3D Analyst Tools ArcToolbox

Merge, Rename and Sort Tools

Merge

How to Merge Tool in ArcToolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??

Merge Tool

Path to access the tool

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Merge Tool, General Toolset, Data Management Tools Toolbox

 

Merge

Combines multiple input datasets into a single, new output dataset. This tool can combine point, line, or polygon feature classes or tables.

Use the Append tool to combine input datasets with an existing dataset.

1.    Input Datasets

The input datasets that will be merged together into a new output dataset. Input datasets can be point, line, or polygon feature classes or tables. The input datasets must all be of the same type.

2.    Output Dataset

The output dataset that will contain all combined input datasets.

3.    Field Map (optional)

Controls how the attribute fields from the input datasets are mapped and transferred to the output dataset.

You can add, rename, or delete output fields as well as set properties, such as data type and merge rule.

Merge rules allow you to specify how values from two or more input fields are merged or combined into a single output value. There are several merge rules that determine how the output field is populated with values.

1. First—Use the input fields' first value.
2. Last—Use the input fields' last value.
3. Join—Concatenate (join) the input fields' values.
4. Sum—Calculate the total of the input fields' values.
5. Mean—Calculate the mean (average) of the input fields' values.
6. Median—Calculate the median (middle) of the input fields' values.
7. Mode—Use the value with the highest frequency.
8. Min—Use the minimum value of all input fields' values.
9. Max—Use the maximum value of all input fields' values.
10. Standard deviation—Use the standard deviation classification method on all input fields' values.
11. Count—Find the number of records included in the calculation.

Rename

How to Rename Tool in ArcToolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??

Rename Tool

Path to access the tool

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Rename Tool, General Toolset, Data Management Tools Toolbox

 

Rename

Changes the name of a dataset. This includes a wide variety of data types, among them feature dataset, raster, table, and shapefile.

1.    Input Data Element

The input data to be renamed.

2.    Data type (optional)

The type of data to be renamed. The only time you need to provide a value is when a geodatabase contains a feature dataset and a feature class with the same name. In this case, you need to select the data type (feature dataset or feature class) of the item you want to rename.

3.    Output Data Element

The name for the output data.

Sort

How to Sort Tool in ArcToolbox ArcMap ArcGIS??

Sort Tool

Path to access the tool

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Sort Tool, General Toolset, Data Management Tools Toolbox

 

Sort

Reorders, in ascending or descending order, records in a feature class or table based on one or multiple fields. The reordered result is written to a new dataset.

1.    Input Dataset

The input dataset whose records will be reordered based on the field values in the sort field(s).

2.    Output Dataset

The output feature class or table.

3.    Field(s)

Specifies the field(s) whose values will be used to reorder the input records, and the direction the records will be sorted.

Sorting by the Shape field or by multiple fields is only available with an Desktop Advanced license. Sorting by any single attribute field (excluding Shape) is available at all license levels.

1. Ascending—Records are sorted from low value to high value.
2. Descending—Records are sorted from high value to low value.

4.    Spatial Sort Method (optional)

Specifies how features are spatially sorted. The sort method is only enabled when the Shape field is selected as one of the sort fields.

1. UR—Sorting starts at upper-right corner. This is the default.
2. UL—Sorting starts at upper-left corner.
3.  LR—Sorting starts at lower-right corner.
4. LL—Sorting starts at lower-left corner.
5. PEANO—Sorting uses a space filling curve algorithm, also known as a Peano curve.