An overview of the General toolset

The General toolset contains tools for performing general data management operations. The toolset contains tools for combining feature classes or tables; renaming, copying, or deleting datasets; finding or deleting duplicate or identical records; and sorting records.

ToolDescription

Append

Appends to, or optionally updates, an existing target dataset with multiple input datasets. Input datasets can be feature classes, tables, shapefiles, rasters, or annotation or dimension feature classes.

Copy

Makes a copy of the input data.

Create Database View

Creates a view in a database based on an SQL expression.

Delete

Permanently deletes data. All types of geographic data supported by ArcGIS, as well as toolboxes and workspaces (folders and geodatabases), can be deleted. If the specified item is a workspace, all contained items are also deleted.

Delete Identical

Deletes records in a feature class or table which have identical values in a list of fields. If the geometry field is selected, feature geometries are compared.

Export Report To PDF

Exports an AllSource report to a PDF file.

Find Identical

Reports any records in a feature class or table that have identical values in a list of fields, and generates a table listing these identical records. If the field Shape is selected, feature geometries are compared.

Merge

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

Rename

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

Sort

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

Tools in the General toolset