Favorites organize and save attribute values of often-used features. A favorite consists of a single feature with a user or an administrator pre-determining its attributes. The administrator sets up system favorites in ArcCatalog or ArcMap. Users can view or place (but not edit) system favorites in ArcMap. Users can also create user favorites in ArcMap.

Designer Users: If you want to create a favorite that can be added to a design, right-click System Favorites on the compatible units (CU) list and select Create Favorite, then use CUs from the CU list to create your favorite rather than features. Use the Work Function field at the top of the CUs list to assign a work function value to each CU added to the favorite. The CU will be assigned the work function in this field when it is added to the favorite. A GIS unit (GU) cannot contain CUs with duplicate work functions (i.e., two Install CUs or two Remove CUs).

Work Function field is set to Install, so the added CU has a work function of Install.

There are a couple ways to create favorites.

Right-Click Tool

Right-click a favorite category and select Create Favorite.
Use the Select a Target window to choose the feature class and subtype for your favorite. Click OK.
Enter a description for the favorite. This is the name that appears in the favorite category. Use the Object Editor grid to edit attributes. Any attributes that have been edited are displayed with blue field labels. If a field does not accept a Null value and no value is assigned, it is highlighted in yellow.
If the favorite has relationships, right click on the relationship to add a related object. Click Apply to save your changes. Click Create to save the favorite. After a favorite is saved, it is displayed in the Features list. Click Close to close the dialog without saving.

Edit Existing Favorites

Right-click an existing favorite and select Edit Favorite. This displays the Edit Favorite dialog.

Edit the favorite's attributes in the object editor grid. Any attributes that have been edited are displayed with blue field labels. The Create Copy button is discussed later in this section.

Delete: To delete an existing favorite, right-click it and select Delete.