How can I symbolize by gradient with ranges of dates as the attributes?

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02-24-2020 12:35 PM
KaitlynAbrahamson
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Hello,

I am trying to figure out if there is a way to symbolize using a gradient style with attribute data such as this:

1-5 years, 6-10 years, 11-15 years, etc.

Is there a way to do this?

I am making a road map that requires the display of road maintenance like when is the upcoming chip seal project (1-5 years), how about the next overlay project (6-10 years), and how many years has it been since the last overlay or chip seal.  Anyone have any tips?

Thanks.

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ShaneMiles
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Kaitlyn Abrahamson

Have you tried using unique values like the image below. This is using a text field similar to yours which I created quickly on my computer.

Go to color scheme and click format color scheme as seen below.

In this menu select Continuous colour scheme , there are a few other options to explore. See this option highlighted below. 

You are then able to adjust either end of the color scheme to your desired look. I hope this helps answer your question. 

Shane 

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ShaneMiles
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Hi Kaitlyn Abrahamson‌, 

If your using ArcGIS Pro , check out the Gradient fill on Fill symbol layers—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation or the Graduated Colours Symbolize feature layers—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation using a manual interval specified in the method. I hope this helps answer your question. 

Shane

KaitlynAbrahamson
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I'm not sure how you are getting the gradient fill to work on text data.  My attributes are literally text fields with data like "1-5 years."

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ShaneMiles
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Kaitlyn Abrahamson

Have you tried using unique values like the image below. This is using a text field similar to yours which I created quickly on my computer.

Go to color scheme and click format color scheme as seen below.

In this menu select Continuous colour scheme , there are a few other options to explore. See this option highlighted below. 

You are then able to adjust either end of the color scheme to your desired look. I hope this helps answer your question. 

Shane 

ShaneMiles
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Hi Kaitlyn Abrahamson

How did you go, did you ever get to the bottom of this? 

Shane 


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KaitlynAbrahamson
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Hi Shane,

I ended up taking your advice and changing my data a little bit.  I wanted to represent my data like a numerical value instead of the text values they are.  It didn't quite look the way I wanted it to look, but it still looks close to the way I intended.

ShaneMiles
Esri Contributor

Always hard when you have a specific vision you would like to achieve. Let me know If I can help anymore. 

Shane