Adding new attributes to parcel fabric tables

This topic applies to ArcGIS for Desktop Standard and ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced only.

A parcel fabric is composed of a set of internal feature classes and tables, for example, parcel lines, parcel polygons, and plans. Parcel fabric feature classes and tables behave like standard feature classes and tables in ArcGIS. You can access parcel fabric feature classes and tables by expanding the parcel fabric dataset in ArcCatalog or the Catalog window.

Tip:

The Adjustments and Accuracy tables can be displayed using the Make Parcel Fabric Table View geoprocessing tool under Parcel Fabric Tools > Layers and Table Views.

Each parcel fabric feature class or table has a set of predefined system attributes, which act like the system attributes of a normal feature class. Some system attributes are editable, and some are entirely system managed.

Learn more about parcel fabric system fields

Additional attributes can be added to all fabric feature classes and tables the same way attributes are added to normal feature classes.

Note:

Additional attributes should not be added to the line points feature class of the parcel fabric because they cannot be populated in the editor.

You can also add indexes to and create subtypes and domains on both system and additional, user-defined attributes on parcel fabric feature classes and tables.

External relationship classes can be created on all parcel fabric feature classes and tables; for example, you might want to create an external relationship class between your parcel fabric parcels feature class and an external parcel ownership table.

You might want to add attributes to fabric feature classes or tables before migrating existing attributes from parcel-based feature classes. For example, you might have attributes on your existing parcel polygon data that are not represented in the system attributes of the parcel fabric parcels feature class (for example, ownership). You would then need to create a new attribute on the parcel fabric parcels feature class with the same name/type as the attribute in your source parcel polygon data for the attribute to migrate successfully into the parcel fabric. The same is true for migrating subtypes and domains. If subtypes and domains are defined on attributes in your existing parcel datasets, the same subtypes and domains need to be defined on the corresponding attributes in the parcel fabric feature classes and tables before migration.

The parcel fabric has the following internal feature classes and tables:

• Control points—Stores coordinates (x,y,z) of survey control points
• Points—Stores parcel corner points
• Lines—Stores parcel lines
• Parcels—Stores parcel polygons
• Line points—Represents parcel corner points that lie on but do not split the boundaries of adjacent parcels
• Plans (table)—Stores information from the record of survey
• Jobs (table)—Tracks edits to the parcel fabric
• History (table)—Tracks parcel history
• Adjustments (table)—Tracks feature adjustments
• Accuracy(table)—Stores parcel fabric accuracy levels

Steps:

To add a new attribute to a table or feature class in the parcel fabric, follow these steps:
1. Double-click the parcel fabric on the Catalog window to display its internal feature classes and tables.

   The Parcel Fabric Properties dialog box appears.

2. Right-click the feature class or table to which you want to add a new attribute and click Properties.
3. On the Feature Class Properties dialog box, click the Fields tab.
4. In the list of fields, scroll down and click the next blank row in the Field Name column and type the name of your attribute field.
5. Click in the Data Type column next to the new field's name and select its data type. Choose whether you want to allow null values by clicking in the blank field next to Allow NULL Values in the Field Properties box and clicking the drop-down arrow.
6. Click Apply to create the attribute or OK to create the attribute and close the dialog box.