Comments on: How To Permanently Reorder Fields in ArcGIS

By: GISGeography

GISGeography — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:51:35 +0000

In reply to John Guilfoyle. This might exist in XTools. They do have ways that you copy and paste symbology from layer to layer. As for ordering your fields, this also might be possible in XTools. I know Excel has options to order fields for how you want to sort (first, second, etc). XTools also allows you to update in Microsoft Excel.

By: John Guilfoyle

John Guilfoyle — Sun, 19 May 2024 21:37:37 +0000

It would be helpful to have a tool like apply symbology that would apply the same Field Order to multiple layers.
I work in ArcMap with Network Analyst Routes. These routes exist within the ArcMap file itself and do not have an external geodatabase. When a new Network Analyst Route is created, the Stops data table can be viewed and edited, but there is no way to rework the table. There are 25 fields of which I need 6 to be displayed in a specific order. The rest are superfluous to my process. I need to select my six fields manually, move them to the top, reorder them, and then shut off the visibility of the other 19 fields.
One map can have up to fifty Network Analyst Routes and One season can have 80 or 90 maps.

By: fionag11

fionag11 — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 15:47:16 +0000

Great tips! A similar one is to use the Merge tool, but only Merge your one feature class or shapefile. I believe this gives you even more options to change field names etc. It took me a long time to realize I could do this.