topic Create Feature Class from a Table in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/create-feature-class-from-a-table/m-p/40256#M2229 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have a feature class that I created from a shapefile.&nbsp; Its made up of a bunch of polygons that I can view in ArcMap.&nbsp; I also have an SDE Table that has a lot of information for those polygons.&nbsp; Multiple records for each polygon.&nbsp; I created a view that joins the Feature Class to the table.&nbsp; Then I created a table from that view in sql express.&nbsp; Now I want the new table to be a feature class.&nbsp; I spent a couple of hours with tech support.&nbsp; They say "just register the table with the Geodatabase".&nbsp; I tried registering it by right clicking the table in ArcCatalog.&nbsp; It registers just fine, but I still can't view the geography.&nbsp; Tech support suggested using the ArcToolbox window and "table to table".&nbsp; That created a new table, exactly like the first one, still can't view the geography in the preview window.&nbsp; So I have two questions for other users, since ESRI doesn't seem to know how their software works.&nbsp; Can I do what I am trying to do?&nbsp; And if so, how?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:50:29 GMT RonWhite 2010-11-04T19:50:29Z Create Feature Class from a Table https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/create-feature-class-from-a-table/m-p/40256#M2229 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have a feature class that I created from a shapefile.&nbsp; Its made up of a bunch of polygons that I can view in ArcMap.&nbsp; I also have an SDE Table that has a lot of information for those polygons.&nbsp; Multiple records for each polygon.&nbsp; I created a view that joins the Feature Class to the table.&nbsp; Then I created a table from that view in sql express.&nbsp; Now I want the new table to be a feature class.&nbsp; I spent a couple of hours with tech support.&nbsp; They say "just register the table with the Geodatabase".&nbsp; I tried registering it by right clicking the table in ArcCatalog.&nbsp; It registers just fine, but I still can't view the geography.&nbsp; Tech support suggested using the ArcToolbox window and "table to table".&nbsp; That created a new table, exactly like the first one, still can't view the geography in the preview window.&nbsp; So I have two questions for other users, since ESRI doesn't seem to know how their software works.&nbsp; Can I do what I am trying to do?&nbsp; And if so, how?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:50:29 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/create-feature-class-from-a-table/m-p/40256#M2229 RonWhite 2010-11-04T19:50:29Z