Generate Routes (Location Referencing)

Available with Location Referencing license.

Summary

Re-creates shapes and applies calibration changes for route features in an LRS Network.

Additionally, the tool can determine calibration changes on routes so event behaviors can be processed. These calibration changes can be due to adding, editing, or deleting calibration points outside the Location Referencing tools in ArcGIS Pro.

Usage

• Input the LRS Network whose features need to be regenerated or need calibration changes applied based on the route shape from the centerline feature class, and measure values from the calibration point feature class.

• An LRS dataset is required to run this tool. To create an LRS dataset, add the calibration point, centerline, and redline layers to a feature dataset; then run the Modify LRS tool with the geodatabase as the input.

• If calibration points are deleted or have their date changed outside the ArcGIS Location Referencing tools in ArcGIS Pro, and Generate Routes is executed with the Record calibration changes for event location updates option, any events within the area where the calibration point was deleted or had their date changed will have move event behavior instead of stay put.

• If a derived network is configured against a line network, running Generate Routes on the line network will also update the derived network.

• Routes in the derived network are generated by combining the route shapes in the parent line.

• When conflict prevention is enabled for the tool, any events being generated by the tool will be locked.

  • While working in the default version, the locks acquired are released automatically when the tool completes.
  • While working in a child version, the locks acquired will remain in On Post status when the tool completes. The lock owner must post or delete the version to release the locks.
  • While working in a child version, if the execution of the tool is canceled by interruption, the locks are acquired and will remain in releasable status when the tool completes.

Parameters

Dialog

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Input Route Features	The LRS Network for which route shapes will be regenerated and calibration changes will be applied.	Feature Layer
Record calibration changes for event location updates (Optional)	Specifies whether event behaviors will be applied. Checked—Any calibration points created, modified, or deleted outside the Location Referencing tools will be applied to the routes in the network, and event behaviors will be applied the next time Apply Event Behaviors is run. Unchecked—Calibration changes will be applied to the routes in the LRS Network, but no event behaviors will be applied. This is the default.	Boolean

Derived Output

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Output Route Features	Updated route feature layer.	Feature Layer
Output Derived Route Features	The updated LRS Network to which route shapes have been generated and calibration changes have been applied.	Feature Layer
Output Results File	A text file that details the routes that were updated in the LRS Network feature class.	Text File

Python

arcpy.locref.GenerateRoutes(in_route_features, {record_calibration_changes})

Name	Explanation	Data Type
in_route_features	The LRS Network for which route shapes will be regenerated and calibration changes will be applied.	Feature Layer
record_calibration_changes (Optional)	Specifies whether event behaviors will be applied. RECORD_CALIBRATION_CHANGES —Any calibration points created, modified, or deleted outside the Location Referencing tools will be applied to the routes in the network, and event behaviors will be applied the next time Apply Event Behaviors is run. NO_RECORD_CALIBRATION_CHANGES —Calibration changes will be applied to the routes in the LRS Network, but no event behaviors will be applied. This is the default.	Boolean

Derived Output

Name	Explanation	Data Type
out_route_features	Updated route feature layer.	Feature Layer
out_derived_route_features	The updated LRS Network to which route shapes have been generated and calibration changes have been applied.	Feature Layer
out_details_file	A text file that details the routes that were updated in the LRS Network feature class.	Text File

Code sample

GenerateRoutes example 1 (Python window)

Demonstrates how to use GenerateRoutes in immediate mode.

# Name: GenerateRoutes_ex1.py
# Description: Re-creates shapes and applies calibration changes for route features in an LRS Network.
# Requires: ArcGIS Location Referencing

# Check out license
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("LocationReferencing")

# Local variables
in_route_features = r'C:\Data\PipelineReferencing.gdb\LRS\LineNetwork'
record_calibration_changes = "NO_RECORD_CALIBRATION_CHANGES"

# Set current workspace
arcpy.env.workspace = "C:\Data\PipelineReferencing.gdb"

# Execute the tool
arcpy.GenerateRoutes_locref(in_route_features, record_calibration_changes)

# Check in license
arcpy.CheckInExtension('LocationReferencing')

GenerateRoutes example 2 (stand-alone script)

Demonstrates how to use GenerateRoutes in a stand-alone Python script.

# Name: GenerateRoutes_ex2.py
# Description: Re-creates shapes and applies calibration changes for route features in an LRS Network.
# Requirements: ArcGIS Location Referencing

# Import arcpy module
import arcpy

# Check out license
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("LocationReferencing")

# Local variables
in_route_features = r'C:\Data\PipelineReferencing.gdb\LRS\LineNetwork'
record_calibration_changes = "RECORD_CALIBRATION_CHANGES"

# Execute the tool
arcpy.GenerateRoutes_locref(in_route_features, record_calibration_changes)

# Check in license
arcpy.CheckInExtension('LocationReferencing')

GenerateRoutes example 3 (stand-alone script)

Demonstrates how to use GenerateRoutes in a stand-alone Python script in a feature service.

# Name: GenerateRoutes_Pro_Ex3.py.py
# Description: Generate routes in stand-alone mode using a feature service. It is recommended to work in a version and post it into the default version.
# Requires: ArcGIS Location Referencing

# Import arcpy module
import arcpy

# Check out license
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("LocationReferencing")

## Input LRS route network is in feature service.  Signing in portal is required to access the feature service.
arcpy.SignInToPortal('https://yourdomain.com/portal', 'username', 'password')

## Map the input LRS route network from the feature service. Here, 1 corresponds to the input LRS route network.
in_route = r"https://yourdomain.com/server/rest/services/FeatureServiceName/FeatureServer/1"

# Process : Generate Routes.
arcpy.GenerateRoutes_locref(in_route)

# Check in license
arcpy.CheckInExtension('LocationReferencing')

Environments

Current Workspace

Licensing information

• Basic: Requires ArcGIS Location Referencing
• Standard: Requires ArcGIS Location Referencing
• Advanced: Requires ArcGIS Location Referencing