Renaming a toolbox: name, label, and alias

To rename a toolbox, right-click the toolbox in either the Catalog or ArcToolbox window and click Rename.

If you are going to use tools within your toolbox in scripts, or your toolbox is going to be used in different languages, you'll want to set the name, label, and alias properties by changing the toolbox properties. To change toolbox properties, right-click the toolbox and click Properties. The name, label, and alias properties can be changed on the General tab.

Toolbox name and label

A toolbox has both a name and a label. These name and label properties are to support localization (use by speakers of another language).

NoteNote:

Both the Catalog and ArcCatalog window display the toolbox name. The ArcToolbox window displays the toolbox label, not the toolbox name. For example, suppose you have a toolbox with the name Watershed tools and the label Drainagebecken werkzeuge. If you add Watershed tools to the ArcToolbox window, the ArcToolbox window displays Drainagebecken werkzeuge.

If you rename a toolbox by right-clicking the toolbox and clicking Rename, the following logic is used:

Toolbox alias

The alias is used when running tools in the Python window or in scripts and uniquely identifies the tool. Tools within a toolbox cannot have the same name, but it is possible for different toolboxes to have tools with the same name. For example, there are two tools named Clip, one in the Analysis toolbox (alias name analysis) and one in the Coverage toolbox (alias name arc). When you use Clip in the Python window, you are required to choose either Clip_analysis or Clip_arc.

NoteNote:

The alias cannot contain spaces or special characters, such as an underscore (_).

The table below contains the aliases of all system toolboxes. You should never use these aliases for your custom toolboxes.

System toolbox

Alias

3D Analyst Tools

3d

Analysis

analysis

Cartography

cartography

Conversion

conversion

Coverage

arc

Data Interoperability

interop

Data Management

management

Editing

edit

Geocoding

geocoding

Geostatistical Analyst

ga

Linear Referencing

lr

Multidimension

md

Network Analyst

na

Parcel Fabric

fabric

Samples

samples

Schematics

schematics

Server

server

Spatial Analyst

sa

Spatial Statistics

stats

Tracking Analyst

ta

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Published 6/7/2010