topic Re: ArcCatalog in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/arccatalog/m-p/691742#M39246 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>This is most likely due to a schema lock.&nbsp; Is the data open in ArcMap?&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If so, try closing ArcMap, or in ArcMap right-click on the layer &gt; Open Attribute Table &gt; click the drop down &gt; Add Field.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:47:20 GMT JakeSkinner 2013-01-18T17:47:20Z ArcCatalog https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/arccatalog/m-p/691741#M39245 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I've created a feature class from XYZ points that were in an excel spreadsheet.&nbsp; I've exported them to a feature dataset.&nbsp; Next I wanted make some edits to the Feature Class Properites/Fields tab.&nbsp; I would like to add more field names, and now it won't let me add/edit any of the field names. Does anyone have any suggestions?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:38:03 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/arccatalog/m-p/691741#M39245 ChrisSlinko 2013-01-18T17:38:03Z Re: ArcCatalog https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/arccatalog/m-p/691742#M39246 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>This is most likely due to a schema lock.&nbsp; Is the data open in ArcMap?&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If so, try closing ArcMap, or in ArcMap right-click on the layer &gt; Open Attribute Table &gt; click the drop down &gt; Add Field.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:47:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/arccatalog/m-p/691742#M39246 JakeSkinner 2013-01-18T17:47:20Z