Set Feature Class Split Model (Data Management)

Summary

Defines the behavior of a split operation on a feature class.

Learn more about setting the split model for a feature class

Usage

• When editing features and a feature is split, the split model will define how the split operation handles the split features in the table.

• Every feature class has the default split model, Update/Insert, defined upon creation. If the split model has been changed, you can run this tool using the Update/Insert value in the Split Model parameter to reset the split model to the default.

• If the split model property is set to Delete/Insert/Insert, the minimum client version will be set to ArcGIS Pro 2.6. This means you cannot use data from ArcGIS Desktop or earlier versions of ArcGIS Pro.

• If the input feature class is stored in an enterprise geodatabase, this tool must be executed as the data owner.

Syntax

arcpy.management.SetFeatureClassSplitModel(in_feature_class, {split_model})

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
in_feature_class	The feature class on which the split model will be set.	Feature Layer
split_model (Optional)	Specifies the split model to apply to the input feature class. DELETE_INSERT_INSERT —The original feature will be deleted, and both parts of the split feature will be inserted as new features with two new rows in the table. UPDATE_INSERT —The original feature will be updated, becoming the largest feature, and the smaller feature will be inserted as a new row in the table. This is the default.	String

Derived Output

Name	Explanation	Data Type
out_feature_class	The updated feature class with its modified split model property.	Feature Layer

Code sample

SetFeatureClassSplitModel example (Python window)

Set the split model to DELETE_INSERT_INSERT on a feature class.

import arcpy
arcpy.SetFeatureClassSplitModel_management("C:\\MyProject\\sdeConn.sde\\progdb.user1.Parcels", 
                                           "DELETE_INSERT_INSERT")

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

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• Standard: Yes
• Advanced: Yes