You can use this function to add and edit Esri compatible attachments in the form of images or documents to structures. For example, add architectural plans to a service line as a reference document.
For non-Esri compatible attachments, an external document manager is used.
You can only add attachments to the structures and features that are configured to have attachments, to know more about attachment configuration, please visit the ArcGIS Pro documentation.
To edit attachments:
1.Go to Edit > Attachments. In the left side panel, the Attachments tab opens.
2.Load the features or structures by any of the various available tools from the map.
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Load the desired features or structures with a mouse click on a structure line or by drawing a rectangle over a map area. |
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Load the structures that are already selected in the map from another step or with another selection function. |
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Load all the available structure lines in the current map extent. |
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All loaded structure lines and relationship information are removed from the results list. |
3.Create a new attachment by clicking on the Add button at the bottom of the Attachments tab. An upload window pops up where you can upload either a local attachment or an external attachment of an image or a document to the selected structure. Click on OK to finish uploading.


When uploading locally, you can link only one file as a relationship per upload. To upload multiple files, repeat the same steps for each file. While in the external attachments tab, you can select multiple files at once by holding Ctrl while clicking, or by dragging to select a range of files.
You can view all added image attachments in list form or grid form, these controls are present next to the title Images.
You can search and filter results for the external documents, choose which file types you want from the search results, and browse existing external documents.
4.You can perform some edit actions on your created images by clicking the action menu, the following functions appear:
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Preview the added image in the Attachments tab. You can also double-click the image to preview it in the Attachments tab. |
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View the image in a new tab on your browser. |
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Download the image locally to your machine. |
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Delete the attachment from the current active structure line or feature. |
5.You can perform some edit actions on your created attachments by clicking on the action menu, the following functions appear:
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Download the attached file locally to your machine. |
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Delete the attachment from the current active structure line or feature. |
Previously added external documents are shown at the bottom of the panel where you can preview, open in a new tab, download and remove the relationship with their features.