Setting to disable field aliases

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11-05-2021 07:45 AM
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MarianneCardwell
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Add a setting to Pro (under "Table") to show field names instead of field aliases by default. It's tedious to change it manually for each table.

15 Comments
Matt-Goodman

+1

When I'm browsing tables in the Catalog view, I'd like to be able to browse through the actual field names within all the tables I'm skimming through. I understand that I can mouse-hover over any given field to see the actual name, but this isn't practical when trying to skim through big schemas. Being able to set a user's system default (either to alias, or actual) would be highly beneficial. 

CarlAlbury

+1

Like others, I would much rather have the actual field name be the default display in all situations. 

SteveMac

Please add this has a default option in Pro settings. As others have mentioned, when browsing LOTS of tables in Catalog View, it would be nice to have the actual field names default (and not have to hover over every field...). Seems like a very small change, so please add! 🙂

SavannahRoybal

This drives me insane every time I need to join datasets. Please fix this 🙏

paulaedwards2

Did I miss the fix?  I'm in Pro 3.5 and still don't see a way to toggle off the aliases.  I don't want to have to go in and remove over 100+ aliases individually.  We have to keep the data we're working in a specific data model and don't want to remove anything from the customer's original data model.  But I need to see the actual feature names in gdb in my content pane, not the aliases.  I'd also prefer the attribute tables to only show field names by default and if you want aliases you can select that option.  Is there a setting I can change in the project's options?