topic Re: combinging two shape files in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/combinging-two-shape-files/m-p/503191#M28497 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Have you looked at using the Merge Geoprocessing tool?</P><P></P><P><A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/0017/001700000055000000.htm" title="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/0017/001700000055000000.htm">ArcGIS Help 10.2 - Merge (Data Management)</A>‌</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 Aug 2014 14:29:19 GMT IanMurray 2014-08-04T14:29:19Z combinging two shape files https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/combinging-two-shape-files/m-p/503190#M28496 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I would like to get some instruction on how i can combine these two shape files, so that when i add them two my maps the attributes are combined and i have both sets of info.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 Aug 2014 13:56:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/combinging-two-shape-files/m-p/503190#M28496 MatthewPainter1 2014-08-04T13:56:25Z Re: combinging two shape files https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/combinging-two-shape-files/m-p/503191#M28497 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Have you looked at using the Merge Geoprocessing tool?</P><P></P><P><A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/0017/001700000055000000.htm" title="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/0017/001700000055000000.htm">ArcGIS Help 10.2 - Merge (Data Management)</A>‌</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 Aug 2014 14:29:19 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/combinging-two-shape-files/m-p/503191#M28497 IanMurray 2014-08-04T14:29:19Z Re: combinging two shape files https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/combinging-two-shape-files/m-p/503192#M28498 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When merging, see the section on <A href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//00210000000s000000">Field Mapping</A></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 Aug 2014 14:32:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/combinging-two-shape-files/m-p/503192#M28498 DanPatterson_Retired 2014-08-04T14:32:15Z Re: combinging two shape files https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/combinging-two-shape-files/m-p/503193#M28499 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Also Matt, please be careful where you are posting questions, you posted this in the Australia GIS User Group, if you had posted more in the general GIS space it would be easier for you post to be found and answered.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 Aug 2014 14:46:18 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/combinging-two-shape-files/m-p/503193#M28499 IanMurray 2014-08-04T14:46:18Z Re: combinging two shape files https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/combinging-two-shape-files/m-p/503194#M28500 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks, i just got back into the forums here and noticed there has been some changes here in the last few months that are taking me time to get used to. </P><P></P><P>I figured out the merge, for some reason it only would merge one way</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 Aug 2014 14:55:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/combinging-two-shape-files/m-p/503194#M28500 MatthewPainter1 2014-08-04T14:55:04Z