Generate Target Layer (Business Analyst)

Available with Business Analyst license.

Summary

Creates a layer that identifies geographies that contain selected segments and geographies that do not contain selected segments.

Usage

• If Boundary Layer is not specified, the Extent environment will be used.

• Targets are a subclassification of a Target Group, for example, Core and Development targets. A target can contain one or more Segments.

Parameters

Dialog

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Geography Level	The geography level that will be used to define the target layer.	String
Segmentation Base	The segmentation base for the profile being created. Available options are provided by the segmentation dataset in use.	String
Output Feature Class	The output feature class for the target layer.	Feature Class
Target Input Type	Specifies whether target groups or segments will be used. Use Target Group —A group of targets will be used. Select Segments —Segments will be used. One or more segments can make up a target.	String
Target Group (Optional)	The target group, if the dataset supports target groups.	File
Target (Optional)	A target from the selected Target Group.	String
Segments (Optional)	Segments from the provided dataset.	String
Boundary Layer (Optional)	The boundary that determines the layer extent.	Feature Layer

Python

arcpy.ba.GenerateTargetLayer(geography_level, segmentation_base, out_feature_class, input_type, {target_group}, {target}, {segments}, {boundary_layer})

Name	Explanation	Data Type
geography_level	The geography level that will be used to define the target layer.	String
segmentation_base	The segmentation base for the profile being created. Available options are provided by the segmentation dataset in use.	String
out_feature_class	The output feature class for the target layer.	Feature Class
input_type	Specifies whether target groups or segments will be used. USE_TARGET_GROUP —A group of targets will be used. SELECT_SEGMENTS —Segments will be used. One or more segments can make up a target.	String
target_group (Optional)	The target group, if the dataset supports target groups.	File
target (Optional)	A target from the selected target_group.	String
segments [segments,...] (Optional)	Segments from the provided dataset.	String
boundary_layer (Optional)	The boundary that determines the layer extent.	Feature Layer

Code sample

GenerateTargetLayer example (Python window)

The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the GenerateTargetLayer tool.

import arcpy
arcpy.ba.GenerateTargetLayer("US.ZIP5","Total Adult Population", r"C:\Users\MyProject\MyProject.gdb\GenerateTargetLayer_PACIFICHEIGHTS", "SELECT_SEGMENTS", None, '', "2C", "proposed_site")

Environments

Current Workspace, Data Source, Extent

Licensing information

• Basic: Requires Business Analyst
• Standard: Requires Business Analyst
• Advanced: Requires Business Analyst