Question regarding aliases

[JacobGeisler]

Hello,

At my organization, we have created a query that pulls layer attributes to create address verification maps/letters.  This process is much quicker than manually creating them and works well except that every time we save the map, a new alias is created.  It seems that at a certain point, too many aliases are created and we are unable to save the map and have the query work.  This is a pain as the process does take time and not saving in between is not ideal.  The aliases are created/managed by ESRI only.  Is there a work around for this?   Thank you.

[CodyPatterson]

Hey @JacobGeisler 

Would it be possible to post a screenshot of the alias you're seeing? I'm not entirely familiar with a process that may create these, also what version of ArcGIS Pro are you using?

Cody

[JacobGeisler]

Hello Cody,

This forum is telling me I do not have permission to upload images.  Can I email you the image separately?  I am using the latest version of Pro (3.5.2)

[CodyPatterson]

Hey @JacobGeisler 

You may be able to direct message me by accessing my profile, and I'll post it on here when you send it, if you can't then if you'd like to make it an imgur or other site link I can see that too!

Cody

[JacobGeisler]

https://imgur.com/a/WDOze5K

[JacobGeisler]

The numbers shown when hovering over the Alias field are what I am questioning.

[CodyPatterson]

Hey @JacobGeisler 

Would it be possible to use the AlterAliasName function here with arcpy?

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/3.3/arcpy/functions/alteraliasname.htm

You could alter the name, and reset it back to an original name, and then remove any additional feature layers with the wrong names or aliases by removing them from the FGDB or similar?

Cody

[JacobGeisler]

Thank you for all the information.  We will try this and see if it solves the issue!

[JacobGeisler]

Unfortunately, this code did not work with type of feature class.  Is there another solution?