{"id":612212,"date":"2019-09-24T17:07:21","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T00:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=612212"},"modified":"2019-10-08T11:35:52","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T18:35:52","slug":"configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro","title":{"rendered":"Configure feature layers and fields for editing in ArcGIS Pro"},"author":9742,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23851,37151],"tags":[458492,458502,458482,471822,471832],"industry":[],"product":[36561],"class_list":["post-612212","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-data-management","category-design-planning","tag-attribute-validation","tag-data-integrity","tag-domain","tag-feature-class","tag-feature-template","product-arcgis-pro"],"acf":{"short_description":"Explore how to configure multiple feature layers from a single feature classes contained in a geodatabase.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>A feature layer is a layer containing a group of similar features and their associated properties. Feature layers are how ArcGIS Pro represents feature classes. Feature layers can use data from any source that provides point, polyline, polygon, multipoint, or multipatch vector feature data. Often these are feature classes contained in a geodatabase, but they can also be shapefiles or online feature services.<\/p>\n<p>In this blog, you will configure several feature layers from a single feature class contained in a geodatabase. The objective is to control feature layer behavior to create unique and efficient feature templates for editing.\u00a0The layers and their associated feature templates may then be shared as layer files, layer packages or web layers and can be used across a wide range of applications in ArcGIS. Your feature layers may be used in hosted feature layer views that allow you create multiple unique windows into your data, and customize them to fit your audience.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2>Explore source layer properties<\/h2>\n<p>1. Click \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/learngis.maps.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=696701bb046f434b878971095e4d14cd\">Configure Feature Layers\u00a0<\/a> and choose <strong>Open in ArcGIS Pro<\/strong> to download the item.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: Alternatively, you can download the project package, start ArcGIS Pro, and unpack the package. The project is downloaded as a \u00a0.pitemx file. Double-click the file to unpack the project package and open ArcGIS Pro.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612342,"id":612342,"title":"Download Project Package","filename":"1-DownloadData.png","filesize":36677,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-DownloadData.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/1-downloaddata","alt":"Download Project Package","author":"9742","description":"Download Project Package","caption":"Download Project Package","name":"1-downloaddata","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 00:39:08","modified":"2019-09-24 00:39:36","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":857,"height":668,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-DownloadData-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-DownloadData.png","medium-width":335,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-DownloadData.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":599,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-DownloadData.png","large-width":857,"large-height":668,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-DownloadData.png","1536x1536-width":857,"1536x1536-height":668,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-DownloadData.png","2048x2048-width":857,"2048x2048-height":668,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-DownloadData-597x465.png","card_image-width":597,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-DownloadData.png","wide_image-width":857,"wide_image-height":668}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>2. In ArcGIS Pro, if prompted, sign in using your licensed ArcGIS account.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm\"><strong>Note<\/strong><\/span>: If you don\u2019t have ArcGIS Pro or an ArcGIS account, sign up for an <a href=\"http:\/\/links.esri.com\/arcgis-free-trial\/\">ArcGIS free trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>ConfigureFeatureLayers<\/strong> ArcGIS Pro project opens and displays a map named <strong>Configure Feature layers<\/strong>. In addition, the project consists of a geodatabase named c<strong>onfigurefeaturelayer.gdb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>3. In the <strong>Catalog<\/strong> pane, expand the <strong>Databases<\/strong> folder, and click c<strong>onfigurefeaturelayer.gdb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612352,"id":612352,"title":"Explore the project geodatabase","filename":"2-ExploreGDB.png","filesize":5407,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2-ExploreGDB.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/2-exploregdb","alt":"Explore the project geodatabase","author":"9742","description":"Explore the project geodatabase","caption":"Explore the project geodatabase","name":"2-exploregdb","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 00:41:15","modified":"2019-09-24 00:42:14","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":399,"height":288,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2-ExploreGDB-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2-ExploreGDB.png","medium-width":362,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2-ExploreGDB.png","medium_large-width":399,"medium_large-height":288,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2-ExploreGDB.png","large-width":399,"large-height":288,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2-ExploreGDB.png","1536x1536-width":399,"1536x1536-height":288,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2-ExploreGDB.png","2048x2048-width":399,"2048x2048-height":288,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2-ExploreGDB.png","card_image-width":399,"card_image-height":288,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2-ExploreGDB.png","wide_image-width":399,"wide_image-height":288}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Notice that the geodatabase contains a feature class named <strong>TreesSourceData<\/strong>. You will use this source feature class to generate several feature layers suitable for various uses and different users.<\/p>\n<p>4. Right-click <strong>TreesSourceData <\/strong>and choose <strong>Add To Current Map<\/strong>. The TreesSourceData feature class has an alias and displays as the <strong>Trees <\/strong>layer in the map<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612362,"id":612362,"title":"Add feature class to map","filename":"3-AddFCtoMap.png","filesize":7215,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3-AddFCtoMap.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/3-addfctomap","alt":"Add feature class to map","author":"9742","description":"Add feature class to map ","caption":"Add feature class to map ","name":"3-addfctomap","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 00:43:27","modified":"2019-09-24 00:43:49","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":391,"height":397,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3-AddFCtoMap-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3-AddFCtoMap.png","medium-width":257,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3-AddFCtoMap.png","medium_large-width":391,"medium_large-height":397,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3-AddFCtoMap.png","large-width":391,"large-height":397,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3-AddFCtoMap.png","1536x1536-width":391,"1536x1536-height":397,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3-AddFCtoMap.png","2048x2048-width":391,"2048x2048-height":397,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3-AddFCtoMap.png","card_image-width":391,"card_image-height":397,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/3-AddFCtoMap.png","wide_image-width":391,"wide_image-height":397}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Adding the <strong>TreesSourceData<\/strong> feature class to the map, creates your first feature layer. Keep in mind that the feature layers reference the feature classes for display and use in maps and scenes.