topic Re: Why can't I copy field names from the Fields Data Design dialog in ArcGIS Pro? in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Why can't I copy field names from the Fields Data Design dialog in ArcGIS Pro?

EricErtl — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:29:11 GMT

Current ArcGIS Pro version: 3.3.4

In previous versions of Pro I was able to copy field names from the Fields Data Design dialog when in a map. Now, I can right-click on the field name and click the copy button (you can see that the button is not grayed out in the attached screenshot) but when I go to paste, it doesn't do anything - nothing is copied to clipboard.

We tried installing ArcGIS Pro v4 but it doesn't seem to be fixed in that version either.

Any ideas on why this is happening? Is it happening to anyone else?

Re: Why can't I copy field names from the Fields Data Design dialog in ArcGIS Pro?

BarryNorthey — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:21:23 GMT

Double click on the value to highlight it --> with the pointer over the selection --> right click --> Copy then try pasting

Re: Why can't I copy field names from the Fields Data Design dialog in ArcGIS Pro?

EricErtl — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:40:34 GMT

Hi @BarryNorthey. That could work in some instances but only when you have the correct access to the table. I cannot add/remove/alter fields in our sde feature classes so that isn't an option. Also, this is functionality that has worked in past Pro versions but now does not.

Re: Why can't I copy field names from the Fields Data Design dialog in ArcGIS Pro?

Tom_Laue — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:32:49 GMT

I'm experiencing the same issue.
Often want to copy the fieldnames over to the Notebook for analysis but copy is present but doesn't work in Pro 3.3.2
The option to Copy is present but doesn't actually copy anything.

I wish ESRI would fix this, but I'm sure they'll say this is "working as intended".🤣

Re: Why can't I copy field names from the Fields Data Design dialog in ArcGIS Pro?

Tom_Laue — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:30:15 GMT

Double-clicking on the text to highlight it doesn't work for me.

Your solution works on fields like the Alias but not on the field name text field.

Re: Why can't I copy field names from the Fields Data Design dialog in ArcGIS Pro?

BarryNorthey — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:42:27 GMT

These might work:

Data Engineering View

Open a Data Engineering View of the target layer.
You can Add all Fields and Calculate using either
Then right click on the Field Name value of interest | Copy

Alternately highlight the target field names in the left and drop into the right panel; doesn't Calculate statistics.

Fields View

Click here to select all values:
Right click | Copy
Paste the results into Notepad or Excel and then copy the details of interest from there.

Alternately

Right click in the gutter (far left) for just the row of interest | Copy
Paste into Notepad or Excel --> copy from there

Re: Why can't I copy field names from the Fields Data Design dialog in ArcGIS Pro?

Tom_Laue — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:47:05 GMT

Can we mark this as the Solution??

Your method works perfectly. Better than what ESRI Tech Support told us which was to use the Generate Schema Report tool or just ListFields using Python.

Re: Why can't I copy field names from the Fields Data Design dialog in ArcGIS Pro?

David_Kimball — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:47:03 GMT

I often use the technique that BarryNorthey describes (the Fields View technique, not the Data Engineering View technique). However, when I paste the information (e.g. into Excel) the fields are listed in the layer's default field order, not the field order that is shown in the Fields View table! Is there any way to copy-and-paste the field information in the current field order?

Re: Why can't I copy field names from the Fields Data Design dialog in ArcGIS Pro?

Bud — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:06:23 GMT

Copy a specific column from Fields View to clipboard

https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/copy-a-specific-column-from-fields-view-to/idi-p/1683829