Is there is a way to save label direct to the database??!!

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04-28-2017 07:34 PM
noormoqady
New Contributor III

Is there is a way to save label direct to the database??, in fact i have to save the label i want through save the MXD file but this is not practical for me, if i lose the MXD file i will be forced to start from from scratch with the label. 

Kindly find the attached photo.

Best,

Noor Moqady

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JayantaPoddar
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You could convert the labels to (feature-linked) Geodatabase Annotation (Annotation feature class).

What is annotation?—Help | ArcGIS Desktop 

Converting labels to annotation features—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop 



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noormoqady
New Contributor III

Thanks Jayanta Poddar for reply,

I try Geodatabase Annotation, but it does not work with me as in the attached photo.

what might be the issue??

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JayantaPoddar
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Uncheck the Append option. Append is done only on existing Annotation feature class. For a new Annotation feature class, you need to uncheck the append option.



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noormoqady
New Contributor III

its work fine at label level, sorry i forgot to elaborate that i need to keep label and symology together (cartography level) and save them directly to database.

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JayantaPoddar
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Another option is saving the point layer (with appropriate labels) as a layer file (.lyr).

Save To Layer File—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop 

Saving layers and layer packages—Help | ArcGIS Desktop 



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