topic ArcPad in ArcPad Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcpad-questions/arcpad/m-p/129068#M891 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>When I generate a point in ArcPad on my GPS unit, it assigns a FID number to that point. Can I change the label of that field? and where do I change it? Is there any where I can assign a Value to this Field?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:10:05 GMT PrestonStafford 2014-01-08T19:10:05Z ArcPad https://community.esri.com/t5/arcpad-questions/arcpad/m-p/129068#M891 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>When I generate a point in ArcPad on my GPS unit, it assigns a FID number to that point. Can I change the label of that field? and where do I change it? Is there any where I can assign a Value to this Field?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:10:05 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcpad-questions/arcpad/m-p/129068#M891 PrestonStafford 2014-01-08T19:10:05Z Re: ArcPad https://community.esri.com/t5/arcpad-questions/arcpad/m-p/129069#M892 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello Preston, the FID value that is assigned to each of your point features is equivalent to the ObjectID.&nbsp; ArcGIS Desktop products require that both standalone and attribute tables have an ObjectID field, which contains a unique, long integer to identify each record. This ID is managed by ESRI software and cannot be changed manually. </P><P></P><P>Please take a look at the Knowledge Base Article linked below...</P><P></P><P><A href="http://support.esri.com/de/knowledgebase/techarticles/detail/37480" title="http://support.esri.com/de/knowledgebase/techarticles/detail/37480">37480 - What are the differences in the behavior of the OBJECTID, FID, and OID fields?</A>‌</P><P></P><P>What are you looking to do with this field?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 08 Aug 2014 04:50:48 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcpad-questions/arcpad/m-p/129069#M892 BrandonArmstrong 2014-08-08T04:50:48Z