topic Two part problem. Tagging Field Calculator permanently to attribute table, and rerunning Modelbuilder queries when new data added to table? in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/two-part-problem-tagging-field-calculator/m-p/508081#M16902 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Both these questions are for ArcGIS desktop 10.4:</P><P></P><P>I have built a nice database tied with a linear shapefile and saved Field Calculator equations to manage the data on the database.&nbsp;&nbsp; However, I see no way to permanently tag a Field Calculator equation to a field.&nbsp;&nbsp; How does one do that?</P><P>I find if I go to another field and use the Field calculator it totally forgets the Field Calculator equation was inserted in the first field, and I have to manually load it each time I use the Field Calculator to adjust the equation of another field.&nbsp; I would rather the field remember it is tied to the equations I gave it in the first place!</P><P></P><P>In modelbuilder, unless I add elements to my model, once I run the model, it won't allow me to rerun it, unless I delete the intermediate data each time.&nbsp; Is there any way to automate this process?&nbsp; New data is going to come into my table and I want to be able to rerun the modelbuilder model each time I have to update my table.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 07 Jul 2016 18:05:40 GMT cartographercartographer 2016-07-07T18:05:40Z Two part problem. Tagging Field Calculator permanently to attribute table, and rerunning Modelbuilder queries when new data added to table? https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/two-part-problem-tagging-field-calculator/m-p/508081#M16902 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Both these questions are for ArcGIS desktop 10.4:</P><P></P><P>I have built a nice database tied with a linear shapefile and saved Field Calculator equations to manage the data on the database.&nbsp;&nbsp; However, I see no way to permanently tag a Field Calculator equation to a field.&nbsp;&nbsp; How does one do that?</P><P>I find if I go to another field and use the Field calculator it totally forgets the Field Calculator equation was inserted in the first field, and I have to manually load it each time I use the Field Calculator to adjust the equation of another field.&nbsp; I would rather the field remember it is tied to the equations I gave it in the first place!</P><P></P><P>In modelbuilder, unless I add elements to my model, once I run the model, it won't allow me to rerun it, unless I delete the intermediate data each time.&nbsp; Is there any way to automate this process?&nbsp; New data is going to come into my table and I want to be able to rerun the modelbuilder model each time I have to update my table.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 07 Jul 2016 18:05:40 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/two-part-problem-tagging-field-calculator/m-p/508081#M16902 cartographercartographer 2016-07-07T18:05:40Z Re: Two part problem. Tagging Field Calculator permanently to attribute table, and rerunning Modelbuilder queries when new data added to table? https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/two-part-problem-tagging-field-calculator/m-p/508082#M16903 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>For the Field Calculator issue, I would recommend looking at the <A href="http://solutions.arcgis.com/shared/help/attribute-assistant/">Attribute Assistant</A>.&nbsp; The Attribute Assistant Add-In is an editor extension that uses a series of predefined methods to populate attributes when you create new features or edit existing features in a geodatabase.&nbsp; For example, you could apply an <A href="http://solutions.arcgis.com/shared/help/attribute-assistant/tools/attribute-assistant-methods/#expression">expression </A>to a particular field.</P><P></P><P>As for the modelbuilder issue, you should be able to rerun a model.&nbsp; You may have to click on Model &gt; Run Entire Model.&nbsp; Also, I would make sure that you have Overwrite Output checked in the Geoprocessing &gt; Geoprocessing Options within ArcMap.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 07 Jul 2016 18:35:54 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/two-part-problem-tagging-field-calculator/m-p/508082#M16903 JakeSkinner 2016-07-07T18:35:54Z Re: Two part problem. Tagging Field Calculator permanently to attribute table, and rerunning Modelbuilder queries when new data added to table? https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/two-part-problem-tagging-field-calculator/m-p/508083#M16904 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thank you, that worked.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 14 Jul 2016 12:53:23 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/two-part-problem-tagging-field-calculator/m-p/508083#M16904 cartographercartographer 2016-07-14T12:53:23Z