Export Diagram Template Definitions (Network Diagram)

Summary

Exports the network diagram rule and layout definitions and the network diagram layer definition to .ndbd and .ndld files, respectively.

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.

• The resulting .ndbd and .ndld files are useful for sharing diagram template definitions or copying diagram template definitions from one network to another.

Syntax

arcpy.nd.ExportDiagramTemplateDefinitions(in_utility_network, template_name, {out_ndbd_file}, {out_ndld_file})

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
in_utility_network	The utility network or trace network referencing the diagram template definitions to export.	Utility Network; Trace Network
template_name	The name of the diagram template with definitions to be exported.	String
out_ndbd_file (Optional)	The network diagram rule and layout definitions file (.ndbd) to be created.	File
out_ndld_file (Optional)	The network diagram layer definition file (.ndld) to be created.	File

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

ExportDiagramTemplateDefinitions example (Python window)

Export all the definitions set up on a particular diagram template in a given network and import those definitions into a diagram template in another network.

import arcpy
import os

input_SourceNetwork = "D:/MyProjectLocation/MyDatabaseSourceConnection.sde/MyDatabase.MAP.Electric/MyDatabase.MAP.Electric"
input_DestinationNetwork = "D:/MyProjectLocation/MyDatabaseDestinationConnection.sde/MyDatabase.MAP.Electric/MyDatabase.MAP.Electric"
folder = "D:/MyProjectLocation/"
input_SourceTemplate = "SourceTemplate"
input_DestinationTemplate = "DestinationTemplate"

arcpy.ExportDiagramTemplateDefinitions_nd(input_SourceNetwork, 
                                          input_SourceTemplate, 
                                          os.path.join(folder, "DiagramRuleAndLayoutDefinitions.ndbd"),  
                                          os.path.join(folder, "DiagramLayerDefinition.ndld"))
arcpy.ImportDiagramTemplateDefinitions_nd(input_DestinationNetwork, 
                                          input_DestinationTemplate, 
                                          os.path.join(folder, "DiagramRuleAndLayoutDefinitions.ndbd"),  
                                          os.path.join(folder, "DiagramLayerDefinition.ndld"))

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

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