ERROR

An unexpected failure occurred. The row contains a bad value [LAYER]. The row contains a bad value [Direction]

Last Published: April 25, 2020

Error Message

The COGO Cul-de-sac command returns the following error:

"An unexpected failure occurred.
The row contains a bad value [LAYER].
The row contains a bad value [Direction]."

Cause

This is due to one or more fields in the attribute table not large enough to contain the data the Cul-de-sac command is attempting to enter.

Solution or Workaround

Reduce the number of decimals used for Display Angles in Editor > Options > Units tab.

  1. Click the Editor button on the Editor toolbar and select Options.
  2. Click the Units tab.
  3. Change the value for Display angles using to 0.
[O-Image] Display angles using 0 decimal places
  1. Click OK.

Article ID: 000010924

Software:
  • ArcMap

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