Apply Feature Level Metadata (Topographic Production)

Summary

Applies values from a metadata record in the FeatureLevelMetadata table to selected features that have matching attribute fields.

Usage

• The Metadata Favorite parameter value is a record in the FeatureLevelMetadata table. The tool will apply a record's associated values to corresponding attributes for the specified features in the Input Features parameter.

• The FeatureLevelMetadata table is included with the ArcGIS Defense Mapping and ArcGIS Production Mapping product data files.

• The field types in the FeatureLevelMetadata table must match the field types in the feature layers being updated. If they don't, the tool will fail with an error message indicating that the field types must match before processing.

Parameters

Dialog

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Input Features	The inputs to which the Metadata Favorite parameter value will be applied.	Feature Layer
Input Metadata Table	The path to the metadata table containing the records that will be used to populate attributes.	Table View
Metadata Favorite	The record that will be used to populate attributes. The available options depend on the records available in the metadata table.	String

Derived Output

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Updated Features	The Input Features layer with updated attributes.	Feature Layer; Feature Class

Python

arcpy.topographic.ApplyFeatureLevelMetadata(in_features, in_metadata_table, metadata_favorite)

Name	Explanation	Data Type
in_features [in_features,...]	The inputs to which the metadata_favorite parameter value will be applied.	Feature Layer
in_metadata_table	The path to the metadata table containing the records that will be used to populate attributes.	Table View
metadata_favorite	The record that will be used to populate attributes. The available options depend on the records available in the metadata table.	String

Derived Output

Name	Explanation	Data Type
updated_features	The in_features layer with updated attributes.	Feature Layer; Feature Class

Code sample

ApplyFeatureLevelMetadata example (stand-alone script)

The following code sample demonstrates how to use the ApplyFeatureLevelMetadata function in Python.

# Name: ApplyFeatureLevelMetadata_sample.py
# Description: Use the Apply Feature Level Metadata tool to apply values from a
# metadata record in the Feature Level Metadata table to selected features
# that have matching attribute fields

# Import System Modules
import arcpy

# Check Out Extensions
arcpy.CheckOutExtension('Foundation')

# Setting Local Variables
in_features = r'C:\Data\MGCP_TRD_4_6.gdb\MGCP\AerofacA'
in_metadata_table = r'C:\Data\MGCP_TRD_4_6.gdb\FeatureLevelMetadata'
metadata_favorite = 'Favorite1'

# Execute Apply Feature Level Metadata
arcpy.topographic.ApplyFeatureLevelMetadata(in_features, in_metadata_table, metadata_favorite)

# Check In Extensions
arcpy.CheckInExtension('Foundation')

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

• Basic: No
• Standard: Requires Production Mapping
• Advanced: Requires Production Mapping