Geoprocessing functions in arcpy.nax

The Network Analyst module, arcpy.nax, includes functions that represent geoprocessing tools from the Network Analyst toolbox. When writing Python code, you can use these geoprocessing tools as Python functions. The following table summarizes the geoprocessing tools that are available in arcpy.nax:

Network Analyst geoprocessing functions

Function	Description
BuildNetwork	Reconstructs the network connectivity and attribute information of a network dataset. The network dataset must be rebuilt after edits are made to the attributes or the features of a participating source feature class. After the source features are edited, the tool establishes the network connectivity only in the areas that have been edited to speed up the build process; however, when the network attributes are edited, the entire extent of the network dataset is rebuilt. This may be a slow operation on a large network dataset.
CalculateLocations	Locates input features on a network and adds fields to the input features that describe the network locations. The tool is used to precalculate the network locations of inputs that will be used in a Network Analyst workflow, improving performance of the analysis at solve time. The tool stores the calculated network locations of the inputs in fields in the input data.
CreateNetworkDataset	Creates a network dataset in an existing feature dataset. The network dataset can be used to perform network analysis on the data in the feature dataset.
CreateNetworkDatasetFromTemplate	Creates a new network dataset with the schema contained in the input template file (.xml). All the feature classes and input tables required for creating the network dataset must already exist before this tool is executed.
CreateTemplateFromNetworkDataset	Creates a file containing the schema of an existing network dataset. This template file can then be used to create a new network dataset with the same schema.
CreateTurnFeatureClass	Creates a new turn feature class to store turn features that model turning movements in a network dataset.
DissolveNetwork	Creates a network dataset that minimizes the number of line features required to correctly model the input network dataset. The more efficient output network dataset reduces the time required to solve analyses, draw results, and generate driving directions. This tool outputs a new network dataset and source feature classes; the input network dataset and its source features remain unchanged.
IncreaseMaximumEdges	Increases the maximum number of edges per turn in a turn feature class.
MakeNetworkDatasetLayer	Creates a network dataset layer from a network dataset.
PopulateAlternateIDFields	Creates and populates additional fields on the turn feature classes that reference the edges in the network by alternate IDs. The alternate IDs help maintain the integrity of the turn features if the edge sources are edited in such a way that their ObjectID values change.
ShareAsRouteLayers	Shares the results of network analyses as route layer items in a portal. A route layer includes all the information for a route such as the stops assigned to the route or the orders serviced by a route, as well as the travel directions.
UpdateByAlternateIDFields	Updates all the edge references in turn feature classes using an alternate ID field to identify the corresponding edge features for each turn. Use this tool after making edits to the edge source feature classes that alter ObjectID values.
UpdateByGeometry	Updates all the edge references in the turn feature class using the geometry of the turn features. This tool is useful when the IDs listed for the turn can no longer find the edges participating in the turn due to edits to the underlying edges.