When an MXD contains group layers, the functionality to drag and drop layers into a geoprocessing dialog box does not work correctly. In particular, the layer names dragged into the tool can be ambiguous if the MXD contains layers with the same name in different group layers. Based on the behavior of the geoprocessing drop-down menus, it appears that the drag-and-drop functionality needs to fully qualify the names of the layers dragged into a geoprocessing tool.

Last Published: August 25, 2014

ArcGIS for Desktop

Bug ID Number	NIM059783
Submitted	August 6, 2010
Last Modified	June 5, 2024
Applies to	ArcGIS for Desktop
Version found	10.0
Operating System	Windows OS
Operating System Version	XP
Status	Will Not Be Addressed

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Drag the group layer that contains the feature class that you would like to include in the geoprocessing tool to the top so that it resides above all other group layers.

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Bug ID: NIM059783

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