topic Re: Ideas on How to Maintain Two of the Same Datasets? (Access and ArcMap) in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/ideas-on-how-to-maintain-two-of-the-same-datasets/m-p/147376#M8362 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I'm assuming you're using a personal geodatabase (Access) and a file geodatabase (ESRI)?</P><P></P><P>You can join and field calculate if the two datasets have a linking value.&nbsp;</P><P>You can make edits from the file geodatabase then export it to the personal geodatabase.&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 01 Nov 2016 16:04:54 GMT MitchHolley1 2016-11-01T16:04:54Z Ideas on How to Maintain Two of the Same Datasets? (Access and ArcMap) https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/ideas-on-how-to-maintain-two-of-the-same-datasets/m-p/147375#M8361 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi everyone! &nbsp;I have a question for you, and I am seeing what you do so that I can be more efficient with what I am doing now. &nbsp;</P><P></P><P>I have two datasets. &nbsp;One is within ArcMap and the other is within Access. &nbsp;Both contain the same exact base data, but the Access dataset has some extra attributes.</P><P></P><P>Currently, I have to update both of these datasets, and it isn't too much of a problem now. &nbsp;I know in the future it will become a big hassle.</P><P></P><P>Normally, I would only maintain the ArcMap dataset, but my work has to have an Access dataset as well for other people who do not use ArcMap. &nbsp;</P><P></P><P>I am looking for any ideas on what I should do so that I don't have to update both datasets. &nbsp;Thank you!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 01 Nov 2016 15:10:53 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/ideas-on-how-to-maintain-two-of-the-same-datasets/m-p/147375#M8361 KenricMcCay 2016-11-01T15:10:53Z Re: Ideas on How to Maintain Two of the Same Datasets? (Access and ArcMap) https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/ideas-on-how-to-maintain-two-of-the-same-datasets/m-p/147376#M8362 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I'm assuming you're using a personal geodatabase (Access) and a file geodatabase (ESRI)?</P><P></P><P>You can join and field calculate if the two datasets have a linking value.&nbsp;</P><P>You can make edits from the file geodatabase then export it to the personal geodatabase.&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 01 Nov 2016 16:04:54 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/ideas-on-how-to-maintain-two-of-the-same-datasets/m-p/147376#M8362 MitchHolley1 2016-11-01T16:04:54Z