https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/gp-tool-naming-conventions-create-make-and/m-p/1571682#M91531 <P>Geoprocessing tools have names like:</P><UL><LI><STRONG>Create</STRONG> Database View</LI><LI><STRONG>Make&nbsp;</STRONG>Query Layer</LI><LI><STRONG>Generate</STRONG> Definition Query From Selection</LI></UL><P>What's the reason for using Create vs. Make. vs. Generate? Does the word usage&nbsp;indicate the type of object that's created? Such as a persistent object, a temporary object, or a calculated list/records?</P> Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:14:04 GMT Bud 2024-12-30T15:14:04Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/gp-tool-naming-conventions-create-make-and/m-p/1571682#M91531 <P>Geoprocessing tools have names like:</P><UL><LI><STRONG>Create</STRONG> Database View</LI><LI><STRONG>Make&nbsp;</STRONG>Query Layer</LI><LI><STRONG>Generate</STRONG> Definition Query From Selection</LI></UL><P>What's the reason for using Create vs. Make. vs. Generate? Does the word usage&nbsp;indicate the type of object that's created? Such as a persistent object, a temporary object, or a calculated list/records?</P> Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:14:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/gp-tool-naming-conventions-create-make-and/m-p/1571682#M91531 Bud 2024-12-30T15:14:04Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/gp-tool-naming-conventions-create-make-and/m-p/1571688#M91533 <P>applied in a different context which may help</P><P><A href="https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/76985/create-vs-generate-vs-make" target="_blank">word usage - Create vs. Generate vs. Make - English Language Learners Stack Exchange</A></P> Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:40:37 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/gp-tool-naming-conventions-create-make-and/m-p/1571688#M91533 DanPatterson 2024-12-30T15:40:37Z