https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/feature-compare-gp-tool-gt-schema-only-don-t-make/idi-p/1696923 <P>I'm using the Feature Compare tool's <U>schema only</U>&nbsp;functionality to find same-name fields in two feature classes that have different field lengths.</P><P>It looks like I need to specify a field in the Sort Field parameter in order for the tool to run, such as fudging it by using OBJECTID.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Bud_0-1776432195642.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/151234i7D84DC5103CC107B/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Bud_0-1776432195642.png" alt="Bud_0-1776432195642.png" /></span></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Bud_0-1776432408245.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/151235i46C05562292049CE/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Bud_0-1776432408245.png" alt="Bud_0-1776432408245.png" /></span></P><P>That seems unecessary to me. Could that functionality be changed so I can run <U>schema only</U> without specifying a sort field?</P><P><BR />Use Case: Experience Builder -&nbsp;<A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-questions/what-are-the-rules-when-copying-pasting-a-feature/m-p/1696918/highlight/true#M23098" target="_self">What are the rules when copying/pasting a feature into a different feature layer?</A></P> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:29:25 GMT Bud 2026-04-17T13:29:25Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/feature-compare-gp-tool-gt-schema-only-don-t-make/idi-p/1696923 <P>I'm using the Feature Compare tool's <U>schema only</U>&nbsp;functionality to find same-name fields in two feature classes that have different field lengths.</P><P>It looks like I need to specify a field in the Sort Field parameter in order for the tool to run, such as fudging it by using OBJECTID.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Bud_0-1776432195642.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/151234i7D84DC5103CC107B/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Bud_0-1776432195642.png" alt="Bud_0-1776432195642.png" /></span></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Bud_0-1776432408245.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/151235i46C05562292049CE/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Bud_0-1776432408245.png" alt="Bud_0-1776432408245.png" /></span></P><P>That seems unecessary to me. Could that functionality be changed so I can run <U>schema only</U> without specifying a sort field?</P><P><BR />Use Case: Experience Builder -&nbsp;<A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-questions/what-are-the-rules-when-copying-pasting-a-feature/m-p/1696918/highlight/true#M23098" target="_self">What are the rules when copying/pasting a feature into a different feature layer?</A></P> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:29:25 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/feature-compare-gp-tool-gt-schema-only-don-t-make/idi-p/1696923 Bud 2026-04-17T13:29:25Z