topic Re: Annotation Labels not editable ? in Geodatabase Questions

Annotation Labels not editable ?

DEAF_PROBERT_68 — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:09:38 GMT

So when I am working on a project of a ski area, I was setting up an annotation in a File Geodatabase. Now with everything I had set up and things change and I had to go back to this annotation geodatabase and I need to fix them.

It is funny thing that It would not let me move and even I cannot select it.

I tried to do that in ArcGIS Pro but it would not allow any editable.

Can anyone out there help me ?

I am using ArcGIS 10.3.1 .

Re: Annotation Labels not editable ?

Robert_LeClair — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:12:14 GMT

What is your license level? Editing annotation requires a Standard or Advanced license.

Re: Annotation Labels not editable ?

DEAF_PROBERT_68 — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:14:46 GMT

Advanced

Re: Annotation Labels not editable ?

Robert_LeClair — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:26:26 GMT

Did you upgrade the annotation using ArcGIS Pro by chance? If so, then it will not be recognized in ArcMap at all.

Re: Annotation Labels not editable ?

DEAF_PROBERT_68 — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:29:38 GMT

No, I did not upgrade the annotation to ArcGIS Pro. It was done in ArcMap 10.3.1.

Re: Annotation Labels not editable ?

Robert_LeClair — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:33:03 GMT

Okay - first thing to try is create a new file geodatabase and copy/paste to the new gdb. Can you edit the new annotation feature class in the new gdb?

Re: Annotation Labels not editable ?

DEAF_PROBERT_68 — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:35:37 GMT

Yes I did that before I post this question. I do not know why this way works but I think the old geodatabase I had may have different reference scale settings ?

P.S. I revised to give you more detail...

So the annotation I have I set the Reference scale as 1:7,500. The symbol Collection I have has two. The Scale Range I set is Show annotation at all scales. I enabled the Editing Behavior.

In the Layout I am working on is set to 1:8,500. If I zoom in or out ,it does not show but when I am above 1:24,000 it shows up..

Is there anything you want to know or might point the problem ?

Re: Annotation Labels not editable ?

Robert_LeClair — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:51:41 GMT

Perhaps. When you create geodatabase annotation, it does use a reference call in the interface. It shouldn't prevent editing though. So with the copy/paste technique, does it now work? If so, then you could delete the original feature class and copy/paste the new one into the original geodatabase.

Re: Annotation Labels not editable ?

DEAF_PROBERT_68 — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:52:40 GMT

Yes I could do that and test it.