How to Copy and paste features

[SanchezNuñez]

Good morning

I am looking for a way to Copy and paste features.

I am testing the ArcGIs WEb Editor with AGOL.

Thanks

[CraigGillgrass · Accepted solution]

hello @SanchezNuñez 

This doc topic goes through how Copy and Paste works in Web Editor 
https://doc.arcgis.com/en/web-editor/latest/create-and-edit/copy-paste.htm

You should see the Copy/Paste tools in the upper right hand corner of the Web Editor, under your named user dropdown.

Craig

[JasonFitzsimmons]

hi @CraigGillgrass , I am trying to copy features from one layer to another in Web Editor, using the steps in the document you linked.

I need to select multiple feature from one (line) layer, then copy that into another layer as a single feature. 

So far, it looks like I can only copy one feature at a time for the 'paste special' function to work with the target layer.

Any ideas? Thanks 

[CraigGillgrass]

@JasonFitzsimmons 

With the current June 2025 release of Web Editor, your steps would be:

• Copy features into the same layer 
• With those features selected, use Merge to merge into 1 feature

We're working on improving Copy/Paste over the next few releases, in the October 2025 release we'll support Paste multiple to a new layer, so you can Copy and Paste multiple features into a new layer.  

We're exploring more options for Paste Special where, you could have the option to Paste with Merge to simplify the workflow you're asking about.

Craig

[JasonFitzsimmons]

hi @CraigGillgrass , thanks for the quick reply.

That seems work, thanks!

We still need additional functionality for this to be useful for our clients, such as populating the fields from values in intersecting layers, that i don't think are available in Web Editor.

I have been hoping to find a solution on Experience Builder, but so far I haven't found one...if you have ideas, please share. 

(Ps I am trying to give you 'kudos' but getting an error?)

[CraigGillgrass]

Hi @JasonFitzsimmons 

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We still need additional functionality for this to be useful for our clients, such as populating the fields from values in intersecting layers, that i don't think are available in Web Editor.

This is possible using Arcade.  You can read about how to do it in this bog:

https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-online/mapping/go-beyond-the-smart-editor-using-sma...

We're also working with the Experience Builder and Maps SDK for Javascript teams to bring Copy/Paste and Merge to Experience Builder.

[JasonFitzsimmons]

HI @CraigGillgrass   thanks again, I will check that out as well! 

So if I understand your suggestion correctly, I would first use Forms and the Editor tool in the web map itself, to implement the Arcade code to populate the new feature's attributes from values in the intersecting layer, then use the copy/paste/m,merge workflow you described..? 

That gets me closer I think!

One issue i would need to work through is how to populate the new feature's attribute with multiple values (if, say, the new merged line intersects with two or more polygons with different values)

I found something along those lines here, but I am not sure how this would work if I am copy/pasting features one by one, then merging:

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/help-writing-arcade-to-get-distinct-values-fro...