Replace references to FID with ObjectID in documentation

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02-14-2024 02:51 AM
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The ArcGIS Pro docs refer to FID in some places. For example:

Edit feature attributes 

In the Attributes pane, you can view and edit attributes for selected features, related records, and nonspatial objects. Features are listed by their display field layer property setting. If the field is null, the FID field value is shown. This pane is available on the ribbon, on the Edit tab.

I don’t see the benefit of referring to FIDs in topics like that. It seems like it would be confusing to new users.

Could the ArcGIS Pro docs be updated so that they only refer to ObjectIDs where applicable?

Related: What are the differences in the behavior of the OBJECTID, FID, and OID fields?

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KoryKramer

@Bud for feedback that is specific to a help topic, it can be effective to provide the documentation feedback through the page's link: 

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I understand that your idea is to replace FID with ObjectID throughout the documentation, but that is not always a valid change.