Add Field Based Suitability Criteria (Business Analyst)

Available with Business Analyst license.

Summary

Adds criteria based on the numerical fields existing in the input layer.

Usage

• The input analysis layer can be created by the Make Suitability Analysis Layer tool.

• Set the influence for each criteria using the Set Criteria Property tool.

Parameters

Dialog

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Input Suitability Analysis Layer	The Suitability Analysis layer that will be used in the analysis.	Feature Layer
Fields	The numeric fields from which the suitability criteria will be determined.	Field

Derived Output

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Output Suitability Analysis Layer	The name of the Suitability Analysis layer that will be added to the map.	Feature Layer
Output Criteria Name	The name of the criteria that will be added to the Suitability Analysis layer.	String

Python

arcpy.ba.AddFieldBasedSuitabilityCriteria(in_analysis_layer, fields)

Name	Explanation	Data Type
in_analysis_layer	The Suitability Analysis layer that will be used in the analysis.	Feature Layer
fields [fields,...]	The numeric fields from which the suitability criteria will be determined.	Field

Derived Output

Name	Explanation	Data Type
out_analysis_layer	The name of the Suitability Analysis layer that will be added to the map.	Feature Layer
out_criteria_name	The name of the criteria that will be added to the Suitability Analysis layer.	String

Code sample

AddFieldBasedSuitabilityCriteria example (Python window)

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

import arcpy
arcpy.ba.AddFieldBasedSuitabilityCriteria("UC West Suitability", "populationtotals_totpop_cy;householdincome_medhinc_cy")

Environments

Current Workspace

Licensing information

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