Package Result (Data Management)

Summary

Packages one or more geoprocessing results, including all tools and input and output datasets, into a single compressed file (.gpkx).

Usage

  • When a tool is run, a geoprocessing history item is added to the Geoprocessing History section of the Catalog pane. Use this item as input to the Package Result tool.

    When a tool is run from Python, a Result object is returned. The Result object's resultID property can be used as input to this tool. The second code sample below demonstrates how to use a Result object's resultID property.

  • When Support ArcGIS Maps SDKs is checked, the geoprocessing package created can be used in the ArcGIS Maps SDKs environment. To support the ArcGIS Maps SDKs environment, the following occur:

    • All nongeodatabase data sources are converted to a file geodatabase.
    • A copy of the tool being package is created in a new toolbox configured for publishing.

    Note:

    Starting at ArcGIS Pro 2.1, geoprocessing packages that support ArcGIS Maps SDKs can be created.

  • When the Convert data to file geodatabase parameter is checked, the following occurs:

    • Each unique data source will have a file geodatabase created in the consolidated folder or package.
    • Compressed raster and vector formats will be converted to a file geodatabase, and compression will be lost.
    • Enterprise geodatabase data will not be consolidated. To convert enterprise geodatabase data to a file geodatabase, check the Include Enterprise Geodatabase data instead of referencing the data parameter.

  • When the Convert data to file geodatabase parameter is not checked, the following occurs:

    • The data source format of the input layers will be preserved when possible.
    • ADRG, CADRG/ECRG, CIB, and RPF raster formats will convert to file geodatabase rasters. ArcGIS cannot natively write out these formats. They will be converted to file geodatabase rasters for efficiency.
    • In the output folder structure, file geodatabases will be consolidated in a version-specific folder, and all other formats will be consolidated in the commonData folder.
    • Compressed raster and vector formats will not be clipped even if an extent is specified in the Extent parameter.

  • For layers that contain a join or participate in a relationship class, all joined or related data sources will be consolidated into the output folder. By default, joined or related data sources will be consolidated in their entirety or, depending on the Select Related Rows parameter value, based on the extent specified for the Extent parameter.

  • For feature layers, the Extent parameter is used to select the features that will be consolidated. For raster layers, the Extent parameter is used to clip the raster datasets.

  • Some datasets reference other datasets. For example, you may have a topology dataset that references four feature classes. Other examples of datasets that reference other datasets include geometric networks, networks, and locators. When consolidating or packaging a layer based on these types of datasets, the participating datasets will also be consolidated or packaged.

  • If the Schema only parameter is checked, only the schema of the input and output data sources will be consolidated or packaged. A schema is the structure or design of a feature class or table that consists of field and table definitions, coordinate system properties, symbology, definition queries, and so on. Data and records will not be consolidated or packaged.

  • Data sources that do not support schema only will not be consolidated or packaged. If the Schema only parameter is checked and the tool encounters a layer that is not supported for schema only, a warning message appears and that layer will be skipped. If the only layer specified is unsupported for schema only, the tool will fail.

  • To unpack a geoprocessing package, use the Extract Package tool to extract the contents to a folder. You can then browse to the directory and explore the tool and data. Alternatively, right-click the package from a folder in the Catalog pane and extract it to the current map. The tool will be accessible from the Geoprocessing History section.

    By default, when extracting a package from the Catalog pane, the contents will be extracted into your user profile.

Parameters

LabelExplanationData Type
Result

The result that will be packaged.

The input can be either a result from the history of the current project or a Result object's resultID property when the tool is being used in a Python script.

File; String
Output File

The name and location of the output package file (.gpkx).

File
Convert data to file geodatabase
(Optional)

Specifies whether input layers will be converted to a file geodatabase or preserved in their original format.

  • Checked—All data will be converted to a file geodatabase. This option does not apply to enterprise geodatabase data sources. To include enterprise geodatabase data, check the Include Enterprise Geodatabase data instead of referencing the data parameter.
  • Unchecked—Data formats will be preserved when possible. This is the default.
Boolean
Include Enterprise Geodatabase data instead of referencing the data
(Optional)

Specifies whether input enterprise geodatabase layers will be converted to a file geodatabase or preserved in their original format.

  • Checked—All enterprise geodatabase data sources will be converted to a file geodatabase. This is the default.
  • Unchecked—All enterprise geodatabase data sources will be preserved and will be referenced in the resulting package.
Boolean
Extent
(Optional)

Specifies the extent that will be used to select or clip features.

  • Current Display Extent Map View—The extent will be based on the active map or scene. This option is only available when there is an active map.
  • Draw Extent Square and Finish—The extent will be based on a rectangle drawn on the map or scene. This option will create a feature class in the project geodatabase and add a layer to the map. The feature class will have the same coordinate system as the map.
    Note:

    This option is not available in the Environments dialog box. It is only available from a tool parameter with an extent data type or from the Environments tab on a tool dialog box.

    Note:

    When the Enable and disable editing from the Edit tab editing option is checked, you must enable editing on the Edit ribbon tab to draw the extent.

