{"id":1987992,"date":"2023-06-20T09:49:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T16:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=1987992"},"modified":"2023-06-20T13:02:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T20:02:04","slug":"trimming-roses-and-editing-in-arcgis-pro","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/trimming-roses-and-editing-in-arcgis-pro","title":{"rendered":"Trimming Roses and Editing in ArcGIS Pro"},"author":8932,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23851],"tags":[766532,27971,760622],"industry":[],"product":[36561],"class_list":["post-1987992","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-data-management","tag-constraints","tag-editing","tag-group-template","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"authors":[{"ID":8932,"user_firstname":"Kory","user_lastname":"Kramer","nickname":"Kory Kramer","user_nicename":"kkramer","display_name":"Kory Kramer","user_email":"KKramer@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2019-02-11 14:26:30","user_description":"Kory Kramer is a Product Manager for ArcGIS Pro, collaborating across multiple teams to contribute to the direction of product development. He is dedicated to listening to users and finding ways to convert that feedback into a product that continues to add customer value. In his free time, he tries to get outside as much as possible \u2013 often on trails, sometimes on a bike. He has recently started composting and is trying to get bats to take up residence in his backyard bat house.","user_avatar":""}],"short_description":"Learn about key editing functionality in ArcGIS Pro and how to find out more at this year's User Conference.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Setting the stage<\/h2>\n

My wife is from London so every couple of years we try to make it over there for vacation. When school gets out, she and the kids head over for a few weeks to visit her side of the family, leaving me at home to get ready for the User Conference in San Diego. As soon as the conference is over, I fly over to meet them for a summer vacation.<\/p>\n

Why am I telling you this? Well, while I do miss them, having everybody out of the house is a really good time to get all those little things done that have built up on the to-do list. Yesterday I was tidying up around the back yard, trimming back plants to get ready to spread some new mulch. We have some rose bushes that have grown out of control, pushing perhaps eight to ten feet in height so I figured now would be a great time to tackle that job.<\/p>\n

Because I was giving these bushes a serious trim, I needed to use a couple of different tools \u2013 loppers for the thick, woody growth and hand pruners for the younger stems. \u00a0If you\u2019ve ever worked with a rose bush, especially one that has been allowed to have its stems harden (read, Kory hasn\u2019t taken care of these things in a couple of years) you\u2019ll know how sharp and unyielding the thorns can be. There I was, alternating between loppers and pruners as needed, trimming back stem after stem to reshape these plants into something more civilized, cutting each long stem down into shorter segments so that they would fit into the green waste bin. \u00a0It didn\u2019t take long before I had fallen into a rhythmic pattern:<\/p>\n

Lop. Lop, lop, lop. Prune, prune, prune. Discard.<\/p>\n

Lop. Lop, lop, lop. Prune, prune, prune. Discard.<\/p>\n

Lop. Lop, lop, lop. Prune, prune, prune. Discard.<\/p>\n

At some point during my trimming and discarding, I couldn\u2019t help but think that this is like editing. (This isn\u2019t the first time I\u2019ve found myself thinking about ArcGIS Pro while doing something seemingly unrelated<\/a>.) And every time I was pricked by a thorn, I wished I had that T shortcut key<\/a> to only show \u201cvertices\u201d when I wanted to\u2026<\/p>\n

Key editing features in ArcGIS Pro<\/h2>\n

Now that we know what got me thinking about editing in ArcGIS Pro<\/a> I wanted to highlight a few key features. If you\u2019re coming from ArcMap, these will be all new to you. If you\u2019ve been working in ArcGIS Pro for a while, you still may learn something new or enhance your editing knowledge.<\/p>\n

Automatic edit sessions<\/h3>\n

ArcGIS Pro\u00a0automatically starts an edit session when you modify existing data or create data. You can edit any data source that is granted view and edit privileges. Saving or discarding your edits automatically stops the edit session. Any subsequent edits you make resumes the edit session until you save or discard your edits. This means that you are not constrained to editing only a single workspace at once \u2013 you can seamlessly edit data from different databases, shapefiles, feature services, and so on without having to stop to switch workspaces.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut what if I want more control over when I\u2019m editing?\u201d<\/p>\n

Great question \u2013 we\u2019ve got you covered! You can use one or both of the following methods for more fine-grained control over when and what you\u2019re editing. Both of these settings are found in the project Options > Editing tab<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Enable and disable editing from the Edit tab<\/h4>\n

Disabling editing on the\u00a0Edit<\/strong>\u00a0tab disables editing tools and feature templates. By default, this setting is hidden.<\/p>\n

