650656952734.png" /></span></P><P>Plus, ArcMap doesn't support attribute-driven symbology/symbol property connections, so I couldn't set a representation using that, nor does ArcMap listen to the preset symbology.</P><P>I'm just at a loss here. What's going on with this layer, and how can I do it in others?</P> Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:58:48 GMT wayfaringrob 2022-04-22T19:58:48Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-does-this-layer-know-its-default-symbology/m-p/1167203#M54363 <P>I've got this gdb line feature class that originated in GTFS data, and every map I add it to in ArcGIS Pro, it knows its symbology.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="rburkebsrc_0-1650656910908.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/39670i3F28FDD52C9082CE/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="rburkebsrc_0-1650656910908.png" alt="rburkebsrc_0-1650656910908.png" /></span></P><P>It uses symbol property connections to drive the color attribute (from a HEX code field).</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="rburkebsrc_3-1650657124788.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/39673i089F1E1AF616B309/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="rburkebsrc_3-1650657124788.png" alt="rburkebsrc_3-1650657124788.png" /></span></P><P>Great, nice. I can do that part. What I can't find is how to get symbology to save with a feature class. At first, I thought it had to do with representations, which can be set up in ArcMap/ArcCatalog, but there is nothing listed in the properties for that layer that knows how to show itself.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="rburkebsrc_1-1650656952734.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/39671i8286DA9813A7F54E/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="rburkebsrc_1-1650656952734.png" alt="rburkebsrc_1-1650656952734.png" /></span></P><P>Plus, ArcMap doesn't support attribute-driven symbology/symbol property connections, so I couldn't set a representation using that, nor does ArcMap listen to the preset symbology.</P><P>I'm just at a loss here. What's going on with this layer, and how can I do it in others?</P> Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:58:48 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-does-this-layer-know-its-default-symbology/m-p/1167203#M54363 wayfaringrob 2022-04-22T19:58:48Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-does-this-layer-know-its-default-symbology/m-p/1167780#M54423 <P>I've seen this once too, and would love to know how it happens!</P> Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:18:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-does-this-layer-know-its-default-symbology/m-p/1167780#M54423 MicZatorsky_AEC 2022-04-26T00:18:47Z