  • Extent of a Layer Layer—The extent will be based on an active map layer. Use the drop-down list to choose an available layer or use the Extent of data in all layers option to get the combined extent of all active map layers, excluding the basemap. This option is only available when there is an active map with layers.

    Each map layer has the following options:

    • All Features Select All—The extent of all features in the layer.
    • Selected Features Area from Selected Features—The extent of the selected features in the layer.
    • Visible Features Extent Indicator—The extent of visible features in the layer.
      Note:

      The extents from the Selected Features Area from Selected Features and Visible Features Extent Indicator options are only available for feature layers.

  • Browse Browse—The extent will be based on an existing dataset.
  • Intersection of Inputs Intersect—The extent will be based on the minimum or intersecting extent of all inputs. If no inputs overlap, a null extent with all zeros will result.
  • Union of Inputs Union—The extent will be based on the maximum or combined extent of all inputs.
  • Clipboard Paste—The extent can be copied to and from the clipboard.
    • Copy Extent Copy—Copies the extent coordinates and coordinate system to the clipboard.
    • Paste Extent Paste—Pastes the extent coordinates and, optionally, the coordinate system from the clipboard. If the clipboard values do not include a coordinate system, the extent will use the map’s coordinate system.
    Note:

    The extent coordinates are copied to and pasted from the clipboard using the same formatting and order as the ArcPy Extent object: x-min, y-min, x-max, y-max, and the spatial reference.

  • Reset Extent Reset—The extent will be reset to the default value.
  • Manually entered coordinates—The coordinates must be numeric values and in the active map's coordinate system.
    Caution:

    The map may use different display units than the entered coordinates. The use of a cardinal direction (N, S, E, W) is not supported. Use a negative value sign for south and west coordinates.

Extent
Apply Extent only to enterprise geodatabase layers
(Optional)

Specifies whether the specified extent will be applied to all layers or to enterprise geodatabase layers only.

  • Unchecked—The specified extent will be applied to all layers. This is the default.
  • Checked—The specified extent will be applied to enterprise geodatabase layers only.
Boolean
Schema only
(Optional)

Specifies whether all features and records for input and output datasets or only the schema of input and output datasets will be consolidated or packaged.

  • Unchecked—All features and records for input and output datasets will be included in the consolidated folder or package. This is the default.
  • Checked—Only the schema of input and output datasets will be consolidated or packaged. No features or records will be consolidated or packaged in the output folder.
Boolean
Support ArcGIS Maps SDKs
(Optional)

Specifies whether the package will support ArcGIS Maps SDKs. To support ArcGIS Maps SDKs, all data sources will be converted to a file geodatabase, and a server compatible tool will be created in the package.

  • Unchecked—The output package will not support ArcGIS Maps SDKs. This is the default.
  • Checked—The output package will support ArcGIS Maps SDKs.
Boolean
Additional Files
(Optional)

The additional files that will be added to a package. Additional files, such as .doc, .txt, .pdf, and so on, are used to provide more information about the contents and purpose of the package.

File
Summary
(Optional)

The summary information that will be added to the properties of the package.

String
Tags
(Optional)

The tag information that will be added to the properties of the package. Multiple tags can be added or separated by a comma or semicolon.

String
Package version
(Optional)

Specifies the version of the geodatabases that will be created in the resulting package. Specifying a version allows packages to be shared with earlier versions of ArcGIS and supports backward compatibility.

Note:

A package saved to an earlier version may lose properties that are only available in the later version.

  • All versions The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with all versions (ArcGIS Pro 2.1 and later).
  • Current version The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with the version of the current release.
  • ArcGIS Pro 2.2 The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 2.2.
  • ArcGIS Pro 2.3The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 2.3.
  • ArcGIS Pro 2.4The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 2.4.
  • ArcGIS Pro 2.5The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 2.5.
  • ArcGIS Pro 2.6The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 2.6.
  • ArcGIS Pro 2.7The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 2.7.
  • ArcGIS Pro 2.8The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 2.8.
  • ArcGIS Pro 2.9The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 2.9.
  • ArcGIS Pro 3.0The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 3.0.
  • ArcGIS Pro 3.1The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 3.1.
  • ArcGIS Pro 3.2The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 3.2.
  • ArcGIS Pro 3.3The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 3.3.
String
Keep only the rows which are related to features within the extent
(Optional)

Specifies whether the specified extent will be applied to related data sources.

  • Unchecked—Related data sources will be consolidated in their entirety. This is the default.
  • Checked—Only related data corresponding to records within the specified extent will be consolidated.
Boolean

arcpy.management.PackageResult(in_result, output_file, {convert_data}, {convert_arcsde_data}, {extent}, {apply_extent_to_arcsde}, {schema_only}, {arcgisruntime}, {additional_files}, {summary}, {tags}, {version}, {select_related_rows})
NameExplanationData Type
in_result
[in_result,...]

The result that will be packaged.

The input can be either a result from the history of the current project or a Result object's resultID property when the tool is being used in a Python script.

File; String
output_file

The name and location of the output package file (.gpkx).

File
convert_data
(Optional)

Specifies whether input layers will be converted to a file geodatabase or preserved in their original format.

