topic Broken feature-linked annotation? in ArcGIS Enterprise Portal Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-portal-questions/broken-feature-linked-annotation/m-p/592117#M8062 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Our feature-linked annotation seems to have lost some of its feature linkage ability.&nbsp; We have point data in a file geodatabase and used the 'convert labels to annotation' tool to make a feature-linked annotation layer (saved in the database).&nbsp; This is a 'living' data file and my colleague adds new features once in a while.&nbsp; We tested that adding new point features made new annotation and that editing the label field also updated the annotation text.&nbsp; Everything was good.&nbsp; Today that link has mysteriously broken--new features don't make new anno, and updating the point's label attribute doesn't update the anno.&nbsp; The annotation layer still shows the relationship class so I don't know what could be wrong.&nbsp; Moving points does move the anno so it's retaining the offset info.&nbsp; Deleting points also deletes anno but creating points doesn't create anno.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>For a couple days I've been moving the annotation to be visually pleasing (1/3 done of about 2000 anno's) but nothing major--just scooting, rotating, and adding leaders.&nbsp; Did I break it and how can I restore the linkage?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>ArcMap 10.0, ArcInfo license.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Edit to add related info--I have a test anno layer that is nearly identical but without the annotation classes.&nbsp; It's the layer I played around with before starting the real one.&nbsp; (This is my first project with annotation, so I fiddled with settings using the test layer.)&nbsp; The test layer has retained its linkage and updates everything correctly--but only upon exiting the edit session.&nbsp; I think the only difference between the test anno layer and the real anno layer is that the real one has annotation classes and those are styled with my own settings.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:17:37 GMT TrishRice 2013-09-10T22:17:37Z Broken feature-linked annotation? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-portal-questions/broken-feature-linked-annotation/m-p/592117#M8062 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Our feature-linked annotation seems to have lost some of its feature linkage ability.&nbsp; We have point data in a file geodatabase and used the 'convert labels to annotation' tool to make a feature-linked annotation layer (saved in the database).&nbsp; This is a 'living' data file and my colleague adds new features once in a while.&nbsp; We tested that adding new point features made new annotation and that editing the label field also updated the annotation text.&nbsp; Everything was good.&nbsp; Today that link has mysteriously broken--new features don't make new anno, and updating the point's label attribute doesn't update the anno.&nbsp; The annotation layer still shows the relationship class so I don't know what could be wrong.&nbsp; Moving points does move the anno so it's retaining the offset info.&nbsp; Deleting points also deletes anno but creating points doesn't create anno.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>For a couple days I've been moving the annotation to be visually pleasing (1/3 done of about 2000 anno's) but nothing major--just scooting, rotating, and adding leaders.&nbsp; Did I break it and how can I restore the linkage?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>ArcMap 10.0, ArcInfo license.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Edit to add related info--I have a test anno layer that is nearly identical but without the annotation classes.&nbsp; It's the layer I played around with before starting the real one.&nbsp; (This is my first project with annotation, so I fiddled with settings using the test layer.)&nbsp; The test layer has retained its linkage and updates everything correctly--but only upon exiting the edit session.&nbsp; I think the only difference between the test anno layer and the real anno layer is that the real one has annotation classes and those are styled with my own settings.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:17:37 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-portal-questions/broken-feature-linked-annotation/m-p/592117#M8062 TrishRice 2013-09-10T22:17:37Z Re: Broken feature-linked annotation? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-portal-questions/broken-feature-linked-annotation/m-p/592118#M8063 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Sort of figured it out (I think).&nbsp; It only wants to create annotation for features that fall into the annotation classes' SQL queries upon creation of the feature.&nbsp; Creating the feature, and then filling in the fields, worked at first but not now.&nbsp; So I had to assign a default value to the fields that the annotation classes are based on.&nbsp; Now it seems to be working again if we create the feature and change the default value to what we need.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 12 Sep 2013 21:29:33 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-portal-questions/broken-feature-linked-annotation/m-p/592118#M8063 TrishRice 2013-09-12T21:29:33Z Re: Broken feature-linked annotation? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-portal-questions/broken-feature-linked-annotation/m-p/1260174#M13217 <P>WOW! That little tip about the annotation classes just made my day! Yes you are completely right, it only creates annotations if the Annotation class is in the data.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:32:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-portal-questions/broken-feature-linked-annotation/m-p/1260174#M13217 IanLadd 2023-02-21T18:32:15Z