topic Re: Add field alias if field already exists in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-field-alias-if-field-already-exists/m-p/346664#M27171 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><A href="http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//000v0000001p000000.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//000v0000001p000000.htm</A><BR /><SPAN>has some good info on field properties</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>This should get you started</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="lia-code-sample line-numbers language-none">fields = arcpy.ListFields("layer") for f in fields: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; if f.name == "Something you want to change" &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; f.aliasName = "New Alias"</PRE></BODY></HTML> Sat, 11 Dec 2021 16:19:52 GMT MathewCoyle 2021-12-11T16:19:52Z Add field alias if field already exists https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-field-alias-if-field-already-exists/m-p/346663#M27170 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Is it possible to add/amend&nbsp; field alias if field already exists i.e. not going the AddField_management() route?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:29:55 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-field-alias-if-field-already-exists/m-p/346663#M27170 AnthonyFarndon 2011-06-02T19:29:55Z Re: Add field alias if field already exists https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-field-alias-if-field-already-exists/m-p/346664#M27171 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><A href="http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//000v0000001p000000.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//000v0000001p000000.htm</A><BR /><SPAN>has some good info on field properties</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>This should get you started</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="lia-code-sample line-numbers language-none">fields = arcpy.ListFields("layer") for f in fields: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; if f.name == "Something you want to change" &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; f.aliasName = "New Alias"</PRE></BODY></HTML> Sat, 11 Dec 2021 16:19:52 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-field-alias-if-field-already-exists/m-p/346664#M27171 MathewCoyle 2021-12-11T16:19:52Z Re: Add field alias if field already exists https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-field-alias-if-field-already-exists/m-p/346665#M27172 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Thanks, hadn't realised the listFields 'getter' could also be used as a setter!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:50:23 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-field-alias-if-field-already-exists/m-p/346665#M27172 AnthonyFarndon 2011-06-02T19:50:23Z Re: Add field alias if field already exists https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-field-alias-if-field-already-exists/m-p/346666#M27173 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Oh I think you might be right, I may have used field mappings before to set them.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:02:32 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-field-alias-if-field-already-exists/m-p/346666#M27173 MathewCoyle 2011-06-02T20:02:32Z Re: Add field alias if field already exists https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-field-alias-if-field-already-exists/m-p/346667#M27174 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>OK, thanks <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":disappointed_face:">😞</span></SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:45:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/add-field-alias-if-field-already-exists/m-p/346667#M27174 AnthonyFarndon 2011-06-02T20:45:15Z