Disable Attachments (Data Management)

License Level:BasicStandardAdvanced

Summary

Disables attachments on a geodatabase feature class or table. Deletes the attachment relationship class and attachment table.

Usage

Syntax

DisableAttachments_management (in_dataset)
ParameterExplanationData Type
in_dataset

Geodatabase table or feature class for which attachments will be disabled. The input must be in a version 10 or later geodatabase.

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Code Sample

DisableAttachments example (Python window)

The following code snippet illustrates how to use the DisableAttachments tool in the Python window.

import arcpy
arcpy.DisableAttachments_management(r"C:\Data\City.gdb\Parcels")
DisableAttachments example (stand-alone Python script)

The following script illustrates how to use the DisableAttachments tool in a stand-alone script.

# Name: DisableAttachments_Example.py
# Description: GDB Attachments are no longer required, so disable
#              attachments on the input dataset

# Import system modules
import arcpy, os, sys

# Set the geoprocessing workspace to the feature dataset LandRecord
# in the geodatabase City.gdb
arcpy.env.workspace = r"C:\Data\City.gdb\LandRecord"

# Set local variables
input = "Parcels"

# Use DisableAttachments to delete all attachment files from the gdb
# and disable attachment handling
try:
    arcpy.DisableAttachments_management(input)
except:
    print arcpy.GetMessages(2)

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Licensing Information

ArcGIS for Desktop Basic: No
ArcGIS for Desktop Standard: Yes
ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced: Yes
5/7/2015