idea Save 'Join' for recall in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Save 'Join' for recall

jakek — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 16:51:16 GMT

Can we get the functionality to save 'Joins'? Many times I need to join a table to a feature class, un-join for a variety of reasons, then later re-join the same table.

Re: Save 'Join' for recall - Status changed to: Needs Clarification

JonathanNeal — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 17:40:41 GMT

Hi @jakek
I am interested in the variety of reasons you may have to do this. Can you elaborate on the benifit to this new functionality vs removing and re-adding the join?

Re: Save 'Join' for recall

wayfaringrob — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 17:53:10 GMT

This would be super useful! I also find myself needing to remove and re-add joins. Sometimes you realize your data isn't quite right, you get updated data/additional fields, you want to try out different datasets, etc. The benefit would be saving time; not having to re-populate all these parameters each time:

Re: Save 'Join' for recall

Bud — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 07:16:43 GMT

I like this idea too. I'm commenting, instead of upvoting, since the upvote button is currently disabled.

Re: Save 'Join' for recall

JonathanNeal — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:20:25 GMT

Will close this idea for now to allow clarification to take place since there have been no further comments on it to guide us.
Thoughts:
From @wayfaringrob he would like our SDK option to keep sticky parameters. Opens the tool with some parameters from history. Alternatively, maybe open a tool from history? Maybe save a previous join?

Maybe I am missing something. I believe these ideas need to have a couple of comments for us to find clarity in what users want. Please continue to give us feedback, so we can make the software work well for you.

Re: Save 'Join' for recall - Status changed to: Closed

JonathanNeal — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:21:48 GMT

Please give us feedback, but unsure what experience would best serve users. Giving a goal, on what you want to solve often can be used to extract the user experience needed.