Alter Field should be able to do everything Fields View can do (such as change the domain)

Bud

ArcGIS Pro 2.9.5; Oracle 18c 10.7.1 EGDB:

The Fields View can modify the following properties of an empty FC:

• Data Type
• Allow NULLs
• Domain
• Default value

But the Alter Field geoprocessing tool can't change those properties.

It would be more intuitive if the Alter Fields tool had equivalent functionality to the Fields View.

SSWoodward

Thanks for the Idea @Bud,

You're correct alter field does not have an option to assign a domain.  This is by design. 

Alter field is used to set properties of the field, like name, alias, length, etc. which cannot differ between subtypes.  Properties like domain assignment, and default value, on the other hand, can be set uniquely per subtype and so have separate tools.  Assign Domain to Field and  Assign Default to Field require the ability to target specific subtypes and so are discrete tools.