topic Re: Is there a way to combine fields when using the Union tool? in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/is-there-a-way-to-combine-fields-when-using-the/m-p/724022#M23985 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Original User: timw1984</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>You have all the attribute fields in your output because when the 2 features overlap there would be 2 different values in for example your f_code field. Union creates a separate feature for every time your 2 input features overlap.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>You could use the merge tool if they don't overlap </SPAN><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//001700000055000000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//001700000055000000</A></BODY></HTML> Fri, 30 Aug 2013 13:59:47 GMT Anonymous User 2013-08-30T13:59:47Z Is there a way to combine fields when using the Union tool? https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/is-there-a-way-to-combine-fields-when-using-the/m-p/724021#M23984 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I have two feature classes, treesa_clip and orchard_clip.&nbsp; The fields for the first one looks like this . . .</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>[ATTACH=CONFIG]27113[/ATTACH] and the fields for the second one looks like this . . . </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>[ATTACH=CONFIG]27114[/ATTACH]</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>When I use the Union tool to combine the two into one feature class, I end up with 28 fields, in other words, even though there are fields in common (with common names), it creates two separate fields for those (such as f_code and tile_id).&nbsp; Is there a way that I could get the Union tool, or some other tool, to create an output feature class that also combines fields with names in common?</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Thanks!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 30 Aug 2013 13:45:42 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/is-there-a-way-to-combine-fields-when-using-the/m-p/724021#M23984 ReneeCammarere 2013-08-30T13:45:42Z Re: Is there a way to combine fields when using the Union tool? https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/is-there-a-way-to-combine-fields-when-using-the/m-p/724022#M23985 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Original User: timw1984</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>You have all the attribute fields in your output because when the 2 features overlap there would be 2 different values in for example your f_code field. Union creates a separate feature for every time your 2 input features overlap.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>You could use the merge tool if they don't overlap </SPAN><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//001700000055000000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#//001700000055000000</A></BODY></HTML> Fri, 30 Aug 2013 13:59:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/is-there-a-way-to-combine-fields-when-using-the/m-p/724022#M23985 Anonymous User 2013-08-30T13:59:47Z