Essentially, I have a dataset with drop down menus in one column, but I can't edit it or add new text.
I have managed to delete the original text classification in the field, but can't add 'Camel Race Track' to the DropDownMenu.
[GIS] ArcGIS Desktop, Attribute Table with drop down menus
arcgis-desktopattribute-tabledomains
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My guess is the gdb the featureclass lives in does not have any domains defined. Without any domains in the GDB, the feature class fields doesnt have any to display.
Try creating some in the GDB: http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/Creating_a_new_coded_value_domain/001s00000004000000/
It seems you did something wrong.please follow my example step by step:
- Create a Domain in GeoDatabase [Step1][
]1 - Add Filed in your layer(target) Right-click on Layer and select properties in Geodatabase when opened feature class properties Select Filed Tab and add new filed name and choose type of field (exactly same domain type)[step2][
]2 - Open layer attributes, right-click on layer in table of content and select open attribute table, after that add new field.
[Step 3. in other way][
]3 - when open attributes is still open start editor, Finally you can see code values is dropping down for new filed, they are code value you entered in step 1,
[Step 4][
]4
Note that the domain entry might not appear if the target field is not of the same data type as the domain.
Best Answer
Your database has Domain or dataset has subtype. If you want to manage them you can add more parameters for the domain or subtype. see Create subtypes and attribute domains to manage domains :
to manage subtypes: