topic Using Quick Import to preserve KML attributes in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/using-quick-import-to-preserve-kml-attributes/m-p/401356#M22998 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have a KML containing over 4000 polygons and need to retain the attributes for 3 fields. Using KML to layer results in all the attributes and html code being added into one PopupInfo field. I read in another post here that using Data Interoperability will keep the attributes based on a schema. How do I define that in the options?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>When I used Quick Import, it just created the feature class from a kml without any attributes at all.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 01 Mar 2013 07:59:23 GMT CindyWilliams 2013-03-01T07:59:23Z Using Quick Import to preserve KML attributes https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/using-quick-import-to-preserve-kml-attributes/m-p/401356#M22998 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have a KML containing over 4000 polygons and need to retain the attributes for 3 fields. Using KML to layer results in all the attributes and html code being added into one PopupInfo field. I read in another post here that using Data Interoperability will keep the attributes based on a schema. How do I define that in the options?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>When I used Quick Import, it just created the feature class from a kml without any attributes at all.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 01 Mar 2013 07:59:23 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/using-quick-import-to-preserve-kml-attributes/m-p/401356#M22998 CindyWilliams 2013-03-01T07:59:23Z Re: Using Quick Import to preserve KML attributes https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/using-quick-import-to-preserve-kml-attributes/m-p/401357#M22999 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi Cindy</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Attributes in a KML file are preserved in a schema object; if your KML file does not have a schema object then you cannot import attrbutes with Quick Import.&nbsp; Ask whoever created the KML file to create a schema object in the file, for example by using Quick Export with a KML output.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Regards</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:23:31 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/using-quick-import-to-preserve-kml-attributes/m-p/401357#M22999 BruceHarold 2013-03-04T16:23:31Z