Remove Feature Class From Topology (Data Management)

Available with Standard or Advanced license.

Summary

Removes a feature class from a topology.

Usage

• Removing a feature class from a topology also removes all the topology rules associated with that feature class.

• Removing a feature class from a topology will require the entire topology to be validated.

Syntax

arcpy.management.RemoveFeatureClassFromTopology(in_topology, in_featureclass)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
in_topology	The topology from which to remove the feature class.	Topology Layer
in_featureclass	The feature class to remove from the topology.	String

Derived Output

Name	Explanation	Data Type
out_topology	The updated topology.	Topology

Code sample

RemoveFeatureClassFromTopology example (Python window)

The following stand-alone script demonstrates how to use the RemoveFeatureClassFromTopology function in the Python window.

import arcpy
arcpy.RemoveFeatureClassFromTopology_management("C:/Datasets/TestGPTopology.gdb/LegalFabric/topology", "Parcel_line")

RemoveFeatureClassFromTopology example 2 (stand-alone script)

The following stand-alone script demonstrates how to use the RemoveFeatureClassFromTopology function.

# Name: RemoveClassFromTopology_Example.py
# Description: Removes a feature class from participating in a topology

# Import system modules
import arcpy

topo = "C:/Datasets/TestGPTopology.gdb/LegalFabric/topology"
fc = "Parcel_line"
arcpy.RemoveFeatureClassFromTopology_management(topo, fc)

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

• Basic: No
• Standard: Yes
• Advanced: Yes