<\/p>\n<p>5. In the <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm\"><strong>Content<\/strong><\/span><strong>s<\/strong> pane of the <strong>ConfigureFeatureLayers<\/strong> map, review the <strong>Trees <\/strong>layer.<\/p>\n<p>Because this layer has no attribute validation, the layer displays using Single Symbol display.<\/p>\n<p>6. In the<strong> Contents<\/strong> pane, right-click the <strong>Trees<\/strong> layer, and choose <strong>Attribute Table.<\/strong><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612382,"id":612382,"title":"View layer attribute table","filename":"4-ViewAttributeTable.png","filesize":14486,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-ViewAttributeTable.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/4-viewattributetable","alt":"View layer attribute table","author":"9742","description":"View layer attribute table","caption":"View layer attribute table","name":"4-viewattributetable","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 00:44:57","modified":"2019-09-24 00:45:29","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":416,"height":326,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-ViewAttributeTable-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-ViewAttributeTable.png","medium-width":333,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-ViewAttributeTable.png","medium_large-width":416,"medium_large-height":326,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-ViewAttributeTable.png","large-width":416,"large-height":326,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-ViewAttributeTable.png","1536x1536-width":416,"1536x1536-height":326,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-ViewAttributeTable.png","2048x2048-width":416,"2048x2048-height":326,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-ViewAttributeTable.png","card_image-width":416,"card_image-height":326,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/4-ViewAttributeTable.png","wide_image-width":416,"wide_image-height":326}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>7. Optionally move and dock the attribute table below the map.<\/p>\n<p>Attribute information in a table is organized into rows and columns. In ArcGIS, rows are known as records and columns are referred to as fields.<\/p>\n<p>8. Review the <strong>Trees<\/strong> attribute table and note the field names. You may need to dock and scroll the attribute table to review all fields.<\/p>\n<p>This table has no records, as you are creating feature layers for use by editors who will be collecting new tree features. Notice that the layer\u2019s field names are descriptive and contain spaces. This indicates that the source feature class has field aliases assigned to the fields. Field aliases allow you to assign an alternate name for a field. Typically, field names are as short as possible to describe the data stored in that field. You cannot use spaces or special characters in the field name, so a field alias allows you to give the field a more descriptive name.<\/p>\n<p>9. With the <strong>Trees<\/strong> attribute table active, click the <strong>Data <\/strong>on the <strong>Feature Layer<\/strong>\u00a0tab.<\/p>\n<p>10. On the <strong>Data<\/strong> tab, in the <strong>Design<\/strong> group, click <strong>Fields<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612392,"id":612392,"title":"Display Fields view","filename":"5-FieldsView.png","filesize":6216,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5-FieldsView.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/5-fieldsview","alt":"Display Fields view","author":"9742","description":"Display Fields view ","caption":"Display Fields view ","name":"5-fieldsview","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 00:46:58","modified":"2019-09-24 00:47:18","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":508,"height":152,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5-FieldsView-213x152.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":152,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5-FieldsView.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":139,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5-FieldsView.png","medium_large-width":508,"medium_large-height":152,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5-FieldsView.png","large-width":508,"large-height":152,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5-FieldsView.png","1536x1536-width":508,"1536x1536-height":152,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5-FieldsView.png","2048x2048-width":508,"2048x2048-height":152,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5-FieldsView.png","card_image-width":508,"card_image-height":152,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/5-FieldsView.png","wide_image-width":508,"wide_image-height":152}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>The Fields view displays a layer&#8217;s attribute fields and properties. When working in the Fields view, note that some field properties are specific to the layer and some are specific to the data source from which that layer was built.<\/p>\n<p>11. In the Fields view for the Trees layer, review the current field properties.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612402,"id":612402,"title":"Display layer fields","filename":"6-LayerFields.png","filesize":27665,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-LayerFields.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/6-layerfields","alt":"Display layer fields","author":"9742","description":"Display layer fields ","caption":"Display layer fields ","name":"6-layerfields","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 00:47:56","modified":"2019-09-24 00:48:22","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":1006,"height":690,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-LayerFields-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-LayerFields.png","medium-width":381,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-LayerFields.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":527,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-LayerFields.png","large-width":1006,"large-height":690,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-LayerFields.png","1536x1536-width":1006,"1536x1536-height":690,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-LayerFields.png","2048x2048-width":1006,"2048x2048-height":690,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-LayerFields-678x465.png","card_image-width":678,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/6-LayerFields.png","wide_image-width":1006,"wide_image-height":690}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Layer fields properties include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Visible<\/strong> to show or hide a field.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Read Only<\/strong> to define whether a field is editable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alias <\/strong>to apply an alternative name for a field.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highlight<\/strong> to accentuate the field when displayed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Number Format<\/strong> to change display formatting for numeric fields.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Domain<\/strong> to apply a domain to a field.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Default<\/strong> to set a default value to a field.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Length<\/strong> to set the maximum number of characters allowed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>12. In the Fields view, click the drop-down menu for <strong>Current Layer<\/strong> and select <strong>Data Source<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612412,"id":612412,"title":"Switch source fields","filename":"7-SwitchSourceFields.png","filesize":5254,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7-SwitchSourceFields.