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Is the delete field option disabled in ArcMap?
In ArcMap, after exporting a feature class that participates in a parcel fabric to a stand-alone feature class using Data > Export Data from the Table of Contents, the Delete Field option in the attribute table is disabled (grayed out) for some fields of the output feature class, as shown in the image below:
The edit button is ‘greyed’ out, not allowing me to access this function. Why is this? I have tried various ways of selecting the data, restarting the program, and accessing the table through different buttons.
Is there a way to delete the attribute table?
You can open the attribute table and delete records, or you can use the Delete Features tool (only on spatial data). Deleting records within the Table window always takes place in an edit session. You can delete features with the geoprocessing tool outside an edit session; however, you will not be able to undo this operation.
How do you delete a table in ArcGIS?
Click the Editor menu on the Editor toolbar and click Start Editing. Right-click the table or layer in the table of contents and choose Open Attribute Table. Select the records you want to delete.
How to delete a part of a feature in ArcGIS?
Click the Edit Vertices button on the Production Editing toolbar. Right-click a node on the part of the feature you want to delete and click Delete Feature Part. The selected part of the polygon is deleted.
How to export a feature class in ArcMap?
In ArcMap, open the Feature Class to Feature Class tool. For the input features, select the feature class that participates in the parcel fabric. Specify the output feature class location and name. Click OK. The feature class is exported as a stand-alone feature class. Download Parcel Fabric Geoprocessing Tools.
Can a field be deleted from a feature class?
Some of the fields in an exported feature class are system maintained fields, and therefore cannot be deleted. To resolve this issue, use any of the following tools to export a parcel fabric feature class to a stand-alone feature class, rather than exporting from the Table of Contents: In ArcMap, open the Feature Class to Feature Class tool.