Load control points

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

Control points are loaded into a parcel fabric from a feature class, table, or comma-delimited (.csv) text file.

When loading new control points into a parcel fabric with existing control points, you can choose to merge the new and existing control points that lie within a specified tolerance. An example of when you would do this is when an existing control point in the parcel fabric has been updated with new coordinates. You would load the new control point, merge it with the existing control point, then overwrite the coordinates of the existing control point.

When merging new control points with existing control points, you have the option to:

• Change or keep the control point names.
• Define how coordinates are managed; for example, update the coordinates or keep existing coordinates.
• Define how attributes are managed; for example, update existing attribute values.

To load control points to a parcel fabric, follow these steps:

Steps:

1. In the Catalog window, right-click the parcel fabric and point to Import > Control Points to open the Import Control Points wizard.
2. Click the browse button and browse to the control point source data in the Select a dataset dialog box.
3. Check the Use shape field for coordinates box if you are migrating a feature class of control points with no x,y,z attributes.
4. Click Next.
5. Enter a tolerance for Match point to control tolerance.

   Control points are linked to parcel fabric points if they lie within the specified tolerance.

6. Click the Define settings for merging imported control points with existing control points check box if you are merging new control points with existing control points in the parcel fabric.
7. Click the Only apply when the source and target point have the same name check box to only merge control points with the same name.
8. Enter a tolerance for Close control tolerance.

   Control points are merged if they lie within the specified tolerance.

9. Choose how to handle the newly merged control point name by clicking the Name drop-down list.
10. Choose how to handle the newly merged control point coordinates by clicking the Coordinates drop-down list.
11. Choose how to handle new attribute values by clicking the Other attributes drop-down list.
12. Click Next to view a summary of your import settings.
13. Click the Log import results to a file check box if you want to save a log of your data migration results. Click the browse button to browse to the location where you want to save your log file.
14. Click Finish to load the control points.