idea Provide hyperlinks for complex Data Types in geoprocessing Help in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Provide hyperlinks for complex Data Types in geoprocessing Help

MarcoBoeringa — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 11:10:25 GMT

It would be useful to see hyperlinks for complex Data Types in the Help of geoprocessing tools and specifically the Syntax section. When writing a geoprocessing command in ArcPy, I often find myself consulting the tool's Help and especially the Syntax section. While very useful in itself, direct references via hyperlinks to complex data types in the Syntax section could help in further exploring the tool's requirements and how to define them. Now, I often need to do a secondary search for these complex data types to learn about their properties and how to define them. A simple hyperlink to the appropriate page would be of great use in navigating the geoprocessing Help.

E.g. in the above example, the "Spatial Reference" Data Type could link to this Help page:

SpatialReference—ArcPy classes | ArcGIS Desktop

Re: Provide hyperlinks for complex Data Types in geoprocessing Help

MarcoBoeringa — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 11:42:25 GMT

I now noticed that the ArcPy Classes Help pages, already provide hyperlinks for complex data types. All the more reason to add them to Geoprocessing tool's Syntax sections as well!

Re: Provide hyperlinks for complex Data Types in geoprocessing Help

DuncanHornby — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:33:08 GMT

A great idea, should also apply to the desktop help (CHM) file too. An easy thing to do to which improves the usability of the help files.

Re: Provide hyperlinks for complex Data Types in geoprocessing Help - Status changed to: Under Consideration

MarkZollinger — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 20:32:30 GMT

Thank you @MarcoBoeringa

We now have an issue in our backlog. It's hard to say when or even if we'll be able to implement this.

We hope the community will continue voting and commenting to better help us measure the demand for this.