Overview of repeated features

ArcPad enables you to create a new feature, or a series of features, based on the attribute information of another feature. This capability is very useful for capturing a series of new features that have attribute information in common.

Using the Repeat Attributes button, ArcPad will populate the attribute information of any new feature you create using the attribute information of a previously selected feature. The Repeat Attributes button can be used on any feature type.

It is not necessary to use the Repeated Attributes tool with a previous feature of the same feature type. For example, you can capture points and polygons, both with an Inspection_date field. All common fields for the new point features will be repeated for the polygon features, and vice versa.