https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/field-map-in-geoprocessing-tool-need-to-be-reset/m-p/1416945#M3986 <P>Hi,</P><P>I have created a model in Modelbuilder which does spatial join, then merge, export features...</P><P>The purpose of the model is to have the flexibility of selecting 2 shapefiles per Run and everytime I have to reset the fields in the "Field Map" section at the bottom of the groprocessing tool.</P><P>This issue is critical in the Merge, but also in spatial join and export feature..</P><P>I know it is a bug or a known issue, but I really need a workaround for this. Also, I need to share the tool with other people, what would be the best way of doing it if the model refers to some static tables and shapefiles?</P><P>Thanks in advance</P> Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:58:54 GMT Iron_Mark 2024-04-30T10:58:54Z https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/field-map-in-geoprocessing-tool-need-to-be-reset/m-p/1416945#M3986 <P>Hi,</P><P>I have created a model in Modelbuilder which does spatial join, then merge, export features...</P><P>The purpose of the model is to have the flexibility of selecting 2 shapefiles per Run and everytime I have to reset the fields in the "Field Map" section at the bottom of the groprocessing tool.</P><P>This issue is critical in the Merge, but also in spatial join and export feature..</P><P>I know it is a bug or a known issue, but I really need a workaround for this. Also, I need to share the tool with other people, what would be the best way of doing it if the model refers to some static tables and shapefiles?</P><P>Thanks in advance</P> Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:58:54 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/field-map-in-geoprocessing-tool-need-to-be-reset/m-p/1416945#M3986 Iron_Mark 2024-04-30T10:58:54Z https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/field-map-in-geoprocessing-tool-need-to-be-reset/m-p/1416950#M3987 <P>I'm not sure if it's the answer you want, but building this in Python would allow you to set a dictionary for your field mapping which lives within the tool<BR /><BR />You could also make static reference to lookup tables/datasets held on a shared server via a python script</P> Tue, 30 Apr 2024 11:18:39 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/modelbuilder-questions/field-map-in-geoprocessing-tool-need-to-be-reset/m-p/1416950#M3987 RichardHowe 2024-04-30T11:18:39Z