Latest Contributions by Bud

ArcGIS Pro 2.9.12; File Geodatabase: I have a feature-linked annotation FC. When I create new annotation features for existing lines, I need to manually populate the annotation's Feature ID field in order to link the annotation feature to the line feature. Idea: Instead of manually entering the Feature ID, click the existing line to automatically create a linked annotation. Video: ... View more

ArcGIS Pro 2.9.12; Oracle 18c 10.7.1 EGDB: As far as I can tell, there isn't a way to determine in the Catalog properties if an annotation feature class is feature-linked or not. Could that functionality be added? If I understand correctly, the presence of a relationship class doesn't necessarily indicate that the annotation is feature-linked. ... View more

ArcGIS Pro 2.9.12; File Geodatabase (and Oracle 18c 10.7.1 EGDB): I've created an annotation FC using the Create Feature Class wizard in Catalog: Bud_0-1713366059131.png The annotation FC is shown as SHAPE = Polygon in the attribute table. Bud_1-1713366059477.png Idea: Show the SHAPE as Annotation, not Polygon. I think that would be more intuitive. Related: Annotation shown as SHAPE=Polygon in attribute table ... View more

ArcGIS Pro 2.9.12; file geodatabase: I have a line FC and a feature-linked annotation FC. When I create a line,  an annotation feature gets automatically created, which is expected. But the annotation feature's STATUS field is 'Unplaced'; an annotation is not displayed in the map. How can I place an unplaced annotation in ArcGIS Pro? Video: ... View more

ArcGIS Pro 2.9.12; Oracle 18c 10.7.1 EGDB; SDE.ST_GEOMETRY: I'm troubleshooting an issue where I can't copy/paste a point FC via Catalog within the same enterprise geodatabase. Copying to a file geodatabase or a mobile geodatabase doesn't work either. But copying to a personal geodatabase in ArcMap does work. Find & repair problem ST_GEOMETRY rows — "Shape integrity error" I get this error: Bud_1-1713299059841.png Copy Failed Message [Error]: ERROR 000260: Shape integrity error Failed to execute (CopyMultiple).  That error message mentions something called "CopyMultiple". Is CopyMultiple a geoprocessing tool? I don't see any geoprocessing tools listed in the Geoprocessing Pane in Pro with that name. ... View more

ArcGIS Pro 2.9.12; Oracle 18c 10.7.1 EGDB; SDE.ST_GEOMETRY: When I make table design changes to a EGDB FC, I have a workflow where I make a backup to a FGDB. In the Catalog Pane, I copy the EGDB FC and paste it into an FGDB. The benefit of copying/pasting via Catalog is that all GDB functionality gets preserved in the copy, including domains, an entire feature dataset, etc.. It's an easy way to back up a FC (or FD) and everything that comes with it, compared to using GP tools that are clunkier to use and strip out some GDB functionality. That workflow generally goes smoothly. But there are cases where I want to exclude some rows from the copy FC. For example, I have an issue where I can't copy a line EDGB FC to a FGDB. I get an error: Bud_0-1713291893489.png Copy Failed Message [Error]: ERROR 000260: Shape integrity error Failed to execute (CopyMultiple). (My current workaround is to copy to a personal GDB via ArcMap, then from the PGDB to the FGDB. I don't get the error that way. But that workaround won't be possible when I lose ArcMap; using an intermediary mobile geodatabase instead of a PGDB doesn't seem to work.) I have that issue in ArcMap 10.7.1, Pro 2.6.8 and 2.9.12. Find & repair problem ST_GEOMETRY rows — "Shape integrity error" I don't know what the problem is in that FC. And I can't check or fix the FC using ArcGIS Pro functionality because the Repair Geometry geoprocessing tool doesn't support SDE.ST_GEOMETRY. So, I want to try excluding some rows when copying the FC. Such as WHERE SHAPE IS NOT NULL. I was hoping there would be a SQL expression section in the Paste Special dialog. But there doesn't seem to be anything like that. Hint: There is a bug in 2.9.12 where an FGDB's right-click menu doesn't show the Paste Special option. Use CTRL+ALT+V as a workaround. Resolved by at least 3.2.2. Idea: When copying/pasting via the Catalog Pane, filter rows via an SQL expression in the Paste Special dialog. ... View more

It's my understanding that ArcGIS Pro automatically creates supporting files and folders in the same location that the Project/APRX is located. Is it ok to store multiple Projects/APRXs in the same folder? Or should each Project be stored in a separate folder to avoid conflicts with the supporting files? Related: Copying .APRX in File Explorer — Copy supporting files and folders too? ... View more