topic Can I change an existing field to coded domain in Geodatabase Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/can-i-change-an-existing-field-to-coded-domain/m-p/741431#M299 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi guys, I hope I am asking this in the right place.</P><P></P><P></P><P>I made a geodatabase with a field that is just a simple input text field that I have already filled with data. I would like to change this field to a coded domain / drop down menu selection field.&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>Is this possibly to do considering I already created a field which is populated with data?</P><P></P><P>Thanks!</P><P>Luke</P><P></P><P>Edit: Thank you George, my bad!</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 10 May 2017 17:57:58 GMT LukeAllen1 2017-05-10T17:57:58Z Can I change an existing field to coded domain https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/can-i-change-an-existing-field-to-coded-domain/m-p/741431#M299 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi guys, I hope I am asking this in the right place.</P><P></P><P></P><P>I made a geodatabase with a field that is just a simple input text field that I have already filled with data. I would like to change this field to a coded domain / drop down menu selection field.&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>Is this possibly to do considering I already created a field which is populated with data?</P><P></P><P>Thanks!</P><P>Luke</P><P></P><P>Edit: Thank you George, my bad!</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 10 May 2017 17:57:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/can-i-change-an-existing-field-to-coded-domain/m-p/741431#M299 LukeAllen1 2017-05-10T17:57:58Z Re: Can i make change a field to coded domain https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/can-i-change-an-existing-field-to-coded-domain/m-p/741432#M300 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Added a broader audience: <A href="https://community.esri.com/groups/geodatabase?sr=search&amp;searchId=6be0a083-286e-4d93-9ddb-274982e00e2a&amp;searchIndex=0">https://community.esri.com/groups/geodatabase?sr=search&amp;searchId=6be0a083-286e-4d93-9ddb-274982e00e2a&amp;searchIndex=0</A>‌</P><P></P><P>The GeoNet Help section is for questions related to GeoNet, not the Esri software <IMG src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/emoticons/happy.png" /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 10 May 2017 18:19:34 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/can-i-change-an-existing-field-to-coded-domain/m-p/741432#M300 George_Thompson 2017-05-10T18:19:34Z Re: Can I change an existing field to coded domain https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/can-i-change-an-existing-field-to-coded-domain/m-p/741433#M301 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yes, you can add Domain to an existing field with Data in it.</P><P></P><P>Adding of the Domain will not affect\modify the existing data. After adding the domain, when you start editing again on that field, then you only get the options that were listed in that Domain.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 10 May 2017 18:43:31 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geodatabase-questions/can-i-change-an-existing-field-to-coded-domain/m-p/741433#M301 Asrujit_SenGupta 2017-05-10T18:43:31Z