Adding COGO fields to a feature class

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

To add and maintain COGO descriptions in a feature class, you need to have certain fields in its attribute table. You can easily add COGO fields to your feature class using the Create COGO Fields command in ArcCatalog.

Steps:

1. In ArcCatalog, click the Customize menu and click Customize Mode.
2. Click the Commands tab.
3. Type COGO Fields in the Show box. The available geodatabase tools appear on the right side of the panel.
4. Drag the Create COGO Fields button onto any of the ArcCatalog toolbars.
5. In the Catalog tree in ArcCatalog, select the line feature class to which you want to add COGO fields.
6. Click the Create COGO Fields button . A message appears showing that the fields have been added.