Delete Coded Value From Domain (Data Management)

Summary

Removes a value from a coded value domain.

Parameters

Dialog

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Input Workspace	The workspace containing the domain to be updated.	Workspace
Domain Name	The name of the coded value domain to be updated.	String
Code Value	The value(s) to be deleted from the specified domain.	String

Derived Output

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

Python

arcpy.management.DeleteCodedValueFromDomain(in_workspace, domain_name, code)

Name	Explanation	Data Type
in_workspace	The workspace containing the domain to be updated.	Workspace
domain_name	The name of the coded value domain to be updated.	String
code [code,...]	The value(s) to be deleted from the specified domain.	String

Derived Output

Name	Explanation	Data Type
out_workspace	The updated input workspace.	Workspace

Code sample

DeleteCodedValueFromDomain example 1 (Python window)

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

import arcpy
arcpy.env.workspace =  "C:/data"
arcpy.DeleteCodedValueFromDomain_management("montgomery.gdb", "DistDiam", ["20","24"])

DeleteCodedValueFromDomain example 2 (stand-alone script)

This stand-alone script uses the DeleteCodedValueFromDomain function as part of a workflow to edit a domain

# Name: RemoveDomainsExample.py
# Purpose: Update an attribute domain to constrain valid pipe material values

# Import system modules
import arcpy
import os
 
# Set the workspace (to avoid having to type in the full path to the data every time)
arcpy.env.workspace = "data"
 
# set local parameters
inFeatures = "Montgomery.gdb/Water/DistribMains"
inField = "MATERIAL"
dWorkspace = "Montgomery.gdb"
domName = "Material"
codedValue =  "ACP: Asbestos concrete"
codeField = "TYPE"
descField = "DESRIPT"
# Process: Remove the constraint from the material field
arcpy.RemoveDomainFromField_management(inFeatures, inField)
 
# Edit the domain values
# Process: Remove a coded value from the domain
arcpy.DeleteCodedValueFromDomain_management(dWorkspace, domName, codedValue)

# Process: Create a table from the domain to edit it with ArcMap editing tools
arcpy.DomainToTable_management(dWorkspace, domname, 
                               os.path.join(dWorkspace, domname), codeField, 
                               descField)
 
# Process: Delete the domain
arcpy.DeleteDomain_management(dWorkspace, domName)
 
# Edit the domain table outside of geoprocessing
# and then bring the domain back in with the TableToDomain process

Environments

Auto Commit, Current Workspace

Licensing information

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