topic Re: field calculator failure during processing in ArcMap error 000732 in Data Management Questions

field calculator failure during processing in ArcMap error 000732

ManuSharma1 — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 23:52:46 GMT

I am facing problem while running field calculator. I am using ArcMap 10.3.1. Join data from .CSV to feature class. Every time it says data-sets does not exist or is not supported. https://community.esri.com/community/gis/managing-data?sr=search&searchId=fcc9a741-4925-4910-b6e8-9ad852964059&searchIndex=0‌

Re: field calculator failure during processing in ArcMap error 000732

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 00:22:03 GMT

The join has to be made permanent by saving to a new featureclass/shapefile. You are attempting to do a calculation on a field in the csv table that you joined to the destination featureclass. That isn't supported. You can add a new field in the featureclass and do the calculation there using fields in the join table, but it is just better to save the results of the join, then do the work.

Re: field calculator failure during processing in ArcMap error 000732

ManuSharma1 — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 00:32:09 GMT

Thank you Dan,

I am going on copied feature class from different GDB. I am doing on Desktop GUI. No I am attempting to do calculation on new feature class field.

Re: field calculator failure during processing in ArcMap error 000732

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 01:13:39 GMT

and the file is save on the desktop? don't.

Or... why don't you bring in the featureclass to your gdb... perhaps you don't have read/write access to that file in its current location.

Re: field calculator failure during processing in ArcMap error 000732

ManuSharma1 — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 01:25:04 GMT

I also kept feature class in GDB also and I have full R/W access. Any how its not executing. I notice one thing while digging into Read write. Every time my folder became read only if I remove it (Read Only).

Re: field calculator failure during processing in ArcMap error 000732

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 01:41:08 GMT

Re: field calculator failure during processing in ArcMap error 000732

JayantaPoddar — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 05:32:31 GMT

Hi Manu,

The Join has to be permanent in order to execute Field Calculator. After joining the CSV to the Feature Class, export the Feature Class to a new Feature Class. The new Feature Class will also have the fields that were added from the CSV. Now, you should be able to execute Field Calculator in the new Feature Class (if the expression is correct).

Re: field calculator failure during processing in ArcMap error 000732

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 09:54:12 GMT

That is what I said ages ago! Now he tries it?

https://community.esri.com/message/716939-re-field-calculator-failure-during-processing-in-arcmap-error-000732?commentID=716939#comment-716939

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