idea Consistent Terminology: FC >> Attribute Table vs. Table >> Open in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Consistent Terminology: FC >> Attribute Table vs. Table >> Open

Bud — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:02:41 GMT

To open the attribute table of a feature class, the right-click menu option is "Attribute Table":

To open the attribute table of a standalone table, the right-click menu option is "Open":

As a new ArcGIS Pro user:
When I go to open the attribute table of a standalone table, I often overlook the "Open" option. I think I'm usually looking for an "Attribute Table" button, or something like that, not "Open".

Idea:
Could the terminology be made more consistent for those two scenarios? I.e., make both be "Attribute Table".

I think that would be more intuitive for new users.

Re: Consistent Terminology: FC >> Attribute Table vs. Table >> Open

RoseF — Sun, 04 Dec 2022 18:40:15 GMT

I completely understand the issue you're having because I become a creature of habit, always looking in the same place for the same thing. Do you think something like "Open Table" or even just "Table" might help? Or maybe, for consistency's sake, call it what it is: a non-spatial table. So the list would say "Non-spatial Table" instead of "Attribute Table".

MY SOLUTION: instead of picking either of these options from a list, I hold the Ctrl key down and double click on the table or layer in the Contents Pane; his opens the table right up and I don't have to look through a list.

Re: Consistent Terminology: FC >> Attribute Table vs. Table >> Open

Bud — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:36:16 GMT

Re: Consistent Terminology: FC >> Attribute Table vs. Table >> Open

KoryKramer — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:06:49 GMT

The idea is valid, but noting that the difference is explained in the Tables documentation https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/data/tables/tables-in-arcgis-pro.htm#:~:text=The%20term%20table%20can%20be,not%20have%20associated%20geographic%20features.