{"id":2391332,"date":"2024-08-21T15:21:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T22:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2391332"},"modified":"2025-11-17T14:03:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T22:03:38","slug":"introducing-select-by-attributes-in-arcgis-web-editor","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/introducing-select-by-attributes-in-arcgis-web-editor","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Select By Attributes in ArcGIS Web Editor"},"author":320122,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23851],"tags":[230422,377652,775522,775872,774762],"industry":[],"product":[36551,774772],"class_list":["post-2391332","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-data-management","tag-data","tag-edit","tag-select","tag-selection","tag-web-editor","product-arcgis-online","product-web-editor"],"acf":{"short_description":"Learn how to use the Select by attributes tool to create queries for selecting and exploring features in ArcGIS Web Editor.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

You might have heard the buzz about the new web-based editing app in ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Web Editor.<\/a><\/strong> We want to help you tap into the power of this new app. In this article, we\u2019ll explore the Select by attributes<\/strong> tool, a powerful tool for building queries to find the data you need. Whether you’re searching for specific data or analyzing patterns, it can help you hone your selections in no time. Let\u2019s take a closer look.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2428302,"id":2428302,"title":"SBA Explore Selection 2 700","filename":"SBA-Explore-Selection-2-700.png","filesize":189673,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Explore-Selection-2-700.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/introducing-select-by-attributes-in-arcgis-web-editor\/sba-explore-selection-2-700","alt":"A variety of tools for selecting features create a user friendly data selection and exploration experience in ArcGIS Web Editor.","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"","name":"sba-explore-selection-2-700","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2391332,"date":"2024-07-08 21:12:26","modified":"2024-07-22 18:21:46","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":800,"height":522,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Explore-Selection-2-700-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Explore-Selection-2-700.png","medium-width":400,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Explore-Selection-2-700.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":501,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Explore-Selection-2-700.png","large-width":800,"large-height":522,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Explore-Selection-2-700.png","1536x1536-width":800,"1536x1536-height":522,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Explore-Selection-2-700.png","2048x2048-width":800,"2048x2048-height":522,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Explore-Selection-2-700-713x465.png","card_image-width":713,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Explore-Selection-2-700.png","wide_image-width":800,"wide_image-height":522}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Selection in ArcGIS Web Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the first steps in any editing workflow is locating the data you want to edit. Web Editor makes this easy to do with dynamic tools for selecting features <\/a>and refining selections.<\/p>\n

The Selection toolbar<\/strong><\/a> is a toolset for creating and refining selections on the map. Editors can choose the interactive polygon, rectangle, or lasso tools. Once a set of features has been selected, additional tools for adding to or removing from the existing selection appear on the toolbar.<\/p>\n

The Selection pane<\/strong> is a valuable resource for exploring and fine-tuning your selections. In essence, its a panel where you can view and manage your selections, zoom to features, view pop-ups, and more.<\/p>\n

The table<\/strong> offers a convenient way to view, sort, and select records in a familiar tabular format. Editors can choose between showing all the records in the table, or displaying only the selected records.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2429592,"id":2429592,"title":"SBA EXplore Selection Tools in a row 3A 1000","filename":"SBA-EXplore-Selection-Tools-in-a-row-3A-1000.png","filesize":116147,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-EXplore-Selection-Tools-in-a-row-3A-1000.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/introducing-select-by-attributes-in-arcgis-web-editor\/sba-explore-selection-tools-in-a-row-3a-1000","alt":"View selected features on the map, in the Selection pane, or using the table.","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"","name":"sba-explore-selection-tools-in-a-row-3a-1000","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2391332,"date":"2024-07-08 23:26:10","modified":"2024-07-08 23:26:31","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":1000,"height":329,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-EXplore-Selection-Tools-in-a-row-3A-1000-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-EXplore-Selection-Tools-in-a-row-3A-1000.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":153,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-EXplore-Selection-Tools-in-a-row-3A-1000.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":253,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-EXplore-Selection-Tools-in-a-row-3A-1000.png","large-width":1000,"large-height":329,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-EXplore-Selection-Tools-in-a-row-3A-1000.png","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":329,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-EXplore-Selection-Tools-in-a-row-3A-1000.png","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":329,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-EXplore-Selection-Tools-in-a-row-3A-1000-826x272.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":272,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-EXplore-Selection-Tools-in-a-row-3A-1000.png","wide_image-width":1000,"wide_image-height":329}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Last but not least, the Select by attributes<\/strong> tool is a powerful feature for building queries to easily find the data you need. With Select by attributes, you can build expressions to filter and select features based on specific criteria. Let’s walk through an example.<\/p>\n

Select by Attributes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Imagine we want to locate counties in Colorado that have between 500,000 and 1 million inhabitants. Select by attributes<\/strong> is the tool for the job. It enables us to select features based on specific criteria, such as identifying all the buildings above a certain height, inspections performed within a specific time period, or counties in Colorado within a specific population range.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Step-by-Step Guide\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the dark content toolbar, click Selection<\/strong>\u00a0\"\" to open the Selection pane.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2435792,"id":2435792,"title":"SBA Access the SBA tool 2","filename":"SBA-Access-the-SBA-tool-2.png","filesize":172696,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Access-the-SBA-tool-2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/introducing-select-by-attributes-in-arcgis-web-editor\/sba-access-the-sba-tool-2","alt":"Click Select by attributes to open the query builder in ArcGIS Web Editor.","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"","name":"sba-access-the-sba-tool-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2391332,"date":"2024-07-11 02:22:32","modified":"2024-07-22 18:22:40","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":700,"height":375,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Access-the-SBA-tool-2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Access-the-SBA-tool-2.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":249,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Access-the-SBA-tool-2.png","medium_large-width":700,"medium_large-height":375,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Access-the-SBA-tool-2.png","large-width":700,"large-height":375,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Access-the-SBA-tool-2.png","1536x1536-width":700,"1536x1536-height":375,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Access-the-SBA-tool-2.png","2048x2048-width":700,"2048x2048-height":375,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Access-the-SBA-tool-2.png","card_image-width":700,"card_image-height":375,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Access-the-SBA-tool-2.png","wide_image-width":700,"wide_image-height":375}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Click Select by attributes <\/strong>to open the query builder.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2429522,"id":2429522,"title":"SBA Button & Query Builder 3A 600","filename":"SBA-Button-Query-Builder-3A-600.png","filesize":31241,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Button-Query-Builder-3A-600.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/introducing-select-by-attributes-in-arcgis-web-editor\/sba-button-query-builder-3a-600","alt":"Click the Select by attributes button to open the query builder.","author":"320122","description":"","caption":"","name":"sba-button-query-builder-3a-600","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2391332,"date":"2024-07-08 23:19:30","modified":"2024-07-08 23:20:56","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":600,"height":358,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Button-Query-Builder-3A-600-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Button-Query-Builder-3A-600.png","medium-width":437,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Button-Query-Builder-3A-600.png","medium_large-width":600,"medium_large-height":358,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Button-Query-Builder-3A-600.png","large-width":600,"large-height":358,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Button-Query-Builder-3A-600.png","1536x1536-width":600,"1536x1536-height":358,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Button-Query-Builder-3A-600.png","2048x2048-width":600,"2048x2048-height":358,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Button-Query-Builder-3A-600.png","card_image-width":600,"card_image-height":358,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/07\/SBA-Button-Query-Builder-3A-600.png","wide_image-width":600,"wide_image-height":358}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Choose a layer for the selection.<\/p>\n