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/7-switchsourcefields","alt":"Switch source fields","author":"9742","description":"Switch source fields","caption":"Switch source fields","name":"7-switchsourcefields","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 00:49:19","modified":"2019-09-24 00:49:51","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":403,"height":208,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7-SwitchSourceFields-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7-SwitchSourceFields.png","medium-width":403,"medium-height":208,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7-SwitchSourceFields.png","medium_large-width":403,"medium_large-height":208,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7-SwitchSourceFields.png","large-width":403,"large-height":208,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7-SwitchSourceFields.png","1536x1536-width":403,"1536x1536-height":208,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7-SwitchSourceFields.png","2048x2048-width":403,"2048x2048-height":208,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7-SwitchSourceFields.png","card_image-width":403,"card_image-height":208,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/7-SwitchSourceFields.png","wide_image-width":403,"wide_image-height":208}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>The Fields view updates and the following columns are displayed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Field Name<\/li>\n<li>Alias<\/li>\n<li>Data Type<\/li>\n<li>Allow Null<\/li>\n<li>Domain<\/li>\n<li>Default<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612422,"id":612422,"title":"Data source fields","filename":"8-DataSourceFields.png","filesize":17289,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8-DataSourceFields.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/8-datasourcefields","alt":"Data source fields","author":"9742","description":"Data source fields","caption":"Data source fields","name":"8-datasourcefields","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 00:50:30","modified":"2019-09-24 00:51:03","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":678,"height":690,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8-DataSourceFields-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8-DataSourceFields.png","medium-width":256,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8-DataSourceFields.png","medium_large-width":678,"medium_large-height":690,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8-DataSourceFields.png","large-width":678,"large-height":690,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8-DataSourceFields.png","1536x1536-width":678,"1536x1536-height":690,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8-DataSourceFields.png","2048x2048-width":678,"2048x2048-height":690,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8-DataSourceFields-457x465.png","card_image-width":457,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/8-DataSourceFields.png","wide_image-width":678,"wide_image-height":690}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>When you make changes in the Data Source view, the changes are made to the underlying data source, which includes all the layers that are based on that source. However, changes made to the layer-level fields only change that specific layer. This difference is important, since one data source can have multiple layers associated with it.<\/p>\n<p>13. In the Fields view, note the fields and associated domains used for tree identification.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\"><strong>Field Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><strong>Domain<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">COMMONNAME<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\">Common<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">GENUS<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\">Genus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">SPECIES<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\">Species<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">TYPE<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\">Tree Type<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Attribute domains describe the valid values for a field. They are used to constrain the values allowed in an attribute for a table or feature class. They enforce data integrity by limiting the values to either a range or a list of valid choices.<\/p>\n<p>14. In the Fields view, note the fields associated with tree failure and risk.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\"><strong>Field Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"270\"><strong>Domain<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Failure<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\">FailureRisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Impact<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\">ImpactRisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">ImpactPoten<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\">Failure_ ImpactRisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">Consequences<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\">ConsequencesRisk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"247\">RiskRating<\/td>\n<td width=\"270\">RiskRating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>15. Close the Fields view for the Trees layer.<\/p>\n<p>16. Save the project.<\/p>\n<p>You have now identified groups of attribute fields that can be used in layers created specifically for different users and roles. Both of these groups of fields can be used in various applications. Next, you will create multiple feature layers from the original source layer.<\/p>\n<h2>Configure feature layers<\/h2>\n<p>In this section, you will create copies of the tree layer and make changes to the layer fields that will be used by users while editing and updating tree information.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In the <strong>Contents<\/strong> pane of the <strong>Configure Feature layers Map<\/strong>, right-click the <strong>Trees <\/strong>layer and choose <strong>Copy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612442,"id":612442,"title":"Copy Layers","filename":"9-CopyLayers.png","filesize":18682,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9-CopyLayers.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/9-copylayers","alt":"Copy Layers","author":"9742","description":"Copy Layers","caption":"Copy Layers","name":"9-copylayers","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 00:53:51","modified":"2019-09-24 00:54:08","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":488,"height":303,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9-CopyLayers-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9-CopyLayers.png","medium-width":420,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9-CopyLayers.png","medium_large-width":488,"medium_large-height":303,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9-CopyLayers.png","large-width":488,"large-height":303,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9-CopyLayers.png","1536x1536-width":488,"1536x1536-height":303,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9-CopyLayers.png","2048x2048-width":488,"2048x2048-height":303,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9-CopyLayers.png","card_image-width":488,"card_image-height":303,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/9-CopyLayers.png","wide_image-width":488,"wide_image-height":303}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>2. In the <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm\"><strong>Content<\/strong><\/span><strong>s<\/strong> pane right-click <strong>Configure Feature Layers Map<\/strong> and choose <strong>Paste<\/strong> to create a copy of the Trees layer.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612452,"id":612452,"title":"Paste new layers","filename":"10-Savelayers.png","filesize":10651,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10-Savelayers.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/10-savelayers","alt":"Paste new layers","author":"9742","description":"Paste new layers ","caption":"Paste new layers ","name":"10-savelayers","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 00:54:47","modified":"2019-09-24 00:55:09","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":380,"height":250,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10-Savelayers-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10-Savelayers.png","medium-width":380,"medium-height":250,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10-Savelayers.png","medium_large-width":380,"medium_large-height":250,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10-Savelayers.png","large-width":380,"large-height":250,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10-Savelayers.png","1536x1536-width":380,"1536x1536-height":250,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10-Savelayers.png","2048x2048-width":380,"2048x2048-height":250,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10-Savelayers.png","card_image-width":380,"card_image-height":250,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/10-Savelayers.png","wide_image-width":380,"wide_image-height":250}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>3. Create a second copy of the <strong>Trees<\/strong> layer using <strong>Paste<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>4. Rename the copied layers <strong>Tree Risk<\/strong> and <strong>Tree Identification<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>5. In the<strong> Contents <\/strong>pane, verify that you have three tree layers.