  • CONVERT Data will be converted to a file geodatabase. This option does not apply to enterprise geodatabase data sources. To convert enterprise geodatabase data, set the convert_arcsde_data parameter to CONVERT_ARCSDE.
  • PRESERVEData formats will be preserved when possible. This is the default.
Boolean
convert_arcsde_data
(Optional)

Specifies whether input enterprise geodatabase layers will be converted to a file geodatabase or preserved in their original format.

  • CONVERT_ARCSDE Enterprise geodatabase data will be converted to a file geodatabase and will be included in the consolidated folder or package. This is the default.
  • PRESERVE_ARCSDE Enterprise geodatabase data will be preserved and will be referenced in the consolidated folder or package.
Boolean
extent
(Optional)

Specifies the extent that will be used to select or clip features.

  • MAXOF—The maximum extent of all inputs will be used.
  • MINOF—The minimum area common to all inputs will be used.
  • DISPLAY—The extent is equal to the visible display.
  • Layer name—The extent of the specified layer will be used.
  • Extent object—The extent of the specified object will be used.
  • Space delimited string of coordinates—The extent of the specified string will be used. Coordinates are expressed in the order of x-min, y-min, x-max, y-max.
Extent
apply_extent_to_arcsde
(Optional)

Specifies whether the specified extent will be applied to all layers or to enterprise geodatabase layers only.

  • ALL The specified extent will be applied to all layers. This is the default.
  • ARCSDE_ONLYThe specified extent will be applied to enterprise geodatabase layers only.
Boolean
schema_only
(Optional)

Specifies whether all records for input and output datasets or only the schema of input and output datasets will be consolidated or packaged.

  • ALL All records for input and output datasets will be consolidated or packaged. This is the default.
  • SCHEMA_ONLY Only the schema of input and output datasets will be consolidated or packaged.
Boolean
arcgisruntime
(Optional)

Specifies whether the package will support ArcGIS Maps SDKs. To support ArcGIS Maps SDKs, all data sources will be converted to a file geodatabase.

  • DESKTOPThe output package will not support ArcGIS Maps SDKs. This is the default.
  • RUNTIME The output package will support ArcGIS Maps SDKs.
Boolean
additional_files
[additional_files,...]
(Optional)

The additional files that will be added to a package. Additional files, such as .doc, .txt, .pdf, and so on, are used to provide more information about the contents and purpose of the package.

File
summary
(Optional)

The summary information that will be added to the properties of the package.

String
tags
(Optional)

The tag information that will be added to the properties of the package. Multiple tags can be added or separated by a comma or semicolon.

String
version
[version,...]
(Optional)

Specifies the version of the geodatabases that will be created in the resulting package. Specifying a version allows packages to be shared with earlier versions of ArcGIS and supports backward compatibility.

Note:

A package saved to an earlier version may lose properties that are only available in the later version.

  • ALL The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with all versions (ArcGIS Pro 2.1 and later).
  • CURRENT The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with the version of the current release.
  • 2.2 The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 2.2.
  • 2.3The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 2.3.
  • 2.4The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 2.4.
  • 2.5The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 2.5.
  • 2.6The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 2.6.
  • 2.7The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 2.7.
  • 2.8The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 2.8.
  • 2.9The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 2.9.
  • 3.0The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 3.0.
  • 3.1The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 3.1.
  • 3.2The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 3.2.
  • 3.3The package will contain geodatabases and maps compatible with version 3.3.
String
select_related_rows
(Optional)

Specifies whether the specified extent will be applied to related data sources.

  • KEEP_ONLY_RELATED_ROWSOnly related data corresponding to records within the specified extent will be consolidated.
  • KEEP_ALL_RELATED_ROWSRelated data sources will be consolidated in their entirety. This is the default.
Boolean

Code sample

PackageResult example 1 (Python window)

The following Python script demonstrates how to use the PackageResult function in the Python window.


import arcpy
arcpy.env.workspace = "C:/ResultFiles" 
arcpy.management.PackageResult('Parcel.rlt', 'Parcel.gpk', "PRESERVE", 
                               "CONVERT_ARCSDE", "#", "ALL", "ALL", 
                               "DESKTOP", r"C:\docs\readme.txt", 
                               "Summary text", "Tag1; tag2; tag3")
PackageResult example 2 (stand-alone script)

The following Python script demonstrates how to use the PackageResult function from either the Python window or a script with the Result object of a custom tool.

import arcpy

# Import toolbox with custom model inside
arcpy.ImportToolbox("c:/gisworkflows/ParcelTools.tbx")

# Run the tool and assign to a result variable
parcelUpdate = arcpy.ParcelUpdater_ParcelTools("c:/data/parcels.gdb/ward3", "UPDATE")

arcpy.management.PackageResult(parcelUpdate.resultID, "c:/gpks/parcelgpk.gpkx", 
                               "PRESERVE", "CONVERT_ARCSDE", "#", "ALL", 
                               "ALL", "DESKTOP", "#", "Summary text", "Tag1")

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

  • Basic: Yes
  • Standard: Yes
  • Advanced: Yes

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