topic Does the “Create Layer from Selected Features” tool store cached data in the feature layer/map document? in ArcGIS Pro Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/does-the-create-layer-from-selected-features-tool/m-p/1271738#M67192 <P>Does the “Create Layer from Selected Features” tool store cached data in the feature layer/in the ArcGIS Pro project file?</P><P>Or does the layer still reference the underlying FC/table, despite the layer not having a visible definition query?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Related:&nbsp;<A href="https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/256349/how-is-the-where-clause-stored-in-a-create-layer-from-selected-features-layer" target="_blank">How is the WHERE clause stored in a 'Create Layer from Selected Features' layer?</A></P> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 23:10:47 GMT Bud 2023-03-27T23:10:47Z Does the “Create Layer from Selected Features” tool store cached data in the feature layer/map document? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/does-the-create-layer-from-selected-features-tool/m-p/1271738#M67192 <P>Does the “Create Layer from Selected Features” tool store cached data in the feature layer/in the ArcGIS Pro project file?</P><P>Or does the layer still reference the underlying FC/table, despite the layer not having a visible definition query?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Related:&nbsp;<A href="https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/256349/how-is-the-where-clause-stored-in-a-create-layer-from-selected-features-layer" target="_blank">How is the WHERE clause stored in a 'Create Layer from Selected Features' layer?</A></P> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 23:10:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/does-the-create-layer-from-selected-features-tool/m-p/1271738#M67192 Bud 2023-03-27T23:10:47Z Re: Does the “Create Layer from Selected Features” tool store cached data in the feature layer/map document? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/does-the-create-layer-from-selected-features-tool/m-p/1271814#M67200 <P>It's not cached. It points to the same data.</P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/mapping/layer-properties/selection-layers.htm" target="_blank">https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/mapping/layer-properties/selection-layers.htm</A></P><P>It is useful as a temporary working dataset. Better long-term solutions would be to copy the layer and apply a definition query.</P> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 07:41:46 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/does-the-create-layer-from-selected-features-tool/m-p/1271814#M67200 ChristopherCounsell 2023-03-27T07:41:46Z