topic Are Add Spatial Join fields dynamic? in ArcGIS Pro Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/are-add-spatial-join-fields-dynamic/m-p/1298296#M70137 <P>Regarding the&nbsp;<A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/data-management/add-spatial-join.htm" target="_self">Add Spatial Join</A>&nbsp;geoprocessing tool (implemented in ArcGIS Pro 3.0):</P><BLOCKQUOTE><P>Joins attributes from one feature to another based on the spatial relationship. The target features and the joined attributes from the join features will be joined. <STRONG>The join is temporary.</STRONG></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Does that mean the join is dynamic, kind of like a non-spatial join or a SQL query? Or is the result of the join stored in a static temporary table in the map or default FGDB somewhere, and the tool would need to be re-run to refresh the spatial join fields?</P><P><BR />Related idea (implemented):&nbsp;<A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/spatial-join-without-creating-a-new-feature-class/idc-p/1293729#M25133" target="_self">Spatial join without creating a new feature class</A></P> Mon, 12 Jun 2023 19:46:02 GMT Bud 2023-06-12T19:46:02Z Are Add Spatial Join fields dynamic? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/are-add-spatial-join-fields-dynamic/m-p/1298296#M70137 <P>Regarding the&nbsp;<A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/data-management/add-spatial-join.htm" target="_self">Add Spatial Join</A>&nbsp;geoprocessing tool (implemented in ArcGIS Pro 3.0):</P><BLOCKQUOTE><P>Joins attributes from one feature to another based on the spatial relationship. The target features and the joined attributes from the join features will be joined. <STRONG>The join is temporary.</STRONG></P></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Does that mean the join is dynamic, kind of like a non-spatial join or a SQL query? Or is the result of the join stored in a static temporary table in the map or default FGDB somewhere, and the tool would need to be re-run to refresh the spatial join fields?</P><P><BR />Related idea (implemented):&nbsp;<A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/spatial-join-without-creating-a-new-feature-class/idc-p/1293729#M25133" target="_self">Spatial join without creating a new feature class</A></P> Mon, 12 Jun 2023 19:46:02 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/are-add-spatial-join-fields-dynamic/m-p/1298296#M70137 Bud 2023-06-12T19:46:02Z