Create An Empty Store Layer (Business Analyst)

License Level:BasicStandardAdvanced

Summary

Generates a new empty point feature class (store layer). You can define fields to be created in the new empty layer.

Usage

Syntax

CreateEmptyStoreLayer_ba (OutputFeatureClass, FldsCollection, {NameField}, {StoreIDField}, {UsePictureSymbol}, {Image Path}, {PictureSymbolSize})
ParameterExplanationData Type
OutputFeatureClass

The feature class that will contain the store points.

Feature Class
FldsCollection
[[Field Name, Alias Name, Field Type, Precision],...]

Fields to add to the output feature class.

String
NameField
(Optional)

Selects a field to be used to identify the store name.

String
StoreIDField
(Optional)

Selects a field to be used as the store ID field.

String
UsePictureSymbol
(Optional)

Inserts custom store symbology into point feature class.

  • TrueInserts custom symbology
  • FalseWill not insert custom symbology
Boolean
Image Path
(Optional)

The file location containing the custom store symbology.

File
PictureSymbolSize
(Optional)

The feature class that will contain the store points.

Long

Code Sample

CreateEmptyStoreLayer Example (Stand-alone Script)
# Name: CreateEmptyStoreLayer.py
# Description: Creates an empty store layer.
# Author: Esri

# Import system modules

import arview
import arcpy

arcpy.ImportToolbox("C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.2\Business Analyst\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Business Analyst Tools.tbx")
 
try:
# Acquire extension license 
  arcpy.CheckOutExtension("Business") 
 
# Defines the parameters for the Create an Empty Store Layer tool
  OutPath = "C:/temp/New_Store.shp"
  Name= "Address"
  StoreId = "ID"
  FldCol = "Name:ID|Alias:|Type:esriFieldTypeSmallInteger|Precision:1|Scale:0;Name:Address|Alias:|Type:esriFieldTypeString|Precision:40|Scale:0"
 
# Creates a new feature class (Store Layer) with empty attribute fields
  arcpy.CreateEmptyStoreLayer_ba(OutPath, FldCol, Name, StoreId)
 
# Release extension license 
  arcpy.CheckInExtension("Business")
     
except:
  print arcpy.GetMessages(2)

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments

Related Topics

Licensing Information

ArcGIS for Desktop Basic: Requires Business Analyst
ArcGIS for Desktop Standard: Requires Business Analyst
ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced: Requires Business Analyst
3/3/2014