idea Icons for custom geoprocessing tools - ArcGIS Pro in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Icons for custom geoprocessing tools - ArcGIS Pro

JeremyGraham — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:03:32 GMT

In ArcMap 10.X one could create and assign custom icons that could be added to the toolbar. In ArcGIS Pro there is nice ability to add custom tools/scripttools to the ribbon, however it seems that the ability to add the icons did not make it and the only option is the default scrollpaper icon. For those who often create customized tools for sponsors it would add a nice finishing touch.

Re: Icons for custom geoprocessing tools - ArcGIS Pro

KoryKramer — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 21:04:34 GMT

This is also logged with technical support as [ENH-000102786: Customize the Symbol used to represent a custom model in the Analysis Gallery]. If you prefer to track this through the ENH, you can contact support to get attached.

The plan is to provide this functionality through setting the thumbnail in the tool's metadata - the thumbnail will be scaled to display in the analysis gallery and custom ribbon locations.

Re: Icons for custom geoprocessing tools - ArcGIS Pro

DeanAnderson2 — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 22:56:12 GMT

Have not been able to find this. Any idea what release this is planned for?

Re: Icons for custom geoprocessing tools - ArcGIS Pro

KoryKramer — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 18:49:13 GMT

Hi @DeanAnderson2 while the team has this in the backlog (Under Consideration) it is not currently assigned to a release. There may be higher priority issues that need to be addressed in the near-term, so unfortunately I can't provide a great answer other than 2.9 should be available in the next week or so and we know it didn't make it in there. Because 3.0 is a major version release requiring attention to larger framework issues, it is more likely this will be planned for a post-3.0 release.

Re: Icons for custom geoprocessing tools - ArcGIS Pro - Status changed to: In Product Plan

DrewFlater — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 21:34:25 GMT

In ArcGIS Pro 3.2, you can set the tool Icon in the tool Properties window on the General page. This icon is used whenever the tool is placed on the ribbon, in a Tools gallery, or on the Quick Access Toolbar. You can click the Icon to change it.

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Re: Icons for custom geoprocessing tools - ArcGIS Pro - Status changed to: Implemented

MargaretCrawford — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 15:33:10 GMT

This Idea has been implemented in ArcGIS Pro 3.2. Please see the What's New documentation for more new features in Pro 3.2.
The Your Ideas in ArcGIS Pro 3.2 blog and video have been posted to the Esri Community blog. You can take a look at these to see your idea and all others that were implemented in this release of ArcGIS Pro.

Re: Icons for custom geoprocessing tools - ArcGIS Pro

DanGreene — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 21:01:25 GMT

Hi all,

I would like to be able to create a toolbox, then create a tool with a custom icon showing by the tool instead of the scroll icon. When I go into properties and select my custom icon it shows up in the properties box by the icon word but never makes it to the tool in the toolbox ArcCatalog view. This would be very helpful since there are no longer python add-ins. It would also allow us to not change a lot of documentation that shows the icon for a tool and be more acceptable to the user since the Add-in will be gone.

At this point I think it is a bug, but I cannot say for sure. I am sure that no python ADD-IN ended our creation of ADD-INs and having the ICON on the tools in the toolbox would nicely replace the pretty fluff of the Add-In.

Dan

Re: Icons for custom geoprocessing tools - ArcGIS Pro

DanGreene — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:37:24 GMT

OK - not a bug - just a different design than I expected:

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Re: Icons for custom geoprocessing tools - ArcGIS Pro

MargaretCrawford — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:33:05 GMT

Hello @DanGreene,

Yes, the custom icons will not display in the Catalog view. The places you will see the icons are in the Analysis Tool Gallery, the Quick Access toolbar, and on the Ribbon.

You can learn more about this update here: https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-pro/analytics/geoprocessing-enhancements-in-arcgis-pro-for-arcmap-users/

Re: Icons for custom geoprocessing tools - ArcGIS Pro

DanGreene — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 22:08:03 GMT

Hi Margaret,

I came across another way to do what I would like to do but it appears to have a bug. If I add the icon to the metadata for the script I can hover over the tool and see the icon. I am using a temporary project, adding my toolbox using ArcCat and not saving the project when I close. Any other edits to the toolbox do get saved.

