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Updating GDB_Items XML Definitions

First, run a query to identify the feature class "PhysicalName" or UID from GDB_ITEMS. Note: The physical name appears as DBNAME.SCHEMA.FCNAME. Use one of the two for the WHERE clause in the other queries. First Query USE [DBName] SELECT ITEMS.ObjectID ,ITEMS.UUID ,ITEMTYPES.Name as ItemType ,ITEMS.[PhysicalName] ,ITEMS.[Definition] FROM [sde].[GDB_ITEMS] as ITEMS INNER JOIN [sde].[GDB_ITEMTYPES] ITEMTYPES ON [ITEMS].[ Type ] = [ITEMTYPES].[UUID] WHERE [PhysicalName] like '%FC Name%' In the results, click the XML link under the Definition field. You should see something similar to the XML below. Notice the highlighted line of code. This is the "Remarks" field. The node "IsNullable" is set as "false". I want the Remarks field to allow NULL values and would like to update it from "false" to "true". Note: The base and delta tables should be updated as well. XML Definition View <DEFeatu...

Updated MXDPerfStat

Esri Professional Services just released an updated version of mxdperfstat. A great tool to help you optimize GIS services. Per their documentation the key features include: Performance report for each scale Performance report for each layer including diagnostic statistics Optimization recommendations This update includes the tools that support Esri version 10.4. Updated Mxdperfstat Link

Batch Replace a Layer within multiple MXDs in a Folder

This one is helpful if you have many MXDs located within a folder that need a layer replaced. For those who create Map Books, this could come handy. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 # Name: Replace layers in MXD TOC # Purpose: This script is meant to be added to an ArcGIS Toolbox. # It will copy all MXDs within the specified directory to a folder on your desktop. # Then it will scan each MXD in that desktop folder, looking for a layer name, per user input, # and replace with an existing layer file, per user input. # Author: Nicole Ceranek # Date...

Enterprise Geodatabase Maintenance

I have several enterprise level geodatabases (GDB) to manage. Instead of setting up maintenance scripts for each project GDB, I decided to write one script to manage them all. (Get the movie reference?) This script requires two directories to be setup 1) OwnerFileDir and 2) AdminFileDir. The first will store several SDE owner connection files; one per database. Owner is usually "dbo" or "sde". The second will store several Esri object owner connection files; one per database. The Esri object owner is the user that owns each object's schema e.g. < DatabaseName >.< Schema >.< PolygonFeatureClassName >. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 ...

Italy Map Journal

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Optimize Your MXDs

MXD Perfstat is a great utility to analyze your GIS MXD files. The output contains information such as the number of layers, vertex count per layer per different scales, drawing times, etc. This information is valuable for those who wish to publish data via ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Server. I used the option to write to a database. Within a database environment I can setup queries, procedures, and eventually charts or reports. Link to download MXD Perfstat

Creating Polygons from Raster Extents

There are many like it, but this one is mine. Catch that reference? OK, so here is a script that will allow the user to select a folder directory. The script will scan the directory for any raster files. It will grab the extents of the raster and build a polygon feature class. When building a mosaic I like to also know the compression type, number of bands, no data value, pixel type, etc. Those options will also be added to the polygon per raster tile. Quick note, I wrote this with the idea that a person could add this script to their toolbox to have a nice GUI interface. The only parameter required is the input file path. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 # Name: Raster Extents to Polygons # Purpose: This script will create a polygon f...