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612462,"id":612462,"title":"Verify new layers","filename":"11-VerifyNewLayers.png","filesize":2835,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/11-VerifyNewLayers.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/11-verifynewlayers","alt":"Verify new layers","author":"9742","description":"Verify new layers","caption":"Verify new layers","name":"11-verifynewlayers","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 00:55:44","modified":"2019-09-24 00:56:06","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":272,"height":236,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/11-VerifyNewLayers-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/11-VerifyNewLayers.png","medium-width":272,"medium-height":236,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/11-VerifyNewLayers.png","medium_large-width":272,"medium_large-height":236,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/11-VerifyNewLayers.png","large-width":272,"large-height":236,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/11-VerifyNewLayers.png","1536x1536-width":272,"1536x1536-height":236,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/11-VerifyNewLayers.png","2048x2048-width":272,"2048x2048-height":236,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/11-VerifyNewLayers.png","card_image-width":272,"card_image-height":236,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/11-VerifyNewLayers.png","wide_image-width":272,"wide_image-height":236}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>6. In the <span style=\"font-weight: normal !msorm\"><strong>Content<\/strong><\/span><strong>s<\/strong> pane right-click <strong>Tree Identification<\/strong>, and choose <strong>Design<\/strong> and <strong>Fields<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Fields view opens. The design for this layer calls for the layer to display the specific attribute fields relevant to identifying a tree. Some attributes cannot be edited in the table. Managed fields\u2014such as ObjectID, Shape_Length, and Shape_Area\u2014cannot be edited. You also cannot edit fields that are marked as read-only for the layer in the Fields view of the table.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612472,"id":612472,"title":"Design layer fields","filename":"12-DesignLayerFields.png","filesize":23583,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/12-DesignLayerFields.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/12-designlayerfields","alt":"Design layer fields","author":"9742","description":"Design layer fields","caption":"Design layer fields","name":"12-designlayerfields","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 00:57:41","modified":"2019-09-24 00:58:11","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":652,"height":306,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/12-DesignLayerFields-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/12-DesignLayerFields.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":218,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/12-DesignLayerFields.png","medium_large-width":652,"medium_large-height":306,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/12-DesignLayerFields.png","large-width":652,"large-height":306,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/12-DesignLayerFields.png","1536x1536-width":652,"1536x1536-height":306,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/12-DesignLayerFields.png","2048x2048-width":652,"2048x2048-height":306,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/12-DesignLayerFields.png","card_image-width":652,"card_image-height":306,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/12-DesignLayerFields.png","wide_image-width":652,"wide_image-height":306}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>7. In the Fields view, check <strong>Visible <\/strong>to hide all fields in the layer table. This is a shortcut to uncheck all fields before selecting those you want the layer to display.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612482,"id":612482,"title":"Set layer field visibility","filename":"13-SetLayerFields.png","filesize":4771,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13-SetLayerFields.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/13-setlayerfields","alt":"Set layer field visibility","author":"9742","description":"Set layer field visibility","caption":"Set layer field visibility","name":"13-setlayerfields","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 00:58:55","modified":"2019-09-24 00:59:34","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":268,"height":251,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13-SetLayerFields-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13-SetLayerFields.png","medium-width":268,"medium-height":251,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13-SetLayerFields.png","medium_large-width":268,"medium_large-height":251,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13-SetLayerFields.png","large-width":268,"large-height":251,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13-SetLayerFields.png","1536x1536-width":268,"1536x1536-height":251,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13-SetLayerFields.png","2048x2048-width":268,"2048x2048-height":251,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13-SetLayerFields.png","card_image-width":268,"card_image-height":251,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13-SetLayerFields.png","wide_image-width":268,"wide_image-height":251}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>8. In the Fields view, for <strong>Visible<\/strong>, check\u00a0 the following fields so they will display:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>FACILITYID<\/li>\n<li>COMMONNAME<\/li>\n<li>GENUS<\/li>\n<li>SPECIES<\/li>\n<li>TYPE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Next, reorder the layer fields. It is important to note that layer field properties can be updated and configured without making changes to the underlying data source. Layer fields are stored with the layer definition in a project, and data source fields are stored with the layer\u2019s source.<\/p>\n<p>9. In the Fields view, click to the left of the <strong>TYPE<\/strong> field to select it, and drag the selected field below the <strong>FACILITYID <\/strong>field.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612492,"id":612492,"title":"Configure layer fields","filename":"14-SetMoveLayerFields.png","filesize":8692,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/14-SetMoveLayerFields.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/14-setmovelayerfields","alt":"Configure layer fields","author":"9742","description":"Configure layer fields ","caption":"Configure layer fields ","name":"14-setmovelayerfields","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 01:00:34","modified":"2019-09-24 01:00:53","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":589,"height":293,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/14-SetMoveLayerFields-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/14-SetMoveLayerFields.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":231,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/14-SetMoveLayerFields.png","medium_large-width":589,"medium_large-height":293,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/14-SetMoveLayerFields.png","large-width":589,"large-height":293,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/14-SetMoveLayerFields.png","1536x1536-width":589,"1536x1536-height":293,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/14-SetMoveLayerFields.png","2048x2048-width":589,"2048x2048-height":293,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/14-SetMoveLayerFields.png","card_image-width":589,"card_image-height":293,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/14-SetMoveLayerFields.png","wide_image-width":589,"wide_image-height":293}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>10. With the <strong>Tree Identification<\/strong> Fields view active, click <strong>Data<\/strong> on the <strong>Feature Layer <\/strong>tab.