topic Re: Why doesn't Make Table View allow me to then Append the rows to a table in Geoprocessing Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/why-doesn-t-make-table-view-allow-me-to-then/m-p/199129#M6833 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>This is a known issue with both the Append (management) and Merge (management) tools, which we will attempt to address as soon as possible -- you can follow the issue by using the identifier NIM081084. Both tools support table views and feature layers, but the bug prevents a table view made from a feature class from being appended or merged with a table. You can append or merge a table view made from a table with another table. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>For the time being, the recommendation above to copy your table view to a temporary table using the Copy Rows (management) tool is the best solution. You can even copy to the in_memory workspace so that you don't have to consider cleaning up this intermediate data.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Regards,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Drew - Esri</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 May 2012 17:59:32 GMT DrewFlater 2012-05-23T17:59:32Z Why doesn't Make Table View allow me to then Append the rows to a table https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/why-doesn-t-make-table-view-allow-me-to-then/m-p/199127#M6831 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Took a feature class and made a table view from its attribute table, using Make Table View.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Tried to use that table view as input to Append, to append to a table. Failed with Error 000573: The input and output must both be of the same type.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Why didn't this work? If it should not work for some reason (it looks as if it should), why did the Append tool let me try to run instead of flagging the error?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 May 2012 15:54:42 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/why-doesn-t-make-table-view-allow-me-to-then/m-p/199127#M6831 HarryBowman 2012-05-23T15:54:42Z Re: Why doesn't Make Table View allow me to then Append the rows to a table https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/why-doesn-t-make-table-view-allow-me-to-then/m-p/199128#M6832 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Try writing the table out using CopyRows and then doing the Append. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Help for Append mentions that: "Input datasets can be point, line, or polygon feature classes, tables, rasters, raster catalogs, annotation feature classes, or dimensions feature classes." It does not mention transitory entities like Table Views or Layers.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 May 2012 17:44:49 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/why-doesn-t-make-table-view-allow-me-to-then/m-p/199128#M6832 markdenil 2012-05-23T17:44:49Z Re: Why doesn't Make Table View allow me to then Append the rows to a table https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/why-doesn-t-make-table-view-allow-me-to-then/m-p/199129#M6833 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>This is a known issue with both the Append (management) and Merge (management) tools, which we will attempt to address as soon as possible -- you can follow the issue by using the identifier NIM081084. Both tools support table views and feature layers, but the bug prevents a table view made from a feature class from being appended or merged with a table. You can append or merge a table view made from a table with another table. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>For the time being, the recommendation above to copy your table view to a temporary table using the Copy Rows (management) tool is the best solution. You can even copy to the in_memory workspace so that you don't have to consider cleaning up this intermediate data.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Regards,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Drew - Esri</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 23 May 2012 17:59:32 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/why-doesn-t-make-table-view-allow-me-to-then/m-p/199129#M6833 DrewFlater 2012-05-23T17:59:32Z Re: Why doesn't Make Table View allow me to then Append the rows to a table https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/why-doesn-t-make-table-view-allow-me-to-then/m-p/199130#M6834 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>This is still a bug in 2013.&nbsp; When will this be fixed?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:03:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/why-doesn-t-make-table-view-allow-me-to-then/m-p/199130#M6834 CharlesFried 2013-03-22T18:03:41Z Re: Why doesn't Make Table View allow me to then Append the rows to a table https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/why-doesn-t-make-table-view-allow-me-to-then/m-p/199131#M6835 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>The issue has been resolved in 10.1 Service Pack 1. You can read about SP1 and download it here</SPAN><BR /><A href="http://support.esri.com/en/downloads/patches-servicepacks/view/productid/160/metaid/1913#choose-product">http://support.esri.com/en/downloads/patches-servicepacks/view/productid/160/metaid/1913#choose-product</A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Good luck!</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Drew</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:52:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/geoprocessing-questions/why-doesn-t-make-table-view-allow-me-to-then/m-p/199131#M6835 DrewFlater 2013-03-29T19:52:58Z