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Consistent one-to-one/one-to-first wording in GP tool parameters

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08-26-2024 12:08 PM
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Bud
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ArcGIS Pro 3.3.1

It's my understanding that all one-to-one joins in ArcGIS Pro are actually one-to-first joins. The first related record (the record with the lowest objectid) gets used.

Could all join-related geoprocessing tool parameters be standardized so that the wording is one-to-first, not one-to-one, to make it clearer what the join does? Yes, the docs explain the join behavior in some cases. But it would be best if the join behavior were clearly communicated in the actual tools as well.

For example, the current wording in these GP tool parameters is:

  1. Add Join: one-to-first
  2. Join Field: there is no Join Operation parameter
    (but maybe there should be a read-only parameter, similar to Add Spatial Join below)
  3. Spatial Join: one-to-one
  4. Add Spatial Join: one-to-one (read-only)
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  5. Any other GP tools?

 

Edit: Also, in the Join Operation parameter hover-over tooltip, explain that the related record with the lowest OBJECTID gets used.