So, this would be just what I need when I hover over the tool (PRO 3.2):

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However, when I close the project, reopen ArcMap with a temporary project, and then add my toolbox the icon no longer shows. If I select to view the metadata and just close that window it will then show. Is this a bug? The only reason for the icons is user familiarity and easier user guide updates when moving from an ADD-IN in ArcMap to PRO.

Thanks,

Dan

Re: Icons for custom geoprocessing tools - ArcGIS Pro

Glasnoct — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 15:33:20 GMT

The option to change the icon does not appear in the general tab of my script's properties in 3.3.

Re: Icons for custom geoprocessing tools - ArcGIS Pro

MargaretCrawford — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 16:48:09 GMT

@Glasnoct is it possible that the tool is in a legacy toolbox (.tbx) or python toolbox (.pyt), rather than a ArcGIS toolbox (.atbx) ? In this case, you will not be able to apply a custom icon.

Re: Icons for custom geoprocessing tools - ArcGIS Pro

DanGreene — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:04:55 GMT

Hello,

I can get the icons on the Ribbon to work per my previous example. But I am leaning toward the view icons from the toolbox option when you hover over the tool. However, it is buggy so I may have to try the next release of PRO. I am running 3.2.2. Sometimes I add the toolbox and all of the icons display when I hover over the tool and sometimes, I have to VIEW metadata to get them to all display when I hover over them. Or sometimes they just eventually show up. The first time I added the toolbox today they all showed up. The second and third times that I closed out of PRO and tried again only a couple showed when I hovered over the tool. However, If I right clicked to view the metadata once then they would show up after that (sometimes more than just the one I selected to view metadata). I am leaning towards this method because then for installs I only need to distribute and document the toolbox whereas the ribbon may take a bit more on the documentation and user's part.

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Thoughts?

Note: I upgraded to PRO 3.3 and the same bug remains. I also tried saving as a project, opening the project and still the bug.

Dan

Re: Icons for custom geoprocessing tools - ArcGIS Pro

MargaretCrawford — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 17:44:38 GMT

Hello @DanGreene,

There are a few concepts you are mixing up here. The Icon and Illustration set in Tool Properties is not the same and the Thumbnail set in the tool Metadata.

Since the thumbnail is not always displaying on hover it is likely a bug. You can log this issue with tech support here: https://support.esri.com/en-us/contact

Re: Icons for custom geoprocessing tools - ArcGIS Pro

DanGreene — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 17:55:17 GMT

Hi Margaret,

Thanks for you continued support and also the link for reporting a potential bug. And, yes, they are not the same thing, but both are solutions to what I am trying to do. There is extensive documentation for each of the tools used currently with ArcMap and each includes pictures of the tools on a toolbar. Thus, I want to retain those ICON pictures with PRO to minimize documentation changes.

So, my next step will be the potential bug report using the link you shared and then to run through what it would take to implement the new toolbox in PRO with either way of presenting the icons so that they would be available to the user for whatever project they create.

Thanks again for sharing your expertise,

Dan

Re: Icons for custom geoprocessing tools - ArcGIS Pro

Glasnoct — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 16:29:14 GMT

@MargaretCrawford It is a python toolbox. Sad that that functionality is not available. Would be nice if that was added.

Re: Icons for custom geoprocessing tools - ArcGIS Pro

DanGreene — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 16:07:36 GMT

Morning,

I reported the Catalog Metadata ICON ("Thumbnail") problem with a Standard Toolbox - Thumbnail display when hovering over a tool in the Toolbox to ESRI - (not a python toolbox). They determined that it was indeed a bug but did not have a date for a potential fix. Now if they would enhance the Toolbox so that one could change the default icon that appears next to each tool that would even be better (I.E. the default icons use the icons in the metadata). However, this will solve my need to crosswalk the icons with the ArcMap documentation for the 12 tools and makes it simple to distribute the toolbox. I also plan to also experiment some more with the Analysis Tool Gallery option to see if this presents any extra overhead for the users when I get some time.

Dan