Auto Populate

[BillHendricks]

I am wondering if there is a way to auto populate Lat and Long in the attribute table using arcpad 10.2

[TimWitt]

Bill,

this might help you?

Tim

[BillHendricks]

I have a very basic knowledge of Arcpad. I tried using the applet without success

[HannahFerrier]

Hi Bill,

Good news!! In ArcPad 10.2 we have introduced QuickFields - which are designed to do exactly what you are after!!

To set up:

• Create fields in your points layer to store the lat/long data (eg. PointX & PointY)


• Add data to ArcPad (this will make sure your data is loaded into the QuickFields Expression Builder)


• Put ArcPad into Design Mode


• Select the QuickFields tool to launch the Expression Builder and Select ADD to create a new expression


• Choose the LAYERS option, then select your Layer and Field from the Drop-Down Lists


• Give your expression a name (this helps you manage multiple rules)


• Select POINTS as your filter and SHAPE X or SHAPE Y as your function


• This will add the function to your expression (the blue text at the bottom of the Expression Builder)


• Select OK and repeat the process for the next field include both X and Y


• Take ArcPad out of Design Mode select the QuickFields Tool to switch QuickFields ON for your map


• Now when you collect your points - these fields will auto-populate with the SHAPE X and SHAPE Y data  🙂

See here for more details,

Hannah 🙂

[BillHendricks]

Thanks Hannah. For some reason only 2 fields are available to edit in quick fields. Id and Latitude even though i have longititude in the attribute table as well