topic Re: Exporting selected features to a new layer but label names not carrying over? in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Exporting selected features to a new layer but label names not carrying over?

BEN12345 — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:32:28 GMT

Hi all,

Relatively new here. I am creating a boundary of local government wards and want to create a new layer with my selected attributes. I have done this but the label names are not appearing when I create the new shapefile. Is there any idea why this is or am I doing something wrong? I got the original layer form arc online and and have turned label names on which works but when I go to export features the labels don't carry over?

Re: Exporting selected features to a new layer but label names not carrying over?

Eugene_Adkins — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:37:40 GMT

Check the attribute information/table for the newly created shapefile. If the field that is used for labeling is populated, just turn on the labels (with the proper field assigned for them) for this newly created shapefile.

Re: Exporting selected features to a new layer but label names not carrying over?

LauraGosnold — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:52:37 GMT

I came to say what @Eugene_Adkins said. Carry on.

Re: Exporting selected features to a new layer but label names not carrying over?

Robert_LeClair — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 21:55:35 GMT

To add to what Eugene said - here's the Help documenation of label basics and how to turn on labels - Labeling basics—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

Re: Exporting selected features to a new layer but label names not carrying over?

BEN12345 — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 22:14:46 GMT

In the attribute table it does not show a column for labels just ward code and Local government name. This is for the existing layer and the newly created layer. Although when I turn on labels in the existing layer they show but not for the layer I have created. It says failed to evaluate label expression?

Re: Exporting selected features to a new layer but label names not carrying over?

BEN12345 — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 22:17:04 GMT

Re: Exporting selected features to a new layer but label names not carrying over?

Eugene_Adkins — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 22:24:46 GMT

In the attribute table, you don't want to look for a column called "label" ... you want to look for a column that contains the information you want to use as the label. In this case, as it seems, you want to check for a column called "WARDNAME" in the shapefile you have created. Verifying the existence of the data used for the label is the first step.

If the data for your labels exists, then the information linked by @Robert_LeClair would be useful for you. It looks as if you may need to update your label expression.

Re: Exporting selected features to a new layer but label names not carrying over?

Robert_LeClair — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 22:27:21 GMT

As this data is coming from ArcGIS Online, do you have the name of the layer so I may test it on my side? For the exported layer from the original layer, was it based upon a selection?

Re: Exporting selected features to a new layer but label names not carrying over?

BEN12345 — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 22:47:37 GMT

yes layer is called OSNI_Largescale_Boundaries_Wards_2012

Yes the new layer created was based on a selected government district from the original layer

Re: Exporting selected features to a new layer but label names not carrying over?

Robert_LeClair — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:26:18 GMT

Thank you @BEN12345 - I added the OSNI_Largescale_Boundaries_Wards_2012 layer to a Map View in ArcGIS Pro and turned on labels with the WARDNAME attribute field as the labeling field. No issues. I selected 60+ polygons from the original layer and used the Export Features geoprocessing tool to create a new feature class in my project geodatabase. The newly created layer was added to my map. I then turned off all the other layers so you can see the labels when I turned them on using the WARDNAME attribute field as the labeling field in the new feature class layer. Again, no issues. See the graphic below. Not sure why your ArcGIS Pro is throwing the error message. If you go to the right of the label field drop where WARDNAME is located on the Labeling tab and click Expression. What is the expression?

Re: Exporting selected features to a new layer but label names not carrying over?

BEN12345 — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:04:22 GMT

Please see below screenshot of the expression. When I use the Export Features geoprocessing tool to create a new feature class it brings up that warning message that it failed to evaluate label expression no idea why this is?

Re: Exporting selected features to a new layer but label names not carrying over?

Robert_LeClair — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 21:23:58 GMT

This is very strange as my ArcGIS Pro UI is identical to the Label Class pane and I do not get such an error message. Something to try - when I see strange application issues such as this, I recommend a soft reset of the ArcGIS Pro application. The steps to do so are here. Another thing to try is create a brand new ArcGIS Pro project file and attempt your workflow again. Sometimes project files (*.aprx's) get corrupted.

I'm using ArcGIS Pro 3.4 - what release of Pro are you using?