idea Longer index names in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Longer index names

Bud — Sat, 14 May 2022 04:09:50 GMT

When creating an enterprise geodatabase index in ArcGIS Pro:

If I enter an index that is longer than 16 characters, ArcGIS Pro automatically truncates the index (to 16 chars):

The index name I wanted: a2345678901234567
The index name I got: a234567890123456

Most enterprise databases now support object names that are 128 characters long (example: Oracle was 30, now 128).

The 16-character limit in ArcGIS Pro is too short. When we have hundreds of tables with multiple indexes, we need long index names so that we can clearly describe and differentiate between like-indexes.

Could Esri please consider supporting longer index names when creating indexes via ArcGIS Pro?

Re: Longer index names

BillFox — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:02:07 GMT

Does ArcGIS Enterprise still impose a limit of 16 characters for attribute index names?

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/does-arcgis-enterprise-still-impose-a-limit-of-16/m-p/1626250#M42483

Re: Longer index names - Status changed to: Under Consideration

SSWoodward — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:02:01 GMT

Re: Longer index names

SSWoodward — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:04:10 GMT

@BillFox This limitation is still in place in Enterprise and mobile GDBs.

The work to remove this limitation is under consideration.

Re: Longer index names - Status changed to: In Product Plan

SSWoodward — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 18:10:48 GMT

Re: Longer index names - Status changed to: Implemented

SSWoodward — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:15:24 GMT

Thanks everyone for your contributions to this Idea.

In ArcGIS Pro 3.6, max index name length in Enterprise Geodatabases now mirrors the max index length supported by the RDBMS.

For more new features, check out the `What's new in ArcGIS Pro 3.6` release blog.