Can't export global IDs as string after update to 3.2

[Emils]

When exporting from geodatabase, I usually change GlobalID field type to text so it would preserve global IDs. After update to ArcGIS Pro 3.2. changing field type does not work - it automatically sets back to GlobalID type

[Hillary_E]

Hi @Emils ,

What format are you exporting to? Are you getting any messages?

[Emils]

I'm exporting to geodatabase. No messages. Field type automatically sets back half a second after I have changed field type and pressed OK (icon switches from ABC to ID).

[Hillary_E]

@Emils ,

Is "Preserve Global IDs" disabled in the Environment settings of the export tool? Is it disabled in your project's Environments settings? This can be checked under the Analysis tab in the main ribbon > Environments (in the Geoprocessing Options) > Scroll down to "Geodatabase Advanced" and you will see the option to disable "Preserve Global IDs".
If it is disabled and this continues, a workaround you could try (before exporting) is creating a new field (as a text field) and using the field calculator to populate this field with the GlobalID values.

[Emils · Accepted solution]

Option "Preserve Global IDs" was disabled. I enabled it, did the export to .gdb and after that did another export, changing field type to text, and it worked.

Yes, using field calculator to calculate global ID values into text field is an option, but in my case it would not be advisable. To get the job done I exported data as shape file and appended it back to blank geodatabase with domains.

I guess there is some issue when exporting from enterprise geodatabase to geodatabase, but doing two exports are good enough solution for now. 

[VojtechC]

Hi, thanks so much for the advice on the Environment settings. That helped me a lot.

For me it works for exporting a Feature Class and for exporting a geodatabase table. But it doesn't work for exporting the table to CSV!

My workflow:
RClick on the layer in Contents Pane --> Data --> Export Table --> FilePath\...\TableName.csv

All rows in the CSV file have GlobalID set to zero.

A related topic identifies this as a bug that doesn't seem to have been fixed for several years...

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WORKAROUNDS:

Looks like I found two possible workarounds so far.

1. Using the Table to Excel GP Tool. GlobalIDS are preserved in the Excel table.
2. Exporting the table to a geodatabase table (RClick --> Data --> Export Table, Environments setting "Preserve Global IDs" MUST be checked) and then exporting the table to CSV (Environments setting "Preserve Global IDs" DOES NOT NEED to be checked - weird)