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 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 Parcel Record Workflows and Quality tabs become available.
The Parcel Record Workflows 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.
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 of 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, mobile geodatabase, or an enterprise geodatabase, complete the following steps:
- In the Catalog pane on the Project tab, locate the file, mobile, or enterprise geodatabase containing the parcel fabric in the Databases folder.
- Right-click the parcel fabric
, point to Add To New and click 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.
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 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:
- 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. - 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.