With the ArcGIS Pro parcel fabric, control is no longer stored separately from regular parcel points.
When we integrate a new survey plan, often the first thing we do (after creating a new record) is import control. Sometimes this is done manually, sometimes this is done via a script in a task. The control points we are importing usually do not sit on the parcel corner they represent. In the ArcMap world, we would link the control point to the parcel point it represents using Match Control Point. In ArcGIS Pro, what we need to do is merge parcel points.
In our case, we typically want to preserve the attributes of the control point but the geometry of the parcel corner point so as not to skew the geometry. This means that this is now a 2-step process. Either:
- Move the control point (either with the Move tool, or the Edit Verices tool) to snap to the parcel corner it represents
- Merge points and preserve the control point
OR
- Copy and Paste Attributes from the Control point to the parcel point it represents
- Merge points and preserve the original parcel point that now contains the control attributes (we would do this in cases where publication systems are dependent on preserving original features so as not to introduce unnecessary changes in publication).
It would be ideal if the Merge Parcel Points tool offered a way to do this with only 1 step. For example: editors could choose the preserve the geometry from point 1, but the attributes from point 2. This would allow us to tie the new control into the parcel fabric with only 1 tool, instead of using 2 tools. Or, when they preserve the geometry from point 1, provide an option to transfer attributes from point 2 before the points are merged. Any of those enhancements would make this a 1 step process for us.
Also - the Merge Parcel Points tool only displays some of the attributes (for example ObjectID is missing). Currently, this makes it difficult to figure out which point to preserve if we've already copied and pasted attributes from the control point. So, if all point attributes could be included in the Merge Parcel Points window, that would be ideal.