<\/p>\n<p>11. On the <strong>Fields<\/strong> tab, in the <strong>Changes<\/strong> group, click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612502,"id":612502,"title":"Save Layer Field changes","filename":"15-SaveLayerFieldChanges.png","filesize":6880,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/15-SaveLayerFieldChanges.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/15-savelayerfieldchanges","alt":"Save Layer Field changes","author":"9742","description":"Save Layer Field changes ","caption":"Save Layer Field changes ","name":"15-savelayerfieldchanges","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 01:01:57","modified":"2019-09-24 01:02:15","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":677,"height":157,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/15-SaveLayerFieldChanges-213x157.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":157,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/15-SaveLayerFieldChanges.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":108,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/15-SaveLayerFieldChanges.png","medium_large-width":677,"medium_large-height":157,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/15-SaveLayerFieldChanges.png","large-width":677,"large-height":157,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/15-SaveLayerFieldChanges.png","1536x1536-width":677,"1536x1536-height":157,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/15-SaveLayerFieldChanges.png","2048x2048-width":677,"2048x2048-height":157,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/15-SaveLayerFieldChanges.png","card_image-width":677,"card_image-height":157,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/15-SaveLayerFieldChanges.png","wide_image-width":677,"wide_image-height":157}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>12. Close the Fields view.<\/p>\n<p>13. Configure the display of the following fields for the <strong>Tree Risk<\/strong> layer and move them below each other:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>FACILITYID<\/li>\n<li>STREET<\/li>\n<li>ZIPCODE<\/li>\n<li>Failure<\/li>\n<li>Impact<\/li>\n<li>ImpactPoten<\/li>\n<li>Consequences<\/li>\n<li>RiskRating<\/li>\n<li>COMMENTS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612512,"id":612512,"title":"Set risk layer fields","filename":"16-SetRiskLayerFields.png","filesize":9374,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/16-SetRiskLayerFields.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/16-setrisklayerfields","alt":"Set risk layer fields","author":"9742","description":"Set risk layer fields ","caption":"Set risk layer fields ","name":"16-setrisklayerfields","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 01:03:08","modified":"2019-09-24 01:03:25","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":616,"height":355,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/16-SetRiskLayerFields-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/16-SetRiskLayerFields.png","medium-width":453,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/16-SetRiskLayerFields.png","medium_large-width":616,"medium_large-height":355,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/16-SetRiskLayerFields.png","large-width":616,"large-height":355,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/16-SetRiskLayerFields.png","1536x1536-width":616,"1536x1536-height":355,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/16-SetRiskLayerFields.png","2048x2048-width":616,"2048x2048-height":355,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/16-SetRiskLayerFields.png","card_image-width":616,"card_image-height":355,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/16-SetRiskLayerFields.png","wide_image-width":616,"wide_image-height":355}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>14. On the <strong>Fields<\/strong> tab, in the <strong>Changes<\/strong> group, click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>15. Close the Fields view.<\/p>\n<p>Next, you will configure feature templates based on the Tree Risk and Tree Identification layers.<\/p>\n<h2>Configure feature templates<\/h2>\n<p>1. On the map, in the\u00a0<strong>Contents<\/strong>pane, click the\u00a0<strong>Tree Identification<\/strong>\u00a0layer to select it.<\/p>\n<p>2. On the <strong>Edit <\/strong>tab, click the\u00a0<strong>Manage Templates<\/strong>\u00a0button in the lower right corner of the\u00a0<strong>Features<\/strong> group.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612522,"id":612522,"title":"Manage feature templates","filename":"17-ManageTemplates.png","filesize":5082,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/17-ManageTemplates.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/17-managetemplates","alt":"Manage feature templates","author":"9742","description":"Manage feature templates","caption":"Manage feature templates","name":"17-managetemplates","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 01:04:19","modified":"2019-09-24 01:04:40","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":449,"height":153,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/17-ManageTemplates-213x153.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":153,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/17-ManageTemplates.png","medium-width":449,"medium-height":153,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/17-ManageTemplates.png","medium_large-width":449,"medium_large-height":153,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/17-ManageTemplates.png","large-width":449,"large-height":153,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/17-ManageTemplates.png","1536x1536-width":449,"1536x1536-height":153,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/17-ManageTemplates.png","2048x2048-width":449,"2048x2048-height":153,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/17-ManageTemplates.png","card_image-width":449,"card_image-height":153,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/17-ManageTemplates.png","wide_image-width":449,"wide_image-height":153}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>The\u00a0<strong>Manage Templates<\/strong>\u00a0pane appears.<\/p>\n<p>3. In the <strong>Manage Templates <\/strong>pane, if necessary, expand the <strong>Configure Feature Layers <\/strong>map.<\/p>\n<p>4. In the <strong>Manage Templates <\/strong>pane, under the\u00a0<strong>Configure Feature Layers <\/strong><strong>Map<\/strong>, click the\u00a0<strong>Trees <\/strong>layer.<\/p>\n<p>5. If necessary, right-click the <strong>Trees<\/strong> layer and choose <strong>Create all templates<\/strong> to create a feature template for the layer.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612542,"id":612542,"title":"Create feature template","filename":"18-CreateTemplate.png","filesize":5478,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18-CreateTemplate.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/18-createtemplate","alt":"Create feature template","author":"9742","description":"Create feature template","caption":"Create feature template","name":"18-createtemplate","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 01:06:29","modified":"2019-09-24 01:06:46","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":416,"height":213,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18-CreateTemplate-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18-CreateTemplate.png","medium-width":416,"medium-height":213,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18-CreateTemplate.png","medium_large-width":416,"medium_large-height":213,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18-CreateTemplate.png","large-width":416,"large-height":213,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18-CreateTemplate.png","1536x1536-width":416,"1536x1536-height":213,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18-CreateTemplate.png","2048x2048-width":416,"2048x2048-height":213,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18-CreateTemplate.png","card_image-width":416,"card_image-height":213,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18-CreateTemplate.png","wide_image-width":416,"wide_image-height":213}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>6. Choose the <strong>Trees<\/strong> template, and click <strong>Properties<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612552,"id":612552,"title":"Set feature template properties","filename":"19-SetTemplateProperties.png","filesize":3506,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/19-SetTemplateProperties.