Sort Coded Value Domain (Data Management)

Summary

Sorts the code or description of a coded value domain in either ascending or descending order.

Parameters

Dialog

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Input Workspace	The geodatabase containing the domain to be sorted.	Workspace
Domain Name	The name of the coded value domain to be sorted.	String
Sort By	Specifies whether the code or description will be used to sort the domain. Code—Records are sorted based on the code value for the domain. Description—Records are sorted based on the description value for the domain.	String
Sort Order	Specifies the direction the records will be sorted. Ascending—Records are sorted from low value to high value. Descending—Records are sorted from high value to low value.	String

Derived Output

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Updated Input Workspace	The updated input workspace.	Workspace

Python

arcpy.management.SortCodedValueDomain(in_workspace, domain_name, sort_by, sort_order)

Name	Explanation	Data Type
in_workspace	The geodatabase containing the domain to be sorted.	Workspace
domain_name	The name of the coded value domain to be sorted.	String
sort_by	Specifies whether the code or description will be used to sort the domain. CODE—Records are sorted based on the code value for the domain. DESCRIPTION—Records are sorted based on the description value for the domain.	String
sort_order	Specifies the direction the records will be sorted. ASCENDING—Records are sorted from low value to high value. DESCENDING—Records are sorted from high value to low value.	String

Derived Output

Name	Explanation	Data Type
out_workspace	The updated input workspace.	Workspace

Code sample

SortCodedValueDomain example (Python window)

The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the SortCodedValueDomain function in immediate mode.

import arcpy
arcpy.env.workspace = "C:/data"
arcpy.SortCodedValueDomain_management("montgomery.gdb", "material", "CODE", "ASCENDING")

Environments

Current Workspace

Licensing information

• Basic: Yes
• Standard: Yes
• Advanced: Yes