BUG-000166411 for ArcGIS Pro

Bug ID Number	BUG-000166411
Submitted	April 1, 2024
Last Modified	June 5, 2024
Applies to	ArcGIS Pro
Version found	N/A
Operating System	Windows OS
Operating System Version	10.0 64 Bit
Status	As Designed

Additional Information

The tool reference states "When the output ellipsis are planar, the x- and y-coordinates and the lengths of the major and minor axes are measured on the projected plane". The tool works properly, taking the values of CenterX and CenterY as in meters (same units as the Major and Minor values), therefore they are located very close to the origin of the projected coordinate system. The values of CenterX and CenterY are intended as Long/Lat. Convert them to values in meters in the projected coordinate system.

Workaround

Use XY Table To Point tool on Origin_Table to obtain points in projected coordinate system based on CenterX and CenterY.
Use Calculate Geometry Attributes on the points from Step 1 above, to calculate the 'Point x-coordinate' and 'Point y-coordinate' into two new fields, e.g. meterX and meterY.
Use Join Field tool to join the point feature class table with the Origin_table to transfer the meterX and meterY fields back to Origin_table.
Run Table To Ellipse using the the two new meterX and meterY as the X Field and Y Field. The expected result is obtained, consistent with those produced by the Distance and Direction tool.