Merge Layer Tool Not Working

[ColleenHeemeyer]

Hello, I'm trying to use the "Merge Layers" function to merge two point layers (both are .xlsx tables that I've geocoded--using the same data fields for both. The tool doesn't work, and generates the following error:

Merge Layers

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Tool Path

Input Layer     2025_Grants_Geocoded

Merge Layer     SSP_Grants_1986_2024

Output Name     Grants_1986_2025

Merging Attributes    

Output    

Data Store     SPATIOTEMPORAL_DATA_STORE

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Messages

Start Time: Monday, September 29, 2025 15:04:30

Unable to get geoanalytics URL.

Failed script Merge Layers...

Failed to execute (MergeLayers).

Failed at Monday, September 29, 2025 15:04:31 (Elapsed Time: 0.69 seconds)

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When I google this error, I see that it could be caused by my "geoanalytic server" being misconfigured. How do I check on that?

[DanPatterson]

are you using enterprise 11.3 or earlier? it is a deprecated tool

Merge Layers (GeoAnalytics)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

[ColleenHeemeyer]

Thanks.  I saw that, but I didn't know what it mean.

So...there's now no way to merge two point feature sets?  At least, there's no way that I can find.

[DanPatterson]

Merge Layers (Standard Feature Analysis)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation for Portal

Merge (Data Management)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation for Pro

[ColleenHeemeyer]

And I get the error message with the Merge Layers tool.

Sigh...this worked so well last year.  WHY DOES ESRI MAKE THIS SO COMPLICATED????

[DanPatterson]

If the source layers are not featureclasses in a locally stored file geodatabase, convert them to that.  You mention xlsx files, as event themes, I assume.

[Laura]

Is this the tool?

What version enterprise?

[ColleenHeemeyer]

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who tried to help.

When I looked at the layer into which I wanted to merge the new data, I found there was a lot wrong with it.  An entire year was missing, an entire county's worth of projects were missing.  So...I redid the layer, adding the missing year, and correcting/rematching addresses that didn't geocode.  This solves my problem for this year.  Who knows what will happen next year!