Upon Clicking the tool, the Model GUI appears (Figure 3).

Add from the customize GUI, if necessary.

By default, on the Stardard ArcGIS Toolbar on the far right, there is the ModelBuilder tool (Figure 2).

ArcMap Etiquette guidelines before starting this lab. These tasks can utilize the results of one step to source the next step. create a model to process the data into individual feature classes, one for each year (4) create a second model to perform hot spot analysis on each year’s feature class and (5) animate the yearly hot spot feature class maps. ModelBuilder enables users to quickly and visually put together ArcGIS tasks. Using ModelBuilder for Bulk Field Creationsīut, I don’t give up that easily. We didn’t win, but there is always next year. Not to mention this amazing “Geodatabase Field Manager” team logo, featured at right. At the end of the day, we had produced several miles of code.

My CodeFest team - myself and two others- locked in to code a convenient method that would do this via a user interface. Legac圜lassID – Tracks the unique ID of the source object in a migration.Legac圜lassName – Tracks the name of the source object in a migration.In the last constructed databases, the following fields were also added to every feature class: DateModified – Date in which the last feature modification occurred.LastUser – Tracks the user that last modified a feature.DateCreated – Date the feature was produced.CreationUser – Tracks the user that produces the individual feature.I wanted to build a “Geodatabase Field Manager.” This application would enable the user to mass-produce fields (or verify the existence thereof) across all feature classes in a feature dataset.įor example, most geodatabases contain metadata or editor tracking fields (names may vary) as follows: Any automation tools that can be constructed not only can minimize that error, but also boost user productivity in database construction.Īnd there presents my idea for CodeFest. This can lead to inconsistencies and error if one is not careful. Having no standard model, many of the feature classes and field components had to be constructed by hand.įor those unfamiliar with building a large geodatabase in ArcCatalog, trust me when I state that the process is very manual. SSP recently completed a complex data model which included components of chilled water and steam, which I personally had never modeled before. The winner of the event gets a two-hour pass to Top Golf!

CodeFest ( which I have written about previously) allows for developers to team up with project managers in a competitive setting. CodeFest Team Takes On Mass Production of FieldsĮvery year SSP conducts a CodeFest in December. Going to stay optimistic and continue to write blog posts nevertheless, including this one about ModelBuilder. For those who don’t know … this is the year in which the 1987 movie The Running Man was set.

Happy New Year! A bit nervous about this year.

Arcmap model builder