Questions tagged [alias]
in this context an alias is an alternative name for a field, or column, in an attribute table
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Alias in QGIS disappearing
Does anyone know why the 'alias' not saved when I export a layer to a shp file? So, I made alias in the file when I exported. After I opened exported shp file and properties->attribute form/fields ...
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ArcGIS Desktop with Database Connections: Can not display coordinates from a view if aliases are used
The view Locations_View created in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio is accessible in an ArcGIS Desktop project by Database Connections. Its numerical fields PT_XCOOR and PT_YCOOR are usable in ...
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Exclude aliases from attribute table in QGIS
This is related to this unanswered question which is broader; my hope is that this narrower, more specific question may get an answer.
In QGIS 3.18, I would like to assign aliases to certain fields (...
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Different settings for form & table views in QGIS
In QGIS 3.18. Layer properties-->Attributes Form allows changing various aspects of attribute visualization and entry/editing, including aliases, widgets (for drop-down menus, checkboxes, etc), and ...
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Showing field name in the attribute table, not alias, in QGIS 3
I have a file geodatabase table added to QGIS. How can I show field name, not alias in the attribute table? (Or delete the aliases)
In ArcMap I can set it in Layer Properties
The name, set in ArcGIS ...
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Making ArcGIS Pro output layer alias default to output dataset name
When using ArcGIS Pro for geoprocessing operations which require a single input dataset, the output layer alias defaults to the alias of the input layer. Take the "project" tool for example. ...
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Switching between alias names and table names using ArcPy in ArcGIS Pro
Whenever I add standalone tables from my file geodatabase to an ArcGIS Pro map, the alias names are displayed instead of the table names. I want to view these tables using only their table names. ...
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Using alias name instead of field name in GetFeatureInfo in GeoServer
I've created a Leaflet map and use GetFeatureInfo to send request to GeoServer. Everything is ok but I want to use Alias field name instead of field name. Indeed I want to replace real field with ...
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Proper aliasing of spatial columns in SQL [closed]
Referencing the alias length_road in the WHERE clause does not seem to be allowed. Does this query as written cause the ST_LENGTH operation to be run more than once per record, and if so, how can that ...
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Adding field aliases from CSV in QGIS
I have a geodatabase with all of my data, but I would like to add more friendly aliases from a separate key I have stored in a CSV. How do I go about adding these aliases to my field names in my ...
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Using alias in ArcPy?
I am doing this:
Access a few columns from a file geodatabase.
arcpy.env.workspace = path
datasetList = arcpy.ListTables("tableA") # Here putting the name of the table
for dataset in datasetList:
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Preserving Field Name & Alias in Select() function
I am unable to get an output using arcpy.analysis.Select() where the field aliases and names are preserved.
from arcpy.analysis import *
Select("Input.shp", "Output.shp", "FLOOR= 0")
The codeblock ...
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Altering aliases of ObjectID, Shape, Shape_Length, Shape_Area with ArcPy?
How can I alter the aliases of the required fields (ObjectID, Shape, Shape_Length, Shape_Area) in a GDB with Python?
For example I have this code:
rf = ur'D:\Δοκιμές\Tester'
gdb = rf+'\\Ant.gdb'
p ...
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Updating field aliases for ArcGIS map document layer using ArcPy?
I am on ArcGIS 10.4.1.
I have an .mxd file with a bunch of layers. The underlying database table has got new aliases for certain fields and I would like to get this reflected in the fields aliases ...
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setAlias("test") not working
In QGIS 2.18.3, I want to set the alias for the fields.
layer.dataProvider().fields().field(0).setAlias("test")
That line returns no error but nothing is done.
I tried layer.updateFields(), but no ...
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How to address the alias of a sub-query in the where-clause in PostgreSQL/PostGIS?
I have a problem with a Postgres query and can't find a solution in stackexchange or any SQL Documentation.
I have two tables in PostGIS, one for streets and one for house-numbers. I now want to find ...
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How to save aliases and metadata in shapefile in QGIS
Is there a way to save the aliases in a QGIS shapefile?
When I save the shapefile in a different name or open it in a different QGIS project the entered aliases have disappeared. The same happens ...
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Save a selection in QGIS and keep the alias of field names?
I am trying to save selected features into a new shapefile using QGIS 10.2. The new file does not contain the aliases for the field names.
Is there a way to maintain the aliases in new files?
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Publish a Locator Service with a place-name alias table
I am trying to publish a locator service with support for a place-name alias table, in ArcGIS for Server 10.3.
It should function similar to the Esri World Geocode Server which allows users to search ...
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How do I batch input alias names from a table for a large dataset in ArcMap or ArcCatalog?
I would like to populate the alias names for the fields in the ACS 2014 5 year estimates file geodatabase (all 11439 of them). The ACS fgdb comes with the short_name and long_name in the metadata ...
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vb.net arcobjects - show fieldname
I try to show the field names (alias names) of a feature class. I found code snippet but I don't succeed to get it to run :(
Can somebody tell me please what is wrong in the code? (System: Arcgis 10.2,...
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Bringing Alias properties with Feature Class to Feature Class Tool? [closed]
I am using arcpy.FeatureClassToFeatureClass_conversion(fc, outWorkspace, fc) to move many FC's to a new location. I have found that it is only bringing the FC Name property and imposing that on the ...
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Alias's in the Attribute Table's Column Preview/Column Filters
We've spent some time setting up alias's in Layers/Properties.../Fields (Fig. 1) for database fields displayed as the column headers in the Attribute Table (Fig. 2).
Switching the layout in the ...
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Listing field name aliases in one shapefile/layer using ArcPy?
I want to use arcpy/python to print out a list of all the field name aliases for a specified shapefile. So far I have been able to hack a script I found to list all the field name aliases associated ...
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Getting the Field Alias from a layer, from within a Map document
I've got a very simple script, that loops through all the layers in a mxd and loops through the fields, and prints out the Alias Name for the field, but I am having some problems, it seems to be ...
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Creating bulk field aliases for several layers within same ArcSDE feature class using ArcPy? [duplicate]
I have an ArcMap with ~200 layers from the same sde feature class. After I finished adding all the layers it was brought to my attention that we need to add field alaises for the attribute table. ...
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ArcObjects: Getting the properties of a layer that has lost its data source (VB.NET)
When you save an ArcGIS map document (MXD) and then change the data source of a layer in the MXD, you can no longer see the layer in the MXD and you must redefine its data source.
But suppose you ...
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Programmatically alter AliasName for fields defined in layer file (not underlying source)
Is there a way to alter the AliasName on a layer file only, and not the underlying shapefile or feature class? I have a few hundred layers that define joins between hundreds of tables with census data ...
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Bulk field renaming in file geodatabase? [duplicate]
I have a file geodatabase with several hundred feature classes in it.
Some feature classes have a field that got named incorrectly, and it got named "SCHEMA_FEATURECLASS_ENTITY" instead of just ...
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Changing feature class and field aliases in bulk using ArcPy?
I have over a hundred FCs, each with 10 or 20 attributes to add or change the aliases for, two or more times a year. Needless to say, this is not something I'm going to grunt my way through. How can I ...
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