https://community.esri.com/t5/esri-press-books-questions/chapter-4-merge-tool-error-in-getting-to-know/m-p/1043609#M98 <P>Looks like a typo error (in the new edition) trying to bring some changes from the previous edition. Please guide your students accordingly.</P><P>With reference from GTK ArcGIS Pro 2.3 (2nd edition), it was zone 6 that was preserved, and following steps and screenshots are correct.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Jayanta_Poddar_0-1617482713321.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/10035i452EDAC44FB536CF/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Jayanta_Poddar_0-1617482713321.png" alt="Jayanta_Poddar_0-1617482713321.png" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Jayanta_Poddar_0-1617482713321.png</span></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 03 Apr 2021 20:51:04 GMT JayantaPoddar 2021-04-03T20:51:04Z https://community.esri.com/t5/esri-press-books-questions/chapter-4-merge-tool-error-in-getting-to-know/m-p/1043606#M97 <P>Going through Chapter 4, the merge operation is described.&nbsp; The book explains to preserve the attributes of the polygon representing zone 2.&nbsp; There is a picture showcasing the tool inputs with Zone 2 clearly shown as the item being preserved.&nbsp; The following picture showcasing the result of the merge shows zone 6, and not 2.&nbsp; The sentence says "Notice the new larger polygon has kept the zone value of 6".&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>I am frustrated that I am finding errors like this in the chapters.&nbsp; I made my students purchase this book!&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="chapter 4 merge tool error" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/10034i69AC75ABD0B50746/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Chapter 4 merge.jpg" alt="chapter 4 merge tool error" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">chapter 4 merge tool error</span></span></P> Sat, 03 Apr 2021 20:09:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/esri-press-books-questions/chapter-4-merge-tool-error-in-getting-to-know/m-p/1043606#M97 JeffreySchmidt1 2021-04-03T20:09:20Z https://community.esri.com/t5/esri-press-books-questions/chapter-4-merge-tool-error-in-getting-to-know/m-p/1043609#M98 <P>Looks like a typo error (in the new edition) trying to bring some changes from the previous edition. Please guide your students accordingly.</P><P>With reference from GTK ArcGIS Pro 2.3 (2nd edition), it was zone 6 that was preserved, and following steps and screenshots are correct.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Jayanta_Poddar_0-1617482713321.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/10035i452EDAC44FB536CF/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Jayanta_Poddar_0-1617482713321.png" alt="Jayanta_Poddar_0-1617482713321.png" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Jayanta_Poddar_0-1617482713321.png</span></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 03 Apr 2021 20:51:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/esri-press-books-questions/chapter-4-merge-tool-error-in-getting-to-know/m-p/1043609#M98 JayantaPoddar 2021-04-03T20:51:04Z https://community.esri.com/t5/esri-press-books-questions/chapter-4-merge-tool-error-in-getting-to-know/m-p/1043610#M99 <P>Thank you <a href="https://community.esri.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/95280">@JayantaPoddar</a>&nbsp;, I appreciate the helpful comments and background information!</P> Sat, 03 Apr 2021 21:02:43 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/esri-press-books-questions/chapter-4-merge-tool-error-in-getting-to-know/m-p/1043610#M99 JeffreySchmidt1 2021-04-03T21:02:43Z