Currently it seems that once can use "cut & paste" to quickly move gemoetry from one shapefile / feature class to another. Unfortunately when this is done, attributes are not transferred, even if the schemas for each feature class are identical. This can be frustrating if there are literally scores of attribute fields that are assocaited with the geometry that one is hoping to move.
Currently the COPY & paste functionality allows for the attributes to transfer, but for some reason CUT & paste does not transfer the attributes. So it seems that this is possible but has been removed for some reason. I'm fairly certian this was possible in 9.3.
It would be nice to be able to do a CUT & paste operation this so that features could be quickly and cleanly moved from one feature class to another, without having the extra (and often clumsy) step of deleting a feature with identical geometry.
I assume this is done to "idiot proof" for accidental data loss, but come on, ESRI, we're not all idiots...! I don't mean that to sound snarky, but if we know what we're doing we should be able to do so quickly and cleanly, as we once were.
Thanks for the Ideas!
As of ArcGIS Pro 3.0, both cutting & copying are capable of carrying attribute values along with the selected geometries.
When pasting a cut geometry into a different feature class, the Paste Special function should be used in place of normal Paste. Paste Special will allow you to select the layer you would like to paste to, as well as provide options for bringing along attributes and defining field mappings in the case of disparate field names.
For more details on using Paste Special to bring along attribute values during a Cut/Paste operation, refer to the Paste Special document linked below.
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