Summary
Adds the Spatial Dispatch Layout algorithm to the list of layouts to be automatically chained at the end of the building of diagrams based on a given template. This tool also presets the Spatial Dispatch Layout algorithm parameters for any diagram based on that template.
This layout algorithm progressively separates diagram junctions that are visibly close to overlapping according to their current positions and to the shift factor specified.
Learn more about the Spatial Dispatch layout algorithm
Caution:
This tool is a configuration and administration tool.
Note:
This tool impacts the consistency of any existing diagrams based on the input diagram template. All of the existing diagrams become inconsistent and open with a consistency warning icon 
until they are updated.
Usage
This tool is not supported when working with a utility network or trace network service. You must use either a utility network or trace network in a file geodatabase or a database connection to a utility network or trace network in an enterprise geodatabase. When working with an enterprise geodatabase the following are requirements:
- The Input Network parameter value must be from a database connection established as the database utility network owner or database trace network owner.
- The connected ArcGIS Enterprise portal account must be the portal utility network owner or portal trace network owner.
- This tool must be connected to the default version, which is expected to be public and not protected.
To preset the layout algorithm parameters for any diagram based on the diagram template, uncheck the Active parameter (is_active = "INACTIVE" in Python).
Run the tool with Active checked (the default) (is_active = "ACTIVE" in Python) if you want the layout algorithm to be added to the list of layouts that will be automatically chained at the end of diagram generation based on the input diagram template.
Syntax
arcpy.nd.AddSpatialDispatchLayout(in_utility_network, template_name, is_active, {are_containers_preserved}, {iterations_number}, {maximum_shift_factor})| Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
in_utility_network | The utility network or trace network containing the diagram template to modify. | Utility Network; Trace Network |
template_name | The name of the diagram template to modify. | String |
is_active | Specifies whether the layout algorithm will automatically execute when generating diagrams based on the specified template.
| Boolean |
are_containers_preserved (Optional) | Specifies how the algorithm will process containers.
| Boolean |
iterations_number (Optional) | The number of iterations to process. The default is 5. | Long |
maximum_shift_factor (Optional) | The maximum value used to increase the diagram junctions' displacement for junctions that are very close together. The greater the shift factor, the larger the separation between the diagram junctions that almost overlap. The default is 2. | Double |
Derived Output
| Name | Explanation | Data Type |
| out_utility_network | The updated utility network or trace network. | Utility Network; Trace Network |
| out_template_name | The name of the diagram template. | String |
Code sample
This sample adds the Add Spatial Dispatch Layout algorithm as an automatic layout to the MyTemplate1 template existing for a given network.
import arcpy
input_Network = "D:/MyProjectLocation/MyDatabaseConnection.sde/MyDatabase.MAP.Electric/MyDatabase.MAP.Electric"
input_DiagramTemplate = "MyTemplate1"
arcpy.AddSpatialDispatchLayout_nd(input_Network, input_DiagramTemplate,
"ACTIVE", "PRESERVE_CONTAINERS", 5, 2)Environments
Licensing information
- Basic: No
- Standard: Yes
- Advanced: Yes