A quick tour of subtypes

Subtypes are a subset of features in a feature class, or objects in a table, that share the same attributes. They are used as a method to categorize your data.

Subtypes allow you to do the following:

Subtypes can be created in two ways:

  1. Use the context menu in the Catalog tree.

    Learn more about Creating subtypes

  2. Employ geoprocessing using the Subtypes toolset.

Learn more about the Subtypes toolset

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