Creating a dBASE table

1. Right-click the folder in the Catalog tree in which you want to create the new table and click New > dBase table.

A new dBASE table appears in the folder’s contents.

2. Type the name for the table and press ENTER.
3. To add a field to the table, right-click the table in the Catalog tree and click Properties.
4. Click the Fields tab.
5. Click the next blank row in the Field Name column and type a name.
6. Click in the Data Type column next to the new field's name and click its data type.
7. Click in the Field Properties list and type the properties for the new field.
8. Repeat steps 5 through 7 until all the table's fields have been defined.
9. Click OK.

Tip:

The OID field in a dBASE table is a virtual field created by ArcGIS when the table's contents are accessed. It is used to ensure that each object in the table has at least one unique value. It cannot be deleted.

Tip:

The route identifier field can be any numeric or character data type. It is recommended to be the same field type as the route identifier field in your route feature class. You should consider creating an attribute index on the route identifier field since it will help improve dynamic segmentation performance. The measure field or fields must be a numeric data type.

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