idea Tools with Output Location Dialogue box not intuitive in ArcGIS Pro Ideas https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/tools-with-output-location-dialogue-box-not/idi-p/972007 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Tools in ArcGIS Pro 2.5.1 that use the Output Location Dialogue box, such as Table to Table, allow the user to browse to a folder.&nbsp; There's even a dropdown on type that includes Folder.&nbsp; However, the window at the bottom says Name, and will only accept the name of a file geodatabase.&nbsp; If you want to export the attribute table of a feature class to a .csv file, you have to either click on the folder you want so that it's highlighted and then click the OK button - leaving the Name window at the bottom blank, because you've done this before and know that's what you have to do - or avoid using the dialogue box altogether and just paste in the file path in the tool itself.&nbsp; It's extremely frustrating to have a window at the bottom of the dialogue box that can never be populated when populating that window seems to be what the dialogue box wants you to do.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>This dialogue box is meant for giving the output file path AND the name of the output file.&nbsp;&nbsp; Either all tools that use this dialogue box should be using it to set the file path and name, or a new dialogue box should be created that is not looking for a name, and will accept a file path.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 22 May 2020 16:18:58 GMT AndreaKross 2020-05-22T16:18:58Z Tools with Output Location Dialogue box not intuitive https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/tools-with-output-location-dialogue-box-not/idi-p/972007 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Tools in ArcGIS Pro 2.5.1 that use the Output Location Dialogue box, such as Table to Table, allow the user to browse to a folder.&nbsp; There's even a dropdown on type that includes Folder.&nbsp; However, the window at the bottom says Name, and will only accept the name of a file geodatabase.&nbsp; If you want to export the attribute table of a feature class to a .csv file, you have to either click on the folder you want so that it's highlighted and then click the OK button - leaving the Name window at the bottom blank, because you've done this before and know that's what you have to do - or avoid using the dialogue box altogether and just paste in the file path in the tool itself.&nbsp; It's extremely frustrating to have a window at the bottom of the dialogue box that can never be populated when populating that window seems to be what the dialogue box wants you to do.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>This dialogue box is meant for giving the output file path AND the name of the output file.&nbsp;&nbsp; Either all tools that use this dialogue box should be using it to set the file path and name, or a new dialogue box should be created that is not looking for a name, and will accept a file path.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 22 May 2020 16:18:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/tools-with-output-location-dialogue-box-not/idi-p/972007 AndreaKross 2020-05-22T16:18:58Z Re: Tools with Output Location Dialogue box not intuitive - Status changed to: Implemented https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/tools-with-output-location-dialogue-box-not/idc-p/1010328#M14586 <P>Implemented in ArcGIS Pro 2.7.</P><P>See&nbsp;<LI-MESSAGE title="Ideas in ArcGIS Pro 2.7: Something to Celebrate" uid="1009452" url="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-ideas-blog/ideas-in-arcgis-pro-2-7-something-to-celebrate/m-p/1009452#U1009452" discussion_style_icon_css="lia-mention-container-editor-message lia-img-icon-blog-thread lia-fa-icon lia-fa-blog lia-fa-thread lia-fa"></LI-MESSAGE>&nbsp;</P><P>Also check out <A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/get-started/whats-new-in-arcgis-pro.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">what's new in ArcGIS Pro 2.7</A>!</P> Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:52:48 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/tools-with-output-location-dialogue-box-not/idc-p/1010328#M14586 KoryKramer 2020-12-16T20:52:48Z