If a .shp file is dragged/dropped from Windows Explorer into ArcMap, ArcScene, or ArcGlobe, the description and credits fields in the resulting layer do not get populated with the information from the shapefile's item description like they do if the shapefile is added into the map by way of Add Data, Catalog window, or search.
Last Published: August 25, 2014No Product Found
Bug ID Number
NIM055905
Submitted
March 31, 2010
Last Modified
June 5, 2024
Applies to
No Product Found
Version found
10.0 Beta
Status
Will Not Be Addressed
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Additional Information
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