Copying and pasting attributes from a template to a feature

With the Feature Manager, you can copy all the attributes from a feature template and save it in the local memory so it can be pasted as the attributes of an existing feature or in a text document. This allows you to quickly return the attributes of the feature to a known set of default values. When you paste the attributes into a feature, values are only pasted for the attribute fields that match the destination feature. For example, if you copy attributes from one feature that has NAM and ZV2 fields and the destination feature only has the ZV2 field, only the ZV2 value is pasted.

步骤:

1. Start ArcMap.
   提示:

   If the ArcMap - Getting Started dialog box appears, you can open a new or existing map document. You can also check the Do not show this dialog box in the future check box and click Open.

2. If necessary, load data in the map.
3. On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Production Editing.
4. Click the Production Start Editing button on the Production Editing toolbar.
   注意:

   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.

   提示:

   If the Create Attributes, Update Attributes, or Metadata Attributes window does not appear when you start an edit session, click the Link Feature Manager To Attributes Window button on the Manage Features window.

5. Click the Create tab on the Manage Features window.
6. Select the template from which you want to copy attributes.
7. Do one of the following to copy feature attributes:

   To copy all the attributes for a template	Right-click the template whose attributes you want to copy in the tree view on the Create tab, then click Copy Attributes.
   To copy selected attributes	Check the check boxes next to the attributes you want to copy on the Create Attributes window, then right-click the feature on the Update tab and click Copy Attributes.

   The fields and associated values for the selected feature are stored in the local memory.

8. Click the Update tab on the Manage Features window.
9. If necessary, enable classic snapping on the Production Editing toolbar by clicking Production Editing > Use Classic Snapping.
10. Right-click the selected feature on the Update tab and click Paste attributes.

    All fields and associated values for the selected feature are populated with the attributes that have been stored in the local memory.