Latest Contributions by AmirBar-Maor

Hi Katherine, There are a few options: 1. Best option: have all departments ./ agencies working on the same parcel fabric. With this option everybody are always in vertical alignment, no setup is needed. Downside: requires everybody to be on the same network and/or host the geodatabase and clients on the cloud (which is basically a shared network) 2. If you are only interested in the vertical alignment and not so much on the data the other agency is creating, you can populate a global ID on all the points and then share the parcel fabric between the agencies. From now on the parcel points can be published as a feature service and consumed using in ArcMap. Use the Fabric Point Move To Feature Add-in to move parcel points when they get updated between the parcel fabrics. 3. Geodatabase replication - this requires more effort to setup (network, permission, identical schemas) as well getting rid of relationship classes between parcel fabric classes. It also requires some one to physically sync and handle any conflicts. If both agencies are already on the same network they might as well use the first approach. With geodatabase versioning and appropriate QA processes in place the need for replication is questionable. ... View more

Task designer allow to specify and make a layer the only visible / selectable .. etc. The requirement is to keep this setting even if new layers are being added to the table of content that were not present during the task design time. ... View more

Another path is to just alias the field names on the layer. After all it is the layer the users are interacting with. This will work only where the purpose of the field meets the requirements. For example you can alias the 'Name' field to be called ' APN' or 'PIN' or 'Lot Number' etc. based on the layer it is used in. Another place to configure is the display field on the layer. If the field is missing - your solution is great and you can append any field that you find missing and than configure layers to show the correct fields (visible, order, highlight, alias). You are also welcome to suggest which fields should be appended if you think they could apply to other local governments on Esri Arcgis Ideas | Ideas Submission Portal . Thanks, Amir ... View more

Hello Mike, Please contact tech. support when ever you think you encountered a bug and\or you question if you follow the correct workflow. We did have a bug in one of the older releases where associated feature adjustment only worked for the first time you ran it on a file geodatabase and then stopped working. If you are using an older release try upgrading to 10.3.1 + the general maintenance patch. Amir ... View more

You can create as many parcel fabric layers as you need. Steps: In ArcMap select a layer --> Right click and 'Save as Layer File' Press the add data and add the layer file (*.LYR) Change the layer properties: name, definition query, symbology, editing templates, labeling... While the layer will not show up as part of the composite group layer, you can treat it as any other layer. Amir ... View more

The parcel workflows require the local government editing solution map as well as the local government information model. In the catalog window right click on the parcel fabric --> Enable information model. Then drag and drop the parcel fabric into an empty map. Assuming you have calculated the 'type' field on your parcels you should see parcels in your map. The parcel workflows should work now. Amir ... View more

Hello Raj et al, I would recommend using a parcel fabric. Every polygon has it's own set of lines and you will get many more benefits from it. The Land Records meetup has a whole session about printing maps using Data Driven Pages and dynamic elements (once you are a member open this page). After you watch the technical session you can download the Tax Parcel Map Book that is a part of the solution and use it as template. Everything you are trying to do can be achieved without writing any code and in a couple of hours (excluding layout design) Please also note that any dimension you show on the line converted from the polygon will be the inversed geometry using the GRID (projection) spatial reference that will not match the actual distance on the ground nor the legal document. If you want to do this correctly you have to use the parcel editing tools and a parcel fabric that are part of ArcGIS Desktop. Amir ... View more

Thanks Richard This is a known issue we plan to fix for 1.2. In the meantime the workaround is not to embed the merge dialog. Same workaround applies to other modify editing panes. Amir ... View more

There is no such option in the topology loading tool. You can use other GP tools prior to loading the data (on simple feature classes) or use the interactive tool  'Merge Courses' that works on selected parcels ... View more

Hello Nate, From the parcel editor toolbar drop down click 'Options'. Under the advanced tab you can change the 'Build parcels behavior' to 'Merge connected lines at points where there is no bend' Amir ... View more

Tasks, like other project items in Pro do not have an OK button. Saving the project would save the task (just like saving changes to your map). You can always undo and roll back design operation. Clicking on the Task Designer 'X' dialog button does closes the pane (just like any other pane) While we feel using tasks is very intuitive and requires very little training (if at all), designing a task requires good knowledge of the workflow and the software. These videos might help: ArcGIS Pro: Authoring Tasks - YouTube Video Link : 2518 Thanks for the feedback, Amir ... View more

Hello Michael, When you enter a parcel there is a button that you can turn on/off (toggle) that is called Measurement View. If it is pressed it will show you the parcel based on its measurements (as it looked before joining / floating). You can press this button on and off and see the difference between the geometry after joining and before joining, which usually depends on the joining method you used. The record measurements never change, even if / when the geometry changes. Vertices / segments should not disappear during the join process. Please contact technical support with your case to have someone look at it and determine if there is a bug in the software / data issue / training issue. Thanks, Amir ... View more

Hello Alicia, I assume your question relates to a data migration workflow. If you create your data from legal documents ("from scratch") I would recommend you start from the most spatially accurate layer towards the least accurate. If you most accurate data is road center lines it is perfectly OK to start with it and there is documentation on how to import "un-closed parcel'. If you have trusted control points they are also great to have imported. Amir ... View more

ArcGIS 10.3 exposes the option to merge courses on build (off by default). The registry key is no longer needed. ... View more

In short: 'No'. Tasks in ArcGIS Pro are designed for interactive workflows. A step in a task can call a geoprocessing tool \ model \ script. Tasks and Geoprocessing tools compliment each other. Unlike GP models, a step in a task can also call any command \ Add-in. Tasks are interactive, where Geoprocessing and Add-ins can be used for automation Tasks are designed to improve efficiency, promote best practices and guide new users. To read more about Tasks use this Link. Amir ... View more