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/19-settemplateproperties","alt":"Set feature template properties","author":"9742","description":"Set feature template properties","caption":"Set feature template properties","name":"19-settemplateproperties","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 01:07:20","modified":"2019-09-24 01:07:43","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":423,"height":198,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/19-SetTemplateProperties-213x198.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":198,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/19-SetTemplateProperties.png","medium-width":423,"medium-height":198,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/19-SetTemplateProperties.png","medium_large-width":423,"medium_large-height":198,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/19-SetTemplateProperties.png","large-width":423,"large-height":198,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/19-SetTemplateProperties.png","1536x1536-width":423,"1536x1536-height":198,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/19-SetTemplateProperties.png","2048x2048-width":423,"2048x2048-height":198,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/19-SetTemplateProperties.png","card_image-width":423,"card_image-height":198,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/19-SetTemplateProperties.png","wide_image-width":423,"wide_image-height":198}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>7. In the <strong>Template Properties<\/strong> pane, click <strong>Attributes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612562,"id":612562,"title":"Tree Layer attributes","filename":"20-TreeLayerAttributes.png","filesize":8572,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20-TreeLayerAttributes.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/20-treelayerattributes","alt":"Tree Layer attributes","author":"9742","description":"Tree Layer attributes","caption":"Tree Layer attributes","name":"20-treelayerattributes","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 01:08:16","modified":"2019-09-24 01:08:41","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":518,"height":676,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20-TreeLayerAttributes-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20-TreeLayerAttributes.png","medium-width":200,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20-TreeLayerAttributes.png","medium_large-width":518,"medium_large-height":676,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20-TreeLayerAttributes.png","large-width":518,"large-height":676,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20-TreeLayerAttributes.png","1536x1536-width":518,"1536x1536-height":676,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20-TreeLayerAttributes.png","2048x2048-width":518,"2048x2048-height":676,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20-TreeLayerAttributes-356x465.png","card_image-width":356,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/20-TreeLayerAttributes.png","wide_image-width":518,"wide_image-height":676}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Notice that all the source layer fields are listed, and it is not possible to choose specific fields for use in the feature template.<\/p>\n<p>8. Click <strong>OK <\/strong>to close the <strong>Template Properties<\/strong> pane.<\/p>\n<p>9. In the\u00a0<strong>Manage Templates <\/strong>pane, under the\u00a0<strong>Configure Feature layers <\/strong>map, click the\u00a0<strong>Tree Identification <\/strong>layer.<\/p>\n<p>10. Right-click the <strong>Tree Identification<\/strong> layer and choose <strong>Create all templates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>11. Choose the <strong>Tree Identification <\/strong>template and click <strong>Properties<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>Template Properties<\/strong> pane, you can configure a feature template&#8217;s name, the tools that appear on the tool palette, and whether you are prompted for attribute values.<\/p>\n<p>12. In the <strong>Template Properties<\/strong> pane, for <strong>Name<\/strong>, type <em>Collect and Identify a Tree<\/em>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612572,"id":612572,"title":"Rename template","filename":"21-UpdateTemplateName.png","filesize":4820,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/21-UpdateTemplateName.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/21-updatetemplatename","alt":"Rename template","author":"9742","description":"Rename template","caption":"Rename template","name":"21-updatetemplatename","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 01:09:40","modified":"2019-09-24 01:09:55","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":630,"height":215,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/21-UpdateTemplateName-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/21-UpdateTemplateName.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":158,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/21-UpdateTemplateName.png","medium_large-width":630,"medium_large-height":215,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/21-UpdateTemplateName.png","large-width":630,"large-height":215,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/21-UpdateTemplateName.png","1536x1536-width":630,"1536x1536-height":215,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/21-UpdateTemplateName.png","2048x2048-width":630,"2048x2048-height":215,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/21-UpdateTemplateName.png","card_image-width":630,"card_image-height":215,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/21-UpdateTemplateName.png","wide_image-width":630,"wide_image-height":215}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>13. In the <strong>Template Properties<\/strong> pane, click <strong>Tools<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>14. Uncheck <strong>Point At End of Line Tool<\/strong> from the list of construction tools.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612582,"id":612582,"title":"Select template tools","filename":"22-SetTemplateTools.png","filesize":4603,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/22-SetTemplateTools.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/22-settemplatetools","alt":"Select template tools","author":"9742","description":"Select template tools","caption":"Select template tools","name":"22-settemplatetools","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 01:10:31","modified":"2019-09-24 01:10:52","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":627,"height":194,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/22-SetTemplateTools-213x194.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":194,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/22-SetTemplateTools.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":144,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/22-SetTemplateTools.png","medium_large-width":627,"medium_large-height":194,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/22-SetTemplateTools.png","large-width":627,"large-height":194,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/22-SetTemplateTools.png","1536x1536-width":627,"1536x1536-height":194,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/22-SetTemplateTools.png","2048x2048-width":627,"2048x2048-height":194,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/22-SetTemplateTools.png","card_image-width":627,"card_image-height":194,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/22-SetTemplateTools.png","wide_image-width":627,"wide_image-height":194}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Notice that the <strong>Point Tool<\/strong> is identified as the default point construction tool.