Geodatabase: Automating Your Geodata

Schema with GeoprocessingJillian Penney

Assumptions

• Geodatabase fundamentals

• Experience with geoprocessing (GP) and Python

• Need to create new data or modify deployed data

• Please hold questions until the end of the session

• There will be a link at the end to download code

Overview

• Schema creation

• Modifying deployed data

Benefits of Using Geoprocessing

• No recreating schema or reloading data

• Schedule changes to take place at appropriate time

• Change documentation

What tools should I use?

• Look in the Data Management toolbox

• Many tools to create and modify

geodatabase items

Using Python

• Cross-platform

• Programming logic

- Custom validation

• Modular

• Scheduling

• Free

Utilizing Python scripts and arcpy

Getting started…

Requirements

Prototype

Requirements

Prototype

Deployment

Create Schema Demo

• Add fields

• Add domain and subtypes

• Add contingent values

• Add an attribute rule

• Ready to edit and deploy

Creating new schema with GP

Modify Schema Demo

• Modifying data that has been deployed

• Use GP to plan your changes

• Minimize downtime

- Feature Services by reference

- Also applicable for Desktop editing

- Schedule to run at preferred time

Rolling out schema changes using GP

Create & modify geodatabase schema

Python Demos

Summary

Hosted feature layer considerations

• Add & delete fields – you can use GP in Pro!

• Enable attachments

• Add Domains

Hosted feature layer considerations

• Coded value domain • Range domain

Other considerations

• Ability to run models in Python using arcpy.AddToolbox()

• Ability to manage connections to enterprise geodatabase

- arcpy.AcceptConnections()

- arcpy.ListUsers()

- arcpy.DisconnectUser()

• Use a task scheduler to run scripts overnight

- Windows Task Scheduler

- Linux cron job

Summary

• Lots of functionality available via Geoprocessing

• Use where most comfortable

• Geoprocessing pane

• ModelBuilder

• Python

• Easy way to document schema creation and modifications

• Minimize downtime

Other sessions

• Esri Best Practices:

Implementing an Enterprise

Geodatabase

• Enterprise Geodatabase:

Automating Administration Tasks

Using Python

• Geodatabase: Setting Up Your

Geodata Schema in ArcGIS Pro

• Geodatabase: Ensuring Data

Quality with Attribute Rules and

Contingent Values

WORKSHOP LOCATION

• SDCC - Room 31 A

• SDCC – Expo Demo Theater 4

• SDCC – Expo Demo Theater 4

• SDCC – Ballroom 06 E

TIME FRAME

• Wednesday 2:30-3:30 pm

• Wednesday 4-4:45 pm

• Thursday 10-10:45 am

• Thursday 12:15-1 pm

• Thursday 4-5 pm

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