Importing selected features into an existing layer

Throughout this chapter, you have learned various methods for importing entire datasets into your geodatabase or exporting from your geodatabase to other formats. What if you only want to import a few selected features or records?

By default, the geoprocessing tools you have already used, such as Export Features, Merge, Append, and Excel to Table, will automatically be limited to selected features or records if you have them selected. However, most of these tools create new feature classes or tables. They do not just add data to an existing dataset. ArcGIS Pro will allow you to copy data from one layer and paste it into another existing layer. This allows you to choose exactly which features you want to convert or import.

In this recipe, you will copy records from a shapefile and paste them into an existing layer that points to a geodatabase feature class. You will do this by first performing a query to select features in the...