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Add and Disable and Enable and Remove Attachments, Generate Attachment Match Table Tools

Add Attachments

How to use Add Attachments Tool in ArcToolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??

Add Attachments

Path to access the tool

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Add Attachments Tool, Attachments Toolset, Data Management Tools Toolbox

 

Add Attachments

Adds file attachments to the records of a geodatabase feature class or table. The attachments are stored internally in the geodatabase in a separate attachment table that maintains linkage to the target dataset. Attachments are added to the target dataset using a match table that dictates for each input record (or an attribute group of records) the path to a file to add as an attachment to that record.

1.    Input Dataset

Geodatabase table or feature class to add attachments to. Attachments are not added directly to this table, but rather to a related attachment table that maintains linkage to the input dataset.

The input dataset must be stored in a version 10.0 or later geodatabase, and the table must have attachments enabled.

2.    Input Join Field

Field from the Input Dataset that has values that match the values in the Match Join Field. Records that have join field values that match between the Input Dataset and the Match Table will have attachments added. This field can be an Object ID field or any other identifying attribute.

3.    Match Table

Table that identifies which input records will have attachments added and the paths to those attachments.

4.    Match Join Field

Field from the match table that indicates which records in the Input Dataset will have specified attachments added. This field can have values that match Input Dataset Object IDs or some other identifying attribute.

5.    Match Path Field

Field from the match table that contains paths to the attachments to add to Input Dataset records.

6.    Working Folder (optional)

Folder or workspace where attachment files are centralized. By specifying a working folder, the paths in the Match Path Field can be the short names of files relative to the working folder.

For example, if loading attachments with paths like C:\MyPictures\image1.jpg, C:\MyPictures\image2.jpg, set the Working Folder to C:\MyPictures, then paths in the Match Path Field can be the short names such as image1.jpg and image2.jpg, instead of the longer full paths.

Disable Attachments

How to use Disable Attachments Tool in ArcToolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??

Disable Attachments

Path to access the tool

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Disable Attachments Tool, Attachments Toolset, Data Management Tools Toolbox

 

Disable Attachments

Disables attachments on a geodatabase feature class or table. The tool deletes the attachment relationship class and attachment table.

1.    Input Dataset

The geodatabase table or feature class for which attachments will be disabled. The input must be in a version 10 or later geodatabase.

Enable Attachments

How to use Enable Attachments Tool in ArcToolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??

Enable Attachments

Path to access the tool

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Enable Attachments Tool, Attachments Toolset, Data Management Tools Toolbox

 

Enable Attachments

Enables attachments on a geodatabase feature class or table. The tool creates the necessary attachment relationship class and attachment table that will store attachment files internally.

1.    Input Dataset

The geodatabase table or feature class for which attachments will be enabled. The input must be in a version 10 or later geodatabase.

Generate Attachment Match Table

How to use Generate Attachment Match Table Tool in ArcToolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??

Generate Attachment Match Table

Path to access the tool

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Generate Attachment Match Table Tool, Attachments Toolset, Data Management Tools Toolbox

 

Generate Attachment Match Table

Creates a match table to be used with the Add Attachments and Remove Attachments tools.

1.    Input Dataset

Input dataset that contains records that will have files attached.

2.    Input Folder

Folder that contains files to attach.

3.    Output Match Table

Table that will be generated which contains two columns: MATCHID and FILENAME.

4.    Key Field

The values in this field will match the names of the files in the input folder. The matching behavior will ignore file extensions, which allows multiple files with various file extensions to match with a single record in the input dataset.

For example, if the input Key Field value is lot5986, a file on disk named lot5986.jpg would match with this record.

5.    Input Data Filter (optional)

This parameter is used to limit the files the tool considers for matching. If the file name does not meet the criteria in the file filter parameter it will not be processed and therefore will not show up in the output match table. Wild cards (*) can be used in this parameter for more flexible filtering options. Multiple semicolon-delimited filters can be used as well.

For example, consider a directory that contains the following files: parcel.tif, parcel.doc, parcel.jpg, houses.jpg, and report.pdf.

To limit the possible matches

6.    Store Relative Path (optional)

Determines if the output match table field FILENAME will contain a full path to the dataset or only the file name.

1. Checked—The output FILENAME field will contain relative paths. This is the default.
2. Unchecked—The output FILENAME field will contain full paths to the data.

Remove Attachments

How to use Remove Attachments Tool in ArcToolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??

Remove Attachments

Path to access the tool

:

Remove Attachments Tool, Attachments Toolset, Data Management Tools Toolbox

 

Remove Attachments

Removes attachments from geodatabase feature class or table records. Since attachments are not actually stored in the input dataset, no changes will be made to that feature class or table, but rather to the related geodatabase table that stores the attachments and maintains linkage with the input dataset. A match table is used to identify which input records (or attribute groups of records) will have attachments removed.

1.    Input Dataset

Geodatabase table or feature class from which to remove attachments. Attachments are not removed directly from this table, but rather from the related attachment table that stores the attachments. The Input Dataset must be in a version 10 or later geodatabase, and the table must have attachments enabled.

2.    Input Join Field

Field from the Input Dataset that has values which match the values in the Match Join Field. Records that have join field values that match between the Input Dataset and the Match Table will have attachments removed. This field can be an Object ID field or any other identifying attribute.

3.    Match Table

Table that identifies which input records will have attachments removed.

4.    Match Join Field

Field from the match table that indicates which records in the Input Dataset will have specified attachments removed. This field can have values that match Input Dataset Object IDs or some other identifying attribute.

5.    Match Name Field (optional)

Field from the match table that has the names of attachments to remove from Input Dataset records. If no name field is specified, all attachments will be removed from each record specified in the Match Join Field. If a name field is specified, but a record has a null or empty value in the name field, all attachments will be removed from that record. This field's values should be the short names of the attachment to remove, not the full paths to the files used to make the original attachments.