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I have a set of points in a file gdb. When I load them in ArcMap or ArcCatalog, the data displays with unique value symbology based on a field rather than "single symbol". How do I get the data to load with single symbol by default?

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You probably have a subtype or domain set in your feature class (subtype) or geodatabase (domain)...

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    You can keep the subtype, just create an lyr file with single symbol. Then load it instead of the db
    – Brad Nesom
    Commented Aug 31, 2013 at 1:22
  • But there's no way to keep the subtype in the gdb and have the data load in single symbol, right?
    – Steve
    Commented Aug 31, 2013 at 17:16
  • Not that I know of...you might want to check on the ArcGIS support forum: forums.arcgis.com/forums/32-Geodatabase-amp-ArcSDE
    – Inactivated Account
    Commented Aug 31, 2013 at 17:38
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    How about creating a Cartographic Representation in "single symbol" mode for the default line style? "Symbolizing layers with representations -- When a feature class has a representation, you can use it to draw its features in a layer in ArcMap. When you add the feature class to a map, it will be drawn with the representation by default."
    – RyanKDalton
    Commented Sep 3, 2013 at 4:21

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