idea Add the ability for Users to Specify a Rule Name and Description to the Generate ID Attribute Rule Geoprocessing Tool in Attribute Rules Ideas

Add the ability for Users to Specify a Rule Name and Description to the Generate ID Attribute Rule Geoprocessing Tool

Lorne_Dmitruk — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:04:54 GMT

The Generate ID Attribute Rule geoprocessing tool does not provide the ability for a user to specify the name for the attribute rule they are creating.

In order to specify a name for the rule a user has to modify csv file created by the tool or edit the rule name after importing the rule as the tool just provides GenerateID as the rule name and Generate ID using Database Sequences as the rule description.

Re: Add the ability for Users to Specify a Rule Name and Description to the Generate ID Attribute Rule Geoprocessing Tool

SSWoodward — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:51:07 GMT

Thanks for this idea @Lorne_Dmitruk

You're right, you cannot specify the rule name from the GP tool. The primary workflow for these tools is to access them from the `add rule > templates` dropdown menu in the attribute rules data design view. This workflow imports the rule to the view immediately, allowing users to name the rule in the view. This mirrors the workflow that occurs when when users add any new rule. The rule is added to the view with a dummy name which can then be updated.