Summary
When using ArcPad, adding a date/time stamp in the attribute table provides valuable information. This information can be collected without custom scripting. The following instructions describe how to populate a date/time field in ArcPad.
Procedure
- In ArcMap, navigate to the Table of Contents, right-click the layer and select Attribute Table.
- In the attribute table, go to Table Options and click Add Field.
- In the Add Field dialog box, click the Type drop-down arrow and select Date.
- On the ArcPad Data Manager toolbar, click the Get Data For ArcPad button to open the wizard.
- If working with a geodatabase feature class, use the check out option called Check out for disconnected editing in ArcPad.
- If working with a shapefile, use the check out option called Export as background data (to Shapefile) and select Make Editable.
Note:
Geodatabase feature classes can support both date and time information in the date field, while shapefiles only support date information.
Note:
For more information about checking out layers, see the following web help topics: Get Data for ArcPad – The Check Out Process and ArcGIS Resources - ArcPad Check Out
- Launch ArcPad and open the APM file from the folder created in Step 4.
Note:
Stand-alone shapefiles or AXF files, can be opened via Add Layers in ArcPad.
- Using either the Quick Capture toolbar or the Draw toolbar, create a new feature or modify an existing one. This displays the Edit form and the attribute values can then be edited.
- Click the Date_Time drop-down arrow, select the current date and time, and check the check box.
- Review the edits in ArcMap.
- If working with an AXF file, use the Get Data From ArcPad tool to check the data back in and synchronize it with the original feature class.
- If working with a shapefile, just add it to ArcMap.
When the AXF file is checked back into the database in ArcMap, the feature collection's date and time is added to the date/time field.
Note:
For more information about checking in edits, see the following web help topics Get Data from ArcPad – The Check In Process and ArcGIS Resources - ArcPad Check In.