To show this button, see\u00a0Enable and disable editing<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1988052,"id":1988052,"title":"Enable_Disable_Editing","filename":"Enable_Disable_Editing.png","filesize":17283,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Enable_Disable_Editing.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/trimming-roses-and-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/enable_disable_editing","alt":"Choose to show or hide the Edit button by going to Options, Editing, expand Session and check Enable and disable editing from the Edit tab.","author":"8932","description":"","caption":"Choose to show or hide the edit button in the Manage Edits group on the ribbon","name":"enable_disable_editing","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1987992,"date":"2023-06-20 16:00:53","modified":"2023-06-20 16:03:32","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":458,"height":173,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Enable_Disable_Editing-213x173.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":173,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Enable_Disable_Editing.png","medium-width":458,"medium-height":173,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Enable_Disable_Editing.png","medium_large-width":458,"medium_large-height":173,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Enable_Disable_Editing.png","large-width":458,"large-height":173,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Enable_Disable_Editing.png","1536x1536-width":458,"1536x1536-height":173,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Enable_Disable_Editing.png","2048x2048-width":458,"2048x2048-height":173,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Enable_Disable_Editing.png","card_image-width":458,"card_image-height":173,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Enable_Disable_Editing.png","wide_image-width":458,"wide_image-height":173}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Turn editing off by layer<\/h4>\n

Turning editing off by layer allows you to specify which layer can be edited. These settings apply to the current map or scene and do not change permissions granted at the data source.<\/p>\n

To learn more, see\u00a0Specify which layers can be edited<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Save edits at recurring intervals<\/h3>\n

Now that you have control over your edit session and have specified which layers can be edited, you can also enable recurring automatic saves of your edits. By default, automatically saving edits is disabled, but throughout the ArcMap years we had this request come up again and again. So in ArcGIS Pro, you have the option to automatically save edits based on either a time interval (minutes) or number of operations. See Save edits at recurring intervals<\/a> for the details.<\/p>\n

Group templates<\/h3>\n

Group templates in ArcGIS Pro are one of my favorite editing features because it feels like magic as you create features. Group templates allow you to compile a template of various feature templates so that when you\u2019re creating features from the primary template, other features are automatically created.<\/p>\n

Here is a simple example. I will be digitizing a trail feature and all along the trail I know that there is a fence on both sides, five feet from the trail\u2019s centerline. My \u2018Trail with Fence\u2019 group template looks like this:<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1988062,"id":1988062,"title":"TrailwithFenceTemplate","filename":"TrailwithFenceTemplate.png","filesize":13662,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/TrailwithFenceTemplate.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/trimming-roses-and-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/trailwithfencetemplate","alt":"Example group template consisting of a primary line feature template and two additional line feature templates to create features offset by five feet on either side of the primary line feature.","author":"8932","description":"","caption":"Create a group template from Manage Templates in the Create Features pane","name":"trailwithfencetemplate","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1987992,"date":"2023-06-20 16:04:18","modified":"2023-06-20 16:06:11","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":636,"height":201,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/TrailwithFenceTemplate-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/TrailwithFenceTemplate.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":147,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/TrailwithFenceTemplate.png","medium_large-width":636,"medium_large-height":201,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/TrailwithFenceTemplate.png","large-width":636,"large-height":201,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/TrailwithFenceTemplate.png","1536x1536-width":636,"1536x1536-height":201,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/TrailwithFenceTemplate.png","2048x2048-width":636,"2048x2048-height":201,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/TrailwithFenceTemplate.png","card_image-width":636,"card_image-height":201,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/TrailwithFenceTemplate.png","wide_image-width":636,"wide_image-height":201}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

This means that as I create my trail feature, my fences are automatically created all at the same time. Magic!<\/p>\n

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Learn more about creating a group template<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reference grid, on-screen constraints, and inference constraints<\/h3>\n

ArcGIS Pro has multiple features that lend to a productive editing experience. The following three features can be accessed from the editing status bar at the bottom of the active map or scene. The status bar can be configured.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1988092,"id":1988092,"title":"ConfigureStatusBar","filename":"ConfigureStatusBar.png","filesize":4764,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ConfigureStatusBar.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/trimming-roses-and-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/configurestatusbar","alt":"Click the drop-down arrow on the status bar to customize the bar","author":"8932","description":"","caption":"Click the drop-down arrow on the status bar to customize the bar","name":"configurestatusbar","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1987992,"date":"2023-06-20 16:08:47","modified":"2023-06-20 16:09:03","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":436,"height":92,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ConfigureStatusBar-213x92.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":92,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ConfigureStatusBar.png","medium-width":436,"medium-height":92,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ConfigureStatusBar.png","medium_large-width":436,"medium_large-height":92,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ConfigureStatusBar.png","large-width":436,"large-height":92,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ConfigureStatusBar.png","1536x1536-width":436,"1536x1536-height":92,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ConfigureStatusBar.png","2048x2048-width":436,"2048x2048-height":92,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ConfigureStatusBar.png","card_image-width":436,"card_image-height":92,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ConfigureStatusBar.png","wide_image-width":436,"wide_image-height":92}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Reference grid<\/h4>\n

The reference\u00a0Grid<\/strong> overlay for editing comprises configurable horizontal and vertical grid lines that help you align features and visualize distances as you modify or create features.<\/p>\n

When you use the grid, consider the following:<\/p>\n