<\/p>\n<p>15. In the <strong>Template Properties<\/strong> pane, click <strong>Attributes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Notice that only the layer fields you checked as visible in the Fields view are available.<\/p>\n<p>If you had not preselected specific layer fields, the attributes list would contain all source fields as it did for the Tree layer.<\/p>\n<p>16. In the <strong>Template Properties<\/strong> pane to the right of the field names, check <strong>Prompt for attribute values <\/strong>for each layer field.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612592,"id":612592,"title":"Set attribute prompt","filename":"23-SetTemplateAttibutePrompt.png","filesize":13620,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/23-SetTemplateAttibutePrompt.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/23-settemplateattibuteprompt","alt":"Set attribute prompt","author":"9742","description":"Set attribute prompt","caption":"Set attribute prompt","name":"23-settemplateattibuteprompt","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 01:11:54","modified":"2019-09-24 01:12:17","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":762,"height":219,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/23-SetTemplateAttibutePrompt-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/23-SetTemplateAttibutePrompt.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":133,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/23-SetTemplateAttibutePrompt.png","medium_large-width":762,"medium_large-height":219,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/23-SetTemplateAttibutePrompt.png","large-width":762,"large-height":219,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/23-SetTemplateAttibutePrompt.png","1536x1536-width":762,"1536x1536-height":219,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/23-SetTemplateAttibutePrompt.png","2048x2048-width":762,"2048x2048-height":219,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/23-SetTemplateAttibutePrompt.png","card_image-width":762,"card_image-height":219,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/23-SetTemplateAttibutePrompt.png","wide_image-width":762,"wide_image-height":219}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>17. Click the <strong>Tree Type<\/strong> field drop-down arrow and choose <strong>Uncategorized<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612602,"id":612602,"title":"Set attribute default","filename":"24-SetTemplateAttibuteDefault.png","filesize":6000,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/24-SetTemplateAttibuteDefault.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/24-settemplateattibutedefault","alt":"Set attribute default","author":"9742","description":"Set attribute default","caption":"Set attribute default","name":"24-settemplateattibutedefault","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 01:13:19","modified":"2019-09-24 01:13:44","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":622,"height":331,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/24-SetTemplateAttibuteDefault-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/24-SetTemplateAttibuteDefault.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":247,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/24-SetTemplateAttibuteDefault.png","medium_large-width":622,"medium_large-height":331,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/24-SetTemplateAttibuteDefault.png","large-width":622,"large-height":331,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/24-SetTemplateAttibuteDefault.png","1536x1536-width":622,"1536x1536-height":331,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/24-SetTemplateAttibuteDefault.png","2048x2048-width":622,"2048x2048-height":331,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/24-SetTemplateAttibuteDefault.png","card_image-width":622,"card_image-height":331,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/24-SetTemplateAttibuteDefault.png","wide_image-width":622,"wide_image-height":331}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>You set the default domain value, and you do not need to update this field unless you identify the tree type before creating a new feature.<\/p>\n<p>18. Click the drop-down arrow for the <strong>Common Tree Name<\/strong>, <strong>Tree Genus<\/strong>, and Tree Species fields and choose <strong>&lt;Null&gt;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>19. In the <strong>Template Properties<\/strong> pane, click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the same manner, create and configure a feature template for the<strong> Tree Risk <\/strong>layer.<\/p>\n<p>20. In the <strong>Template Properties<\/strong> pane, for <strong>Name<\/strong>, type <em>Tree Risk Assessment<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>21. In the <strong>Template Properties<\/strong> pane, for <strong>Attributes<\/strong> check <strong>Prompt for attribute values <\/strong>for all layer fields except <strong>Facility Identifier<\/strong> and <strong>Comments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612612,"id":612612,"title":"Set Risk template attributes","filename":"24a-SetRiskTemplateAttibutes.png","filesize":5553,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/24a-SetRiskTemplateAttibutes.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/24a-setrisktemplateattibutes","alt":"Set Risk template attributes","author":"9742","description":"Set Risk template attributes ","caption":"Set Risk template attributes ","name":"24a-setrisktemplateattibutes","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 01:14:41","modified":"2019-09-24 01:15:05","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":628,"height":326,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/24a-SetRiskTemplateAttibutes-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/24a-SetRiskTemplateAttibutes.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":241,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/24a-SetRiskTemplateAttibutes.png","medium_large-width":628,"medium_large-height":326,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/24a-SetRiskTemplateAttibutes.png","large-width":628,"large-height":326,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/24a-SetRiskTemplateAttibutes.png","1536x1536-width":628,"1536x1536-height":326,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/24a-SetRiskTemplateAttibutes.png","2048x2048-width":628,"2048x2048-height":326,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/24a-SetRiskTemplateAttibutes.png","card_image-width":628,"card_image-height":326,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/24a-SetRiskTemplateAttibutes.png","wide_image-width":628,"wide_image-height":326}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>22. In the <strong>Template Properties<\/strong> pane, click<\/p>\n<p>23. Save the project.<\/p>\n<p>Feature templates are a property of a layer and are maintained in an ArcGIS Pro project. If the layer is saved as a layer file, the feature templates are maintained as a property of the layer file.<\/p>\n<p>24. Close the <strong>Manage Templates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now you\u2019ll test the feature templates and explore the contingent values applied to the fields.<\/p>\n<h2>Use the feature templates<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>On the map, in the <strong>Contents<\/strong>pane, uncheck the <strong>Trees<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>2. On the map, in the <strong>Contents<\/strong>pane, click the\u00a0<strong>Tree Identification<\/strong>\u00a0layer to select it.<\/p>\n<p>3. On the ribbon, click the <strong>Edit<\/strong> In the <strong>Features<\/strong> group, select <strong>Create<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Create Features<\/strong> pane appears.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612622,"id":612622,"title":"Create new features","filename":"25-CreateFeatures.png","filesize":17618,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/25-CreateFeatures.