topic Re: Layers not editable ArcGISPRO in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Layers not editable ArcGISPRO

IntisarTyne — Wed, 21 May 2025 19:30:47 GMT

Hello, I was using Arc MAPs for sometime. Recently I had to make a transition to Arc GIS PRO. I am working in a building project and using the building map to input observational data by using Arc GIS PRo. When I imported my map with several layers (which I created in Arc Map for 1 year) in Arc GIS pro all the layers became uneditable. Now I can not add/ move or remove data points in Arc GIS pro. Any suggestions to help me?

Intisar

Re: Layers not editable ArcGISPRO

DavidPike — Wed, 21 May 2025 19:51:21 GMT

What's the data source/location and data type for these features? Any topologies? Can you share any screenshots or more info?
There could be licensing issues e.g. some examples could be that a Basic Pro license user couldn't edit SDE database data, or a Geometric Network wouldn't be editable in Pro in any situation.

Re: Layers not editable ArcGISPRO

Teresa-AZ — Wed, 21 May 2025 19:56:36 GMT

Hi Intisar,

I migrated from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro back in the v2.4 days (many years ago) and I took the Esri course on doing this migration and I remember the "Edit" button is not always ON or OFF in the ArcGIS Pro environment so maybe check out this: https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/editing/enable-and-disable-editing.htm

Best of luck!

Teresa-AZ

Re: Layers not editable ArcGISPRO

MErikReedAugusta — Wed, 21 May 2025 19:59:26 GMT

The first thing I would check are the Selection & Editing tabs on the Contents pane. By default, they show up on the left-hand side when you're looking at a map, unless you've moved them.

Circled in A are the two tabs in question. The blue-shaded one is the selection tab; uncheck things to make them unselectable in the map, or vice versa.

The one with the pencil is the edit tab. Same thing: Unchecked means I can't edit it, and checked means I can. But also, notice those exclamation points circled at C. Those mean I don't have permission to edit those data. That's something I pulled from our organization's SDE that's controlled by a different department; I have read-only access to them.

If you were able to edit in Desktop, but not in Pro, I would predict the problem is likely just them being unchecked for some reason. If you are getting the exclamation points, though, I would talk to whomever manages the database you're accessing.

Re: Layers not editable ArcGISPRO

DanPatterson — Wed, 21 May 2025 20:09:59 GMT

Did you move/relocate the source data? Is it stored locally?

Re: Layers not editable ArcGISPRO

Robert_LeClair — Wed, 21 May 2025 21:45:33 GMT

Editing in ArcGIS Pro is slightly different than ArcMap. Some resources to assist you:
A quick tour of editing—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation
Get started editing—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation
Editing Basics in ArcGIS Pro | Esri Training Web Course
Migrate from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro | Documentation
Edit features to create enumeration areas | Documentation