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Posted on January 14, 2023 (Updated on July 10, 2025)

Using Field Calculator of ArcMap to populate field based on codes from another field

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How do I calculate a field based on another field in ArcGIS?

Procedure

  1. In ArcMap, right-click the selected layer in Table Of Contents, and select Open Attribute Table.
  2. In the attribute table window, create a new field.
  3. In the Editor toolbar, click Editor > Start Editing.
  4. Right-click the newly created field, and select Field Calculator.

How do I autofill fields in ArcMap?

Right click on column name at the top to open the calculator. In the window that pops up, enter your value between quotation marks and select OK. This will automatically fill that value in that column for all the features/rows that are selected.
 

How do I populate a field in ArcMap?

Procedure

  1. In ArcGIS Pro, on the top ribbon, click Analysis >Tools.
  2. In the Geoprocessing pane, search for the Calculate Field tool.
  3. In the Calculate Field tool pane, under Parameters, select the layer for the Input Table.
  4. Select an existing field or create a new field for Field Name (Existing or New).

How do I calculate a field in ArcGIS?

Right-click the layer or table you want to edit and open its table. Right-click the field heading for which you want to make a calculation and click Field Calculator.

Can you use a calculated field in another calculated field?

Unfortunately you cannot refer to calculated fields when creating a new calculated field.
 

How do you populate a calculated field?

On the Analyze tab, in the Calculations group, click Fields, Items, & Sets, and then click Calculated Field. In the Name box, type a name for the field. In the Formula box, enter the formula for the field. To use the data from another field in the formula, click the field in the Fields box, and then click Insert Field.

How do you auto-populate a field?

Auto-population works similarly to reference processes: It links a field on a form to outside data by “mapping” the field to a field on the outside source. In operation, the field you want to auto-populate will point to the outside source and use the value in that field to populate the field on the new form.

How do you auto-populate a form field?

Go into the form that you want to autofill. Insert in the Default Values box of the field options. Replace x with the Key or ID of the field that you want to pull the value from. Now when the user submits the ‘Select entry’ form, it will populate fields with values from the selected entry.
 

How do I fill input field automatically?

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How do you create a calculated field that returns a different value when all is selected in a filter?

Answer

  1. Click Analysis > Create Calculated Field. Save the calculated field named as Values including the following formula.
  2. Place Region to rows and filters.
  3. Right-click Region in the filters pane > Show Filter.
  4. Again, right-click Region in the filters pane > Add to Context.
  5. Place Values to text.

 

How do I combine two fields in Arcgis?

To join two datasets: In ArcMap,right-click the layer to which you want to join attributes, point to Joins and Relates, and click Join. To join two spatial datasets, click the first drop-down arrow and click Join data from another layer based on spatial location.
 

What is a calculated or derived field?

A derived field is a simple field or table field column whose value is derived from the value of one or more fields or columns on the same form or a constant. The value is determined by a formula that is specified when the form is defined in VIFRED.

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