Find Polygons with Holes

Available with ArcGIS Pro Standard and Data Reviewer licenses.

Summary

The Find Polygons with Holes check finds polygon features that have holes.

Supported workflows

ArcGIS Data Reviewer checks support multiple methods for implementing automated review of data. The following table identifies the supported implementation methods for this check:

ValidationConstraint

Reviewer batch job

Attribute (validation) rule

No

Yes

Yes

(ArcGIS Pro 3.2 and ArcGIS Enterprise 11.2 or later)

Overview

The Find Polygons with Holes check finds holes in polygon features. The check stores the geometry of the hole as an error.

Industry scenarios

This check can be used in the following scenarios:

  • In topographic mapping, the Multinational Geospatial Co-production Program (MGCP) requires that island polygon features do not have holes.
  • In parcel management, buildings, condo units, or water bodies that have been cut into a parcel but later need to be restored to the full parcel extent can use this check.
  • In data management, having a record of where polygons with holes (donuts) are located can help verify processed data results.

Syntax

ParameterRequiredDescriptionWorkflow

Subtype

No

The subtype to which the rule is applied.

Validation

Attribute

No

A query that identifies the features to which the rule is applied.

Validation

Name

Yes

A unique title or name for the rule.

This information is used to support data quality requirement traceability, automated reporting, and corrective workflows.

Validation

Description

No

Descriptive text of the Reviewer result created when noncompliant features are found.

This information is used to provide guidance to facilitate corrective workflows.

Validation

Severity

No

The severity of the error assigned when a noncompliant feature is found.

This value indicates the importance of the error relative to other errors. Values range from 1 to 5, with 1 being the highest priority and 5 being the lowest.

Validation

Tags

No

The tag property of the rule.

This information is used in rule authoring and management workflows to support traceability and reporting of data quality requirements.

Validation

Notes

Keep the following in mind when using the check:

  • Only input features with a validation status of 2 (No calculation required, validation required, no error), 3 (No calculation required, validation required, has error(s)), 6 (Calculation required, validation required, no error) or 7 (Calculation required, validation required, has error(s)) are considered during rule evaluation.
  • The Attribute filter parameter is limited to comparison (=, <>, >, <, >=, <=) and logical (AND/OR, IN/NOT IN, LIKE/NOT LIKE, IS NULL) operators.
  • The Attribute filter parameter does not support the following field types: Big Integer, Date Only, Time Only, and Timestamp Offset. If selected, the row header will turn red and will not allow the rule to save.

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