Attribute Editor

The Attribute Editor is ArcFM's most powerful editing tool. Because editors and designers spend so much time performing tasks that involve setting attribute values for new features and updating existing features, they require a tool that presents applicable fields and makes them easy to update.

This section discusses navigating the Attribute Editor as well as its various tabs.

Navigating the Attribute Editor
Attribute Editor Options
Targets Tab: Used to edit features and favorites before placing them on the map. The tab is visible only if you have an editing session started.
Selection Tab: Displays any features you have currently selected on the map.
Design Tab: Displays the features that have been added to the current design. Available only with Designer. If you do not have Designer installed, this link will not work.
QA/QC Tab: Displays results provided by the QA/QC tool and the QA/QC Version Difference tool.

The ArcFM Display Field is the value of a specific field displayed on the Attribute Editor, as shown below. If the ArcFM Display Field hasn't been changed, the ObjectID is shown in parentheses. Administrators can change the Display Field at the Field Display tab of the ArcFM Properties Manager in ArcCatalog.

Users can view relationship classes and expand related objects that are indicated by the plus icon.

With the Attribute Editor, users can edit appropriate attribute field values before placing a feature on the map. Blue text indicates names of attribute fields that have been edited. Red text indicates a value that is not in the domain. If the subtype changes and a field value no longer matches its domain, the value changes to the default and the field name is indicated in blue. If a field does not accept a Null value and no value is assigned, it is highlighted in yellow.

You can access ArcFM utility tools by right-clicking features in the Attribute Editor. When using the Locator tool, you can use Add to Selection to add features listed in the search results to the Attribute Editor Selection tab.

This section also contains a Troubleshooting section specific to the Attribute Editor.