topic Re: How to adding dynamic text from an attribute field to Data Driven Pages in Mapping Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-adding-dynamic-text-from-an-attribute-field/m-p/519012#M5554 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Is it possible to get an attribute value and place it into dynamic text? I have a python script that iterates over an attribute field, and I would like to record the field value as dynamic text as my layout changes.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Regards,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Craig</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:50:24 GMT CPoynter 2012-09-18T21:50:24Z How to adding dynamic text from an attribute field to Data Driven Pages https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-adding-dynamic-text-from-an-attribute-field/m-p/519009#M5551 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>How do I add the data, from a specified attribute field in my DDP index layer, as dynamic text onto my DDP page? I've studied the insert - dynamic pick list with DDP pages enabled.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Ken</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:42:19 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-adding-dynamic-text-from-an-attribute-field/m-p/519009#M5551 KenLucas 2012-09-18T16:42:19Z Re: How to adding dynamic text from an attribute field to Data Driven Pages https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-adding-dynamic-text-from-an-attribute-field/m-p/519010#M5552 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>You should be able to change the property value to whatever field you want to display as dynamic text:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>&lt;dyn type="page" property="&lt;field_name&gt;"/&gt;</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:52:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-adding-dynamic-text-from-an-attribute-field/m-p/519010#M5552 JonathanQuinn 2012-09-18T18:52:41Z Re: How to adding dynamic text from an attribute field to Data Driven Pages https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-adding-dynamic-text-from-an-attribute-field/m-p/519011#M5553 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Jonathan, </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp; I didn't think of making a change to the tag code. I'll try it and reference an attribute field. Thank you,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Ken</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:55:53 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-adding-dynamic-text-from-an-attribute-field/m-p/519011#M5553 KenLucas 2012-09-18T19:55:53Z Re: How to adding dynamic text from an attribute field to Data Driven Pages https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-adding-dynamic-text-from-an-attribute-field/m-p/519012#M5554 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Is it possible to get an attribute value and place it into dynamic text? I have a python script that iterates over an attribute field, and I would like to record the field value as dynamic text as my layout changes.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Regards,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Craig</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:50:24 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-adding-dynamic-text-from-an-attribute-field/m-p/519012#M5554 CPoynter 2012-09-18T21:50:24Z Re: How to adding dynamic text from an attribute field to Data Driven Pages https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-adding-dynamic-text-from-an-attribute-field/m-p/519013#M5555 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Craig,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I assume that the value you'd like as dynamic text is not in your index layer?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:55:34 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-adding-dynamic-text-from-an-attribute-field/m-p/519013#M5555 JonathanQuinn 2012-09-18T21:55:34Z Re: How to adding dynamic text from an attribute field to Data Driven Pages https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-adding-dynamic-text-from-an-attribute-field/m-p/519014#M5556 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi Jonathon,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I have a layout with three sets of data with a common field. I have a script that will use the common field and create a definition query to display only the relevant value being iterated over. I was hoping for a method of adding the value being presented as dynamic text or through some other python (arcpy.mapping) process. Not using DDPs for this workflow.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Regards,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Craig</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:59:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-adding-dynamic-text-from-an-attribute-field/m-p/519014#M5556 CPoynter 2012-09-18T21:59:47Z Re: How to adding dynamic text from an attribute field to Data Driven Pages https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-adding-dynamic-text-from-an-attribute-field/m-p/519015#M5557 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>You could do the same thing using Data Driven Pages, </SPAN><A href="http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//00sr00000004000000">page definition queries</A><SPAN>, and dynamic text, if you're fine with not using a script.&nbsp; You can set page definitions on any layer that contains the index field for the data driven pages.&nbsp; Alternatively, I don't know of any way through Python to have dynamic text.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:35:40 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-adding-dynamic-text-from-an-attribute-field/m-p/519015#M5557 JonathanQuinn 2012-09-18T22:35:40Z Re: How to adding dynamic text from an attribute field to Data Driven Pages https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-adding-dynamic-text-from-an-attribute-field/m-p/519016#M5558 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi Jonathon,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I will investigate Page Definition Queries. They might work, but I need three FCs to react the same (set to same definition) and have about a dozen values in the relevant attribute field to try with.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thank you for advice.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Regards,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Craig</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:40:12 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/how-to-adding-dynamic-text-from-an-attribute-field/m-p/519016#M5558 CPoynter 2012-09-18T22:40:12Z