topic Re: Transfer Attributes now available but not working in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Transfer Attributes now available but not working

PSAQATAR — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:50:38 GMT

Transfer Attribute Tool is now available but it seems not working or I maybe missing something.

It seems pretty straightforward but it simply not transferring although message "Attribute transfer completed"

I have tried Saving Edits ( included when u save d project ), re-open the Table, re-open the project but nothing happens.

Went back to the good old ArcMap, done , straight away the open table view is updated .

Re: Transfer Attributes now available but not working

JosphatM — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 16:44:16 GMT

The tool has been implemented different than in ArcMap.

Once you have applied your Field Mapping Settings from the Editor Settings burger button, follow the informational notifications on the tool to select the source and target features on the map - https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/editing/transfer-attributes-between-features.htm

Please note that to transfer geometry, you need to match the Shape fields of the source and target layers in Field Mapping - https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/geometry-transfer-in-arcgis-pro/m-p/1016232#M35938.

In ArcMap, this was implemented by checking the 'Transfer Geometry' box.

Esri has also added a Help button that links to online help resources on all Editing tools.

I hope this helps.

Re: Transfer Attributes now available but not working

MKresky — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:26:32 GMT

I am experiencing this same issue. I have all attributes linked correctly and follow the prompts as directed. It shows attribute transfer completed and still in my table no attributes have been transferred.

Re: Transfer Attributes now available but not working

BrookeAumann — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 23:41:58 GMT

Having this same problem- and in Arcmap (if it was points overlapping) it respected the order of target and source. I got my stuff to work by turning off my target> clicking the transfer tool and the source point> turning my target point back on and clicking. It doesn't look like the tool recognizes the order if the features are overlapping. Maybe this is isolated to points- but I wonder why this is happening and what I can do about it?

Re: Transfer Attributes now available but not working

Matt-Goodman — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:37:07 GMT

@BrookeAumann hit the head on the nail. Can we get this fixed?

Re: Transfer Attributes now available but not working

Ade_Bruijn — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 15:57:27 GMT

Same issue here, extra Kudos for workaround @BrookeAumann And could workarounds like this be mentioned in the help? https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/editing/transfer-attributes-between-features.htm

I tried if it worked changing the layer order. It didn't but it has effect. When getting source features the source has to be on top or the target should be switched off if it is on top.

Re: Transfer Attributes now available but not working

JasonMcEachern — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 13:03:49 GMT

I was pretty frustrated with this tool in Pro. Settings all seemed correct. Target feature set as editable and selectable. Source feature set as selectable. Field names were paired correctly in Field Mapping. In this case I was transferring attributes from a point feature class to a polygon feature class. The solution which seems to work is adjusting the feature classes in the Drawing Order. When I had the point feature class lower than the polygon feature class in the Drawing Order it did not transfer attributes. As soon as I moved the point feature class to the top above the polygon feature class in the Drawing Order the attribute transfer tool started working. I am a little less certain how this trick would work with other geometry types, but I suspect the Source feature should always be on top in the Drawing Order and the Target feature below it.

Re: Transfer Attributes now available but not working

SamuelFirmenich — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:30:41 GMT

I experienced the same issue but found that it works when the target layer is highlighted in the Contents window and the attribute table for the target layer is opened.

Re: Transfer Attributes now available but not working

JeffLegato1 — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 16:50:05 GMT

I'm still experiencing issues with this tool. I have to have my source layer turned on, click it, then turn it off and click the destination layer in order for the tool to work. I could save a lot of time it I didn't have to toggle the source layer on and off during this process

Re: Transfer Attributes now available but not working

LeviCecil — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 18:12:44 GMT

I can't get this tool to work at all using any of these methods. I'm trying to transfer geometry (I selected Shape in the attribute mapper) from one polygon dataset to another and it's just not happening.

Re: Transfer Attributes now available but not working

JakubSisak — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:37:35 GMT

Attribute Transfer with this tools is not working as described above by others.

Re: Transfer Attributes now available but not working

jetemple — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:03:53 GMT

Three and a half years later and this still seems to be an issue - the only way to transfer attributes when features wholly overlap is by switching source,target layers off and on again every time.
Pretty sure this wasn't an issue previously in ArcMap.

For reference I have two (almost*) identical polygon layers, and need to copy one values from one field in one layer across to the other.
(*enough of a difference to make spatial joining a separate kind of pain).

Any idea as to whether this is something that can be remedied, Esri? Surely by nominating the target and source layers in the tool's properties it can/should be able to then 'see beyond' the top layer..?

Thanks!

Re: Transfer Attributes now available but not working

Kory_Steele — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:25:29 GMT

Same problem here. I can get this tool to work about half the time. But now that I have a task that involves transferring the contents of one field to another on about 1,000 records, it's not working!

Re: Transfer Attributes now available but not working

NickN — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:32:27 GMT

I ran across this issue today in Pro 3.4. Crazy to think a basic functionality from ArcMap that was diagnosed as a BUG in May of 2021 in 2.7.3 is still not fixed, although it is marked as "In Product Plan," so maybe by the time Pro 4 comes out.

Edit: Heyyy, as of 2/9/2025 the bug is now marked fixed in Pro 3.5 so we'll see!

Re: Transfer Attributes now available but not working

jungao — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 18:08:55 GMT

we are just beta testing this thing. if till mature when arcmap is gone and the 'arcgis pro max' pushing arcgis pro to its grave. Then you will miss the good old "arcgis Pro".

any idea if this tool can deal with overlapping features in target layer? Like arcmap can pop a window let you choose which one to populate?

Re: Transfer Attributes now available but not working

JeffLegato1 — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:15:49 GMT

UPDATE: I've actually had decent luck with this tool using ArcGIS PRO 3.3.1 with Enterprise 11.3.0 so long as I had the field mapping configured properly and the destination layer selected in the table of contents.

Re: Transfer Attributes now available but not working

gcGIS — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:42:06 GMT

SO many Pro "BUGS" that are listed as "In Product Plan" for YEARS NOW and never resolved. The attribute transfer tool is Pro sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. I followed the layer order/highlight layer/toggle source and target layer on/off during transfer - and this made it work for a bit and now it has stopped working again. Closed and reopen Pro to no avail. Why such inconsistencies? I love Pro, I just want it to work! Ready to move on from ArcMap, but I'm always forced back due to Pro inconsistencies (and it being stupidly slow on simple processing tasks).

Re: Transfer Attributes now available but not working

LeviCecil — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:37:06 GMT

Yeah, the bug thing is a real problem.

I’ve found that Safe FME performs simple tasks like joining far more efficiently than Pro can. If you have the Data Interoperability extension it’s basically FME lite for ESRI