Add the parcel fabric to the map

The parcel fabric can be created in a file geodatabase, mobile geodatabase and an enterprise geodatabase. When a parcel fabric is added to the map from an enterprise geodatabase, the layers are viewed as read-only in the map. Parcel fabric layers from an enterprise geodatabase must be published as a feature service to be edited.

Learn more about the parcel fabric layers

The parcel fabric and its associated layers can be accessed from a file geodatabase, mobile geodatabase or an enterprise geodatabase on the Project tab in the Catalog pane. After the parcel fabric is published as a feature service from an enterprise geodatabase, it can be accessed on the Portal tab in the Catalog pane.

When the parcel fabric layer is added to the map, the Parcels ribbon becomes available. The Parcels ribbon includes the Records and Quality tabs, which contain tools and commands for editing parcels in a parcel fabric.

Add the parcel fabric to the map from a geodatabase

The parcel fabric is a controller dataset and the parcel fabric group layer must be added as a stand-alone layer to the map. Parcel fabric functionality is not available if any the parcel fabric layers is grouped with other layers in the Contents pane.

To add the parcel fabric to a map from a file geodatabase or an enterprise geodatabase, complete the following steps:

1. Click Catalog on the View tab to open the Catalog pane.
2. On the Project tab, in the Databases folder, locate the file or enterprise geodatabase containing the parcel fabric
3. Right-click the parcel fabric and click Add To New Map to add the parcel fabric and its associated layers to the map.

   

   You can also add the parcel fabric to a current map view or drag the parcel fabric onto the map.

   Note:

   You do not need to manually add the associated layers to the map. When you add the parcel fabric to the map, associated layers are automatically added.

File geodatabase

When the parcel fabric is added to a map from a file geodatabase, you can work with and edit the parcel fabric as a single user.

Enterprise geodatabase

A parcel fabric is added to the map from an enterprise geodatabase for publishing purposes. The parcel fabric layers are read-only and cannot be edited. When the parcel fabric is added to a map from an enterprise geodatabase, the topology layers are separated from the parcel fabric layer for publishing purposes.

Note:

Any changes to symbology on the parcel fabric layers are lost when the parcel fabric is published as a feature service. In an enterprise geodatabase, map symbology is set on the published parcel fabric layers.

Add the parcel fabric to a map from a portal

The parcel fabric is a controller dataset and the parcel fabric group layer should be added as a stand-alone layer to the map. Parcel fabric functionality is not available if the any of the parcel fabric layers is grouped with other layers in the Contents pane.

To add the parcel fabric to a map from a portal, follow these steps:

1. In the Catalog pane, on the Portal tab, locate and double-click the published parcel fabric feature layer to display the parcel fabric and its feature classes.
2. Right-click the parcel fabric layer and click Add To New Map to add the parcel fabric and its associated layers to the map.

   

   You can also add the parcel fabric to a current map view or drag the parcel fabric onto the map.

   Note:

   You do not need to manually add the associated layers to the map. When you add the parcel fabric to a map, associated layers are automatically added.

The Parcels ribbon

When the parcel fabric layer is added to the map, the Parcels ribbon becomes available. The Parcels ribbon includes the Records and Quality tabs.

The Records tab contains commands for parcel creation and record-driven parcel editing. The Quality tab contains commands for parcel fabric data quality evaluation and error fixing.