Appending slave features to master-slave relationships

As part of maintaining data, you may need to add new slave features to existing master-slave relationships. This could be the result of new equipment being installed on an existing structural feature.

Steps:
  1. Start ArcMap.
  2. On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Production Editing.
  3. On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Nautical.
  4. Click the Production Start Editing button Production Start Editing on the Production Editing toolbar.
    NoteNote:

    The Manage Features and Create Attributes, Update Attributes, or Metadata Attributes windows automatically appear when you start an edit session using the Production Start Editing tool.

    TipTip:

    If the Create Attributes, Update Attributes, or Metadata Attributes window does not appear when you start an edit session, click the Show/Hide Attributes button Show/Hide Attributes on the Manage Features window.

  5. Click the Relationship Manager tool Relationship Manager on the Nautical toolbar.

    The ~Relationship Manager~ window appears

    Relationship Manager window
  6. Right-click the master feature to append to in the Relationship Manager window tree view and click Start Append.

    Start Append option

  7. Select the feature to append to the master-slave relationship.
  8. Right-click the same master feature and click Do Append.
  9. Repeat steps 7–8 for all slave features you want to append.
  10. After you finish appending slaves, right-click the master feature again and click Stop Append.
    TipTip:

    Optionally, you may want to use the Show Available Slaves command in the shortcut menu. This evaluates potential slave features that are spatially co-located with an existing master feature (points only). When potential slave features are found, you can add them to master features.


4/19/2012