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Redefine Fields Wizard

Change field names and definitions.

Inputs:

• A feature layer
  • Point
  • Polyline
  • Polygon
• New field names, length, precision, scale

Outputs:

• A new feature class.

How to use:

• Select a layer to be exported and a location for the new feature class
• A list of all the fields in the layer is presented in a grid where the user can change the names and definitions of the fields

Notes:

• The type of the fields can't be changed
• The new field names should be max 10 characters long
• If the sorce layer is a Personal Geodatabase layer the numeric fields will be reported incorrectly in the grid with Precision = 0 and Scale = 0.
• If the Precision and Scale  are incorrectly set to 0, the original field definition will be used.