diff --git a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/adsbx/reference.conf b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/adsbx/reference.conf
index 11e1cda7f95d..ef23705ee6a3 100644
--- a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/adsbx/reference.conf
+++ b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/adsbx/reference.conf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ geomesa {
         "geomesa.indices.enabled"           = "attr,z3"
         "geomesa.table.sharing"             = "false"
       }
-      fields = [
+      attributes = [
         { name = "aircraft_Id"        , type = "String"                   }
         { name = "Rcvr"               , type = "Integer"                  }
         { name = "HasSig"             , type = "Boolean"                  }
diff --git a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/gdelt/reference.conf b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/gdelt/reference.conf
index 4f8d0bdf8204..59e93013c99c 100644
--- a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/gdelt/reference.conf
+++ b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/gdelt/reference.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 geomesa {
   sfts {
     gdelt = {
-      fields = [
+      attributes = [
         { name = globalEventId, type = String }
         { name = eventCode,     type = String }
         { name = eventBaseCode, type = String }
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ geomesa {
       }
     }
     gdelt2 = {
-      fields = [
+      attributes = [
         { name = GLOBALEVENTID                 , type = String      }
         { name = SQLDATE                       , type = Integer     }
         { name = MonthYear                     , type = Integer     }
diff --git a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/geolife/reference.conf b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/geolife/reference.conf
index b5fadc68bce7..33cc82bfb67e 100644
--- a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/geolife/reference.conf
+++ b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/geolife/reference.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 geomesa {
   sfts {
     geolife = {
-      fields = [
+      attributes = [
         { name = "userId",   type = "String" }
         { name = "trackId",  type = "String" }
         { name = "altitude", type = "Double" }
diff --git a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/geonames/reference.conf b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/geonames/reference.conf
index f077010a6a02..e0b964e37b9d 100644
--- a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/geonames/reference.conf
+++ b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/geonames/reference.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ geomesa {
   sfts {
     geonames {
       type-name = "geonames"
-      fields = [
+      attributes = [
         { name = "geonameId", type = "Integer", index = false },
         { name = "name", type = "String", index = true },
         { name = "asciiName", type = "String", index = false },
diff --git a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/gtd/reference.conf b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/gtd/reference.conf
index 1f9c3b8e0241..fe09b11929d3 100644
--- a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/gtd/reference.conf
+++ b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/gtd/reference.conf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ geomesa {
   sfts {
     gtd = {
       type-name = "gtd"
-      fields = [
+      attributes = [
         { name = "event_id"       , type = "String" , index = false             }
         { name = "dtg"            , type = "Date"   , index = false             }
         { name = "geom"           , type = "Point"  , index = true, srid = 4326 }
diff --git a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/marinecadastre-ais/reference.conf b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/marinecadastre-ais/reference.conf
index f19ca96ae2fa..754cbfa3e4e4 100644
--- a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/marinecadastre-ais/reference.conf
+++ b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/marinecadastre-ais/reference.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 geomesa {
   sfts {
     marinecadastre-ais = {
-      fields = [
+      attributes = [
         { name = "geom", type = "Point", srid = 4326 }
         { name = "sog", type = "Integer" }
         { name = "cog", type = "Integer" }
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ geomesa {
       }
     }
     marinecadastre-ais-csv = {
-      fields = [
+      attributes = [
         { name = "geom", type = "Point", srid = "4326" }
         { name = "MMSI", type= "Integer" }
         { name = "BaseDateTime", type = "Date" }
diff --git a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/nyctaxi/reference.conf b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/nyctaxi/reference.conf
index a1542267485b..0d27c85a696e 100644
--- a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/nyctaxi/reference.conf
+++ b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/nyctaxi/reference.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ geomesa {
   sfts {
     nyctaxi = {
       type-name = "nyctaxi"
-      fields = [
+      attributes = [
         { name = "trip_id", type = String, index = true }
         { name = "medallion", type = Integer }
         { name = "hack_license", type = Integer }
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ geomesa {
     // alternative: both pickup and dropoff points in a single feature
     nyctaxi-single = {
       type-name = "nyctaxi-single"
-      fields = [
+      attributes = [
         { name = "trip_id", type = String, index = true }
         { name = "medallion", type = Integer }
         { name = "hack_license", type = Integer }
diff --git a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/osm-gpx/reference.conf b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/osm-gpx/reference.conf
index 77a46f726a80..08b2638f9ff3 100644
--- a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/osm-gpx/reference.conf
+++ b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/osm-gpx/reference.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ geomesa {
   sfts {
     osm-gpx = {
       type-name = "osm-gpx"
-      fields = [
+      attributes = [
         { name = trackId,   type = String }
         { name = elevation, type = Double }
         { name = dtg,       type = Date }
diff --git a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/osm/reference.conf b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/osm/reference.conf
index 608f1fac3e38..4fc0f041935f 100644
--- a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/osm/reference.conf
+++ b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/osm/reference.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ geomesa {
   sfts {
     "osm-nodes" = {
       type-name = "osm-nodes"
-      fields = [
+      attributes = [
         { name = "user", type = "String" }
         { name = "tags", type = "String", json = "true" }
         { name = "dtg",  type = "Date" }
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ geomesa {
     }
     "osm-ways" = {
       type-name = "osm-ways"
-      fields = [
+      attributes = [
         { name = "user", type = "String" }
         { name = "name", type = "String" }
         { name = "tags", type = "String", json = "true" }
diff --git a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/tdrive/reference.conf b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/tdrive/reference.conf
index 7566627c5c62..acd82a751621 100644
--- a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/tdrive/reference.conf
+++ b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/tdrive/reference.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ geomesa {
   sfts {
     tdrive = {
       type-name = "tdrive"
-      fields = [
+      attributes = [
         { name = taxiId, type = String }
         { name = dtg,    type = Date }
         { name = geom,   type = Point, srid = 4326 }
diff --git a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/twitter/reference.conf b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/twitter/reference.conf
index 1467709993df..f37adc500b9a 100644
--- a/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/twitter/reference.conf
+++ b/geomesa-tools/conf/sfts/twitter/reference.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ geomesa  {
   sfts {
     twitter = {
       type-name = "twitter"
-      fields = [
+      attributes = [
         { name = user_id      , type = String, index = true }
         { name = user_name    , type = String }
         { name = text         , type = String }
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ geomesa  {
     }
     twitter-polygon = {
       type-name = "twitter-polygon"
-      fields = [
+      attributes = [
         { name = user_id      , type = String, index = true }
         { name = user_name    , type = String }
         { name = text         , type = String }