topic Model Builder Issue - Field Calculator in ModelBuilder Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/model-builder-issue-field-calculator/m-p/743147#M3110 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hey everyone,</P><P style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P>First off, thanks for taking the time to look at this!!</P><P style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P>So my issue is that I'm trying to build a model that will take several feature classes (42) create a new string field in them and then use a field calculator to set the value to the field as the feature class name. I need this so that later I can merge all of these feature classes together and still maintain where each point is coming from in the final merged feature class. I'm attaching 3 pictures to this post. A picture of the model as im using it, A picture of the model without any data so that you have visibility of what i'm actually doing. and a picture of the error that i'm receiving. The model throws the error anytime I try to use a dynamic value to calculate the field such as telling it to calculate the field as the value from the path parse or when I try to make it calc the field as the value stored in Name as well. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!</P><P style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks again!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 29 Jul 2014 18:38:12 GMT RusselKlueg 2014-07-29T18:38:12Z Model Builder Issue - Field Calculator https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/model-builder-issue-field-calculator/m-p/743147#M3110 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hey everyone,</P><P style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P>First off, thanks for taking the time to look at this!!</P><P style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P>So my issue is that I'm trying to build a model that will take several feature classes (42) create a new string field in them and then use a field calculator to set the value to the field as the feature class name. I need this so that later I can merge all of these feature classes together and still maintain where each point is coming from in the final merged feature class. I'm attaching 3 pictures to this post. A picture of the model as im using it, A picture of the model without any data so that you have visibility of what i'm actually doing. and a picture of the error that i'm receiving. The model throws the error anytime I try to use a dynamic value to calculate the field such as telling it to calculate the field as the value from the path parse or when I try to make it calc the field as the value stored in Name as well. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!</P><P style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks again!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 29 Jul 2014 18:38:12 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/model-builder-issue-field-calculator/m-p/743147#M3110 RusselKlueg 2014-07-29T18:38:12Z Re: Model Builder Issue - Field Calculator https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/model-builder-issue-field-calculator/m-p/743148#M3111 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Russel,</P><P></P><P>I cannot see what is wrong with your model without being able to see what the properties of each tool are. Attached is a tool that I used to do the exact same thing</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 29 Jul 2014 19:06:44 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/model-builder-issue-field-calculator/m-p/743148#M3111 AnthonyGiles 2014-07-29T19:06:44Z Re: Model Builder Issue - Field Calculator https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/model-builder-issue-field-calculator/m-p/743149#M3112 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Well, Mr. Giles, That seemed to do the trick just fine!!! And I was able to tell my own folly from looking at your model! I really appreciate the help!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 29 Jul 2014 19:20:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/model-builder-issue-field-calculator/m-p/743149#M3112 RusselKlueg 2014-07-29T19:20:38Z