Common table and attribute tasks

Below are some common table-related tasks with links to find more information.

In addition, there are many geoprocessing tools that allow you to perform tasks such as data conversion and management on tables and attribute data.

Common table-related tasks and where to go for more information

Common task or workflow	Where to go for more information	Available geoprocessing tools
Creating a table	Create datasets in a geodatabase	Create Table Make Table View
Creating a layer from a table with x,y coordinate data	Add x,y coordinate data as a layer	XY Table To Point Copy Features
Importing, copying, and converting tabular data sources	Import data Copy feature datasets, feature classes, and tables to a geodatabase Work with Microsoft Excel files in ArcGIS Pro	An overview of the Excel toolset Export Table Table To Geodatabase Table To dBASE Copy Features Copy
Adding and modifying fields, domains, and subtypes as well as controlling field properties such as visibility, highlighting a column, and numeric and date formatting	An overview of fields Create, modify, and delete the fields of a layer or table View and edit fields, domains, and subtypes Format numeric and date fields	An overview of the Fields toolset An overview of the Domains toolset An overview of the Subtypes toolset Calculate Geometry Attributes
Displaying tables	Open tabular data Sort records in a table Filter data in the table Hide columns in a table Freeze columns in a table	An overview of the Layers and Table Views toolset Make Query Table Make Table View
Interacting with a selected subset	Select records in a table interactively View all or only the selected records Highlight records within a selection set
Editing attribute values	Edit an active table Edit feature attributes Add data to an existing table Go to a specific row number Find and Replace
Calculating the values in fields	Fundamentals of field calculations Calculate Field examples	Calculate Field Calculate Geometry Attributes
Creating associations among tables, such as joining, relating, and using relationship classes	Overview of joins and relates View related data Automatically select related records Find the nearest features Find what intersects a feature Find what is inside a polygon	An overview of the Joins and Relates toolset Spatial Join
Geocoding a table of addresses	What is included in the geocoded results? Geocode a table of addresses	An overview of the Geocoding toolbox Geocode Addresses Split Address Into Components
Exporting tabular data	Export data Export tables	Copy Rows Table to dBASE Export Table Table To Geodatabase Export XML Workspace Document