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/25-createfeatures","alt":"Create new features","author":"9742","description":"Create new features","caption":"Create new features","name":"25-createfeatures","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 01:16:09","modified":"2019-09-24 01:16:26","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":569,"height":444,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/25-CreateFeatures-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/25-CreateFeatures.png","medium-width":334,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/25-CreateFeatures.png","medium_large-width":569,"medium_large-height":444,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/25-CreateFeatures.png","large-width":569,"large-height":444,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/25-CreateFeatures.png","1536x1536-width":569,"1536x1536-height":444,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/25-CreateFeatures.png","2048x2048-width":569,"2048x2048-height":444,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/25-CreateFeatures.png","card_image-width":569,"card_image-height":444,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/25-CreateFeatures.png","wide_image-width":569,"wide_image-height":444}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>In the pane, notice the feature templates for Tree Identification and Tree Risk.<\/p>\n<p>4. In the <strong>Create Features<\/strong> pane, click <strong>Collect and Identify a Tree<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The template updates to display the available construction tools for creating a tree feature, and the attribute fields displayed are specific to identifying the tree type, species, and so on.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612632,"id":612632,"title":"Use feature template to create new features","filename":"26-UseFeatureTemplate.png","filesize":5754,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/26-UseFeatureTemplate.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/26-usefeaturetemplate","alt":"Use feature template to create new features","author":"9742","description":"Use feature template to create new features ","caption":"Use feature template to create new features ","name":"26-usefeaturetemplate","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 01:17:09","modified":"2019-09-24 01:17:36","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":453,"height":372,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/26-UseFeatureTemplate-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/26-UseFeatureTemplate.png","medium-width":318,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/26-UseFeatureTemplate.png","medium_large-width":453,"medium_large-height":372,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/26-UseFeatureTemplate.png","large-width":453,"large-height":372,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/26-UseFeatureTemplate.png","1536x1536-width":453,"1536x1536-height":372,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/26-UseFeatureTemplate.png","2048x2048-width":453,"2048x2048-height":372,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/26-UseFeatureTemplate.png","card_image-width":453,"card_image-height":372,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/26-UseFeatureTemplate.png","wide_image-width":453,"wide_image-height":372}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>5. In the <strong>Collect and Identify a Tree <\/strong>feature template, click the <strong>Tree Type<\/strong> drop-down arrow and choose <strong>Palm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612652,"id":612652,"title":"Set tree type domain value","filename":"28-SelectDomainValue.png","filesize":5075,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/28-SelectDomainValue.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/28-selectdomainvalue","alt":"Set tree type domain value","author":"9742","description":"Set tree type domain value","caption":"Set tree type domain value","name":"28-selectdomainvalue","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 01:18:55","modified":"2019-09-24 01:19:20","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":451,"height":372,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/28-SelectDomainValue-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/28-SelectDomainValue.png","medium-width":316,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/28-SelectDomainValue.png","medium_large-width":451,"medium_large-height":372,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/28-SelectDomainValue.png","large-width":451,"large-height":372,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/28-SelectDomainValue.png","1536x1536-width":451,"1536x1536-height":372,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/28-SelectDomainValue.png","2048x2048-width":451,"2048x2048-height":372,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/28-SelectDomainValue.png","card_image-width":451,"card_image-height":372,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/28-SelectDomainValue.png","wide_image-width":451,"wide_image-height":372}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>6. In the <strong>Common Tree Name<\/strong> drop-down menu , choose <strong>California Fan Palm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":612642,"id":612642,"title":"Set tree type value","filename":"27-SetTemplateAttributeDefaults.png","filesize":6430,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27-SetTemplateAttributeDefaults.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-pro\/data-management\/configure-feature-layers-and-fields-for-editing-in-arcgis-pro\/27-settemplateattributedefaults","alt":"Set tree type value","author":"9742","description":"Set tree type value","caption":"Set tree type value","name":"27-settemplateattributedefaults","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":612212,"date":"2019-09-24 01:18:13","modified":"2019-09-24 01:18:33","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":439,"height":425,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27-SetTemplateAttributeDefaults-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27-SetTemplateAttributeDefaults.png","medium-width":270,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27-SetTemplateAttributeDefaults.png","medium_large-width":439,"medium_large-height":425,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27-SetTemplateAttributeDefaults.png","large-width":439,"large-height":425,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27-SetTemplateAttributeDefaults.png","1536x1536-width":439,"1536x1536-height":425,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27-SetTemplateAttributeDefaults.png","2048x2048-width":439,"2048x2048-height":425,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27-SetTemplateAttributeDefaults.png","card_image-width":439,"card_image-height":425,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/09\/27-SetTemplateAttributeDefaults.png","wide_image-width":439,"wide_image-height":425}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>For each of these fields, the drop-down list of values is a result of setting a domain. Remember that domains enforce data integrity by limiting the field value to either a range or a list of valid choices.<\/p>\n<p>7. 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Optionally create a new feature on the map.<\/p>\n<p>12. When you are finished, save your edits and close the <strong>Create Features<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>13. Save the project.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>In this blog, you explored how to configure several feature layers from a single feature class contained in a geodatabase. In addition, you created and configured feature templates to facilitate editing of new features by users with different roles. You can now share the layers and their associated feature templates as layer files, layer packages, or web layers and use them across a wide range of applications in ArcGIS.<\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":9742,"user_firstname":"Colin","user_lastname":"Childs","nickname":"ColinC","user_nicename":"cchilds","display_name":"Colin Childs","user_email":"cchilds@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2019-07-09 16:59:42","user_description":"Colin Childs is a product engineer for Learn ArcGIS team at Esri who has been doing GIS for 30 years. Before coming to Esri in 2001, he was an Esri software instructor for the Esri distributor in South Africa. A CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+), Childs holds Esri Certified ArcGIS Desktop Professional, Esri Certified Enterprise Geodatabase Management Professional, and Esri Certified Enterprise Geodatabase Management Associate and was an instructor at Esri\u2019s corporate offices in Redlands for 15 years.  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