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Bug

ArcMap 10.3.1 and later versions resets defined scale and precision values in the newly created shapefiles to zero for float and double fields.

Last Published: April 9, 2018 ArcGIS for Desktop
Bug ID Number BUG-000099718
SubmittedSeptember 30, 2016
Last ModifiedAugust 16, 2025
Applies toArcGIS for Desktop
Version found10.4
Version Fixed10.6.1
StatusFixed

Workaround

ArcMap 10.3.1 and later versions honor the scale and precision values defined on shapefiles created in the ArcGIS for Desktop 10.3 and the earlier versions.

Steps to Reproduce

Bug ID: BUG-000099718

Software:

  • ArcGIS for Desktop

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