topic Re: Layer file and attribute table do not have matching fields in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/layer-file-and-attribute-table-do-not-have/m-p/639154#M36148 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>It would probably help if you showed the tables to see what you are trying to do.</P><P>If one is a raster table and the other is some other type of table, and they have no matching key field, you will have to produce one</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 09 Apr 2018 03:26:06 GMT DanPatterson_Retired 2018-04-09T03:26:06Z Layer file and attribute table do not have matching fields https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/layer-file-and-attribute-table-do-not-have/m-p/639148#M36142 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I downloaded some vegetation data and I have a layer file, a .tif and a separate attribute table. The attribute table has the information that I want to display (ie vegetation type), but I cannot join the attribute table to the layer file because there are no matching fields and I cannot add a field to the attribute table.&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Apr 2018 17:17:03 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/layer-file-and-attribute-table-do-not-have/m-p/639148#M36142 CassandraKeyes 2018-04-06T17:17:03Z Re: Layer file and attribute table do not have matching fields https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/layer-file-and-attribute-table-do-not-have/m-p/639149#M36143 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You can't join a table to a *.tif, nor the other way around</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 06 Apr 2018 18:47:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/layer-file-and-attribute-table-do-not-have/m-p/639149#M36143 DanPatterson_Retired 2018-04-06T18:47:06Z Re: Layer file and attribute table do not have matching fields https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/layer-file-and-attribute-table-do-not-have/m-p/639150#M36144 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;">This is what I downloaded from Gap Landcover:</SPAN></P><P></P><P><IMG src="https://attachment.outlook.office.net/owa/ckeyes@livenmhu.onmicrosoft.com/service.svc/s/GetFileAttachment?id=AAMkADk1NzRjY2M1LTYzNzMtNDJhMC1hNDg4LTE2ODE0ZjUxMGNkZQBGAAAAAACc6ZmFWMMLQZZ2Qd3ZobKDBwAqBmlUpcbdTJBJXj9nIKqgAAAAAAEJAAAqBmlUpcbdTJBJXj9nIKqgAAE6TbN8AAABEgAQAFubwIPkh6ZPoOP%2FGex9T6k%3D&amp;X-OWA-CANARY=I8Bb-OwaQk-cenHDUbRwceBZqL06nNUYPww0PPwzRsLcD1dOoR7qK-4LnBFCurLg-14EvoIeYjM.&amp;token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsIng1dCI6IkJnRDU5blJpQnpmbk5BVGloOFJhZ1l5M3pyZyJ9.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.Q_Re9E7uq1MElQXONVDrZuD16wmQkXyfBG3_Fw9mwNqHukZnXyAOMF9WB2qE1_qVkRHjil7uyqwAgzl3hgkHzEU5C3DNk66R5xn03dpbDQWmpBmFiJA5D18n9dJtGxWl1nCHdDKoRNKWooU5l6-5GS81vB_5zUFe4XKBl98Td6OkSGAbgxMZN1_IKOAVFQ2wviU1Q2_FL176ldHp1hvxbcEo_FNdATT0I-MEVXANSUeA57j9jRomlepN75uxNKI-zrYBQSt2Ax6Sq670Mr4VkuRWL3iapVRyjhsWKI6F3wk7o_4uZA7qnhkG-yAW_VuK8eVNsjg8vPyDwrQk_fgb2A&amp;owa=outlook.office.com&amp;isImagePreview=True" /></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;">The .tif file doesn't appear to have any information that I need. The layer file displays the colors of the landcover types but nothing is available in the attribute table, Id, Count, and Value. The attribute table has all of the information I would like to attach to a file to display, but it doesn't appear that I can. Is there a way to do this?&nbsp;</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 07 Apr 2018 03:51:55 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/layer-file-and-attribute-table-do-not-have/m-p/639150#M36144 CassandraKeyes 2018-04-07T03:51:55Z Re: Layer file and attribute table do not have matching fields https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/layer-file-and-attribute-table-do-not-have/m-p/639151#M36145 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>There is no attachment.</P><P>The id, count and value field are those from the raster.</P><P>In order to attach the attribute table, then you need a common key or you would have to do it manually</P><P>Was there a link to to the data you have</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 07 Apr 2018 08:17:00 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/layer-file-and-attribute-table-do-not-have/m-p/639151#M36145 DanPatterson_Retired 2018-04-07T08:17:00Z Re: Layer file and attribute table do not have matching fields https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/layer-file-and-attribute-table-do-not-have/m-p/639152#M36146 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Does the table has X , Y coordinates fields?</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 07 Apr 2018 09:47:31 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/layer-file-and-attribute-table-do-not-have/m-p/639152#M36146 AbdullahAnter 2018-04-07T09:47:31Z Re: Layer file and attribute table do not have matching fields https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/layer-file-and-attribute-table-do-not-have/m-p/639153#M36147 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The data is from the USGS Gapland (<A class="link-titled" href="https://gapanalysis.usgs.gov/gaplandcover/data/download/" title="https://gapanalysis.usgs.gov/gaplandcover/data/download/">Download Land Cover Data</A>&nbsp;) for the state of New Mexico. I feel like there should be an easier way to get the files to join but there are no matching fields for any of the data and I can't add a field to the attribute table.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 09 Apr 2018 03:04:26 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/layer-file-and-attribute-table-do-not-have/m-p/639153#M36147 CassandraKeyes 2018-04-09T03:04:26Z Re: Layer file and attribute table do not have matching fields https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/layer-file-and-attribute-table-do-not-have/m-p/639154#M36148 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>It would probably help if you showed the tables to see what you are trying to do.</P><P>If one is a raster table and the other is some other type of table, and they have no matching key field, you will have to produce one</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 09 Apr 2018 03:26:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/layer-file-and-attribute-table-do-not-have/m-p/639154#M36148 DanPatterson_Retired 2018-04-09T03:26:06Z Re: Layer file and attribute table do not have matching fields https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/layer-file-and-attribute-table-do-not-have/m-p/639155#M36149 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><IMG class="image-2 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/400900_pastedImage_2.png" style="width: auto; height: auto;" /></P><P><IMG class="image-3 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/400901_pastedImage_3.png" style="width: 620px; height: 29px;" /></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 09 Apr 2018 03:59:19 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/layer-file-and-attribute-table-do-not-have/m-p/639155#M36149 CassandraKeyes 2018-04-09T03:59:19Z