- Export to Shapefile "Error: Duplicate property name: .."


During a SHP export of a feature an error appears "Error: Duplicate Property Name: <property name>", and no features are exported.
The DBF file generated when exporting to Esri shapefile has a 10 character limit for property names. Therefore, if you have two properties named LOWER_LEFT_NODE and LOWER_LEFT_LEAD, the export utility will truncate the first property to LOWER_LEFT and generate a 'duplicate property name' error on the second. 

To overcome this, remap the property names or disable the export of a property prior to exporting with the following  steps.