Summary
Instructions provided describe how to generate unique date values after adding a new date field to an attribute table.
Procedure
- Start ArcMap.
- Right-click on a layer and Select 'Open Attribute Table.'
- Select 'Options > Add Field'. Name the field.
- Select 'Date' from the 'type' menu. Click OK.
- Right-click on the date field.
- Select 'Calculate Values'.
- Select the 'Date' radio button in the Field Calculator dialog box.
- Copy the code below into the text box.
Code:
DateValue("mm/dd/yyyy")
or
Code:
DateValue("February 11, 2002")
- Click OK.