topic Re: Identify tool and Aliases in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/identify-tool-and-aliases/m-p/358024#M20503 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/map/working-with-layers/identifying-features.htm">Indentify tool</A>&nbsp;in 10.5</P><P>Customizing field properties and their display Identify uses the column properties that you manage in the Table window in ArcMap. For example, <STRONG><EM>you can specify alias names</EM> </STRONG>for fields that will be used instead of the often-cryptic DBMS field names, or you can hide the display of some columns. This setting also hides their display in the identify results.</P><P>consult your versions help to see if it didn't at some stage</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Feb 2017 18:41:24 GMT DanPatterson_Retired 2017-02-03T18:41:24Z Identify tool and Aliases https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/identify-tool-and-aliases/m-p/358021#M20500 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Is there a way to display the alias name of a field when using the identify tool?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Feb 2017 18:20:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/identify-tool-and-aliases/m-p/358021#M20500 AmyHarrigan 2017-02-03T18:20:15Z Re: Identify tool and Aliases https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/identify-tool-and-aliases/m-p/358022#M20501 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Using 10.3.1, I only see the alias in Identify. What version are you using?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Feb 2017 18:33:53 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/identify-tool-and-aliases/m-p/358022#M20501 DanaNolan 2017-02-03T18:33:53Z Re: Identify tool and Aliases https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/identify-tool-and-aliases/m-p/358023#M20502 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I'm using 10.5 .</P><P>Definitely getting the field name and not the alias after joining and relating a table.</P><P><IMG class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/314410_pastedImage_2.png" /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Feb 2017 18:37:01 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/identify-tool-and-aliases/m-p/358023#M20502 AmyHarrigan 2017-02-03T18:37:01Z Re: Identify tool and Aliases https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/identify-tool-and-aliases/m-p/358024#M20503 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/map/working-with-layers/identifying-features.htm">Indentify tool</A>&nbsp;in 10.5</P><P>Customizing field properties and their display Identify uses the column properties that you manage in the Table window in ArcMap. For example, <STRONG><EM>you can specify alias names</EM> </STRONG>for fields that will be used instead of the often-cryptic DBMS field names, or you can hide the display of some columns. This setting also hides their display in the identify results.</P><P>consult your versions help to see if it didn't at some stage</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Feb 2017 18:41:24 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/identify-tool-and-aliases/m-p/358024#M20503 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-02-03T18:41:24Z Re: Identify tool and Aliases https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/identify-tool-and-aliases/m-p/358025#M20504 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>alias may not come over in a <A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/tables/joining-attributes-in-one-table-to-another.htm">join or relate </A>in the way you want see this comment</P><P><EM>If you do not want your fields to be prefixed with the table name after a join, open the attribute table, click the Table Options menu, then uncheck Show Field Aliases.</EM></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Feb 2017 18:44:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/identify-tool-and-aliases/m-p/358025#M20504 DanPatterson_Retired 2017-02-03T18:44:15Z Re: Identify tool and Aliases https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/identify-tool-and-aliases/m-p/358026#M20505 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I believe this came in at about 10.3. I think the default was to show them before that.</P><P>I love those prefixes when I am comparing data or copying from field to field. </P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 04 Feb 2017 00:01:17 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/identify-tool-and-aliases/m-p/358026#M20505 DanaNolan 2017-02-04T00:01:17Z