topic How do I store data in a shapefile? in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-do-i-store-data-in-a-shapefile/m-p/721114#M40878 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When I digitize a polyline in arcmap 10, I would expect the data for that line to be stored in a shapefile so that I can manipulate it (turn on, turn off) from the table of contents, but that doesn't seem to&nbsp; work.&nbsp; Where do the digitized polylines show up in the table of contents? <A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/tag/digitize/tg-p">#digitize</A>‌ #feature create #shape file</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 12 Apr 2017 14:31:04 GMT RobWile 2017-04-12T14:31:04Z How do I store data in a shapefile? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-do-i-store-data-in-a-shapefile/m-p/721114#M40878 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>When I digitize a polyline in arcmap 10, I would expect the data for that line to be stored in a shapefile so that I can manipulate it (turn on, turn off) from the table of contents, but that doesn't seem to&nbsp; work.&nbsp; Where do the digitized polylines show up in the table of contents? <A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/tag/digitize/tg-p">#digitize</A>‌ #feature create #shape file</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 12 Apr 2017 14:31:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-do-i-store-data-in-a-shapefile/m-p/721114#M40878 RobWile 2017-04-12T14:31:04Z Re: How do I store data in a shapefile? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-do-i-store-data-in-a-shapefile/m-p/721115#M40879 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>you did create an empty shapefile, then get into edit mode and began to use the editing tools to draw the features, I hope.&nbsp; If not, then this section of the help file explains how to <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/editing/what-is-editing-.htm">create and edit features</A></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 12 Apr 2017 14:45:59 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-do-i-store-data-in-a-shapefile/m-p/721115#M40879 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-04-12T14:45:59Z Re: How do I store data in a shapefile? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-do-i-store-data-in-a-shapefile/m-p/721116#M40880 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Watch these</P><P></P><P><A class="link-titled" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUnUrTzP2dw" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUnUrTzP2dw">Creating / Editing Shapefiles in ArcGIS Desktop (1 of 2) - YouTube</A>&nbsp;</P><P></P><P><A class="link-titled" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrxWbZ5uHXQ" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrxWbZ5uHXQ">Creating / Editing Shapefiles in ArcGIS Desktop (2 of 2) - YouTube</A>&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 12 Apr 2017 14:55:53 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-do-i-store-data-in-a-shapefile/m-p/721116#M40880 RickeyFight 2017-04-12T14:55:53Z Re: How do I store data in a shapefile? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-do-i-store-data-in-a-shapefile/m-p/721117#M40881 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yes, that's the procedure I followed (twice, carefully), but still don't see any link between the polyline I drew and the empty shape file that I created.</P><P>After drawing the polyline in map view, the attribute table for the new shape file is empty. Shouldn't there be data for the polyline? What am I missing?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 12 Apr 2017 19:31:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-do-i-store-data-in-a-shapefile/m-p/721117#M40881 RobWile 2017-04-12T19:31:58Z Re: How do I store data in a shapefile? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-do-i-store-data-in-a-shapefile/m-p/721118#M40882 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>once you save your edits and open the table all you will see is a FID, OID and Shape field with one record/row per feature and the FID will be sequentially numbered but the OID field won't and the Shape file will just say Polyline</P><P>That's about all the is to be expected</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 12 Apr 2017 19:34:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-do-i-store-data-in-a-shapefile/m-p/721118#M40882 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-04-12T19:34:21Z Re: How do I store data in a shapefile? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-do-i-store-data-in-a-shapefile/m-p/721119#M40883 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you, the video helped.&nbsp; I wasn't creating my geometry using the "construction tools" in "create features".&nbsp; I was creating it using the draw tool bar across the top.&nbsp; Confusing, but it seemed to make the difference.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 12 Apr 2017 20:16:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-do-i-store-data-in-a-shapefile/m-p/721119#M40883 RobWile 2017-04-12T20:16:58Z Re: How do I store data in a shapefile? https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-do-i-store-data-in-a-shapefile/m-p/721120#M40884 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yup... The draw tool creates graphics on the data-frame. It doesn't create a feature or store attribute information.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 13 Apr 2017 06:40:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/how-do-i-store-data-in-a-shapefile/m-p/721120#M40884 JayantaPoddar 2017-04-13T06:40:47Z