Generate Target Group Layer (Business Analyst)

Available with Business Analyst license.

Summary

Generates a layer that identifies geographies that contain selected segments and categorized groups based on targets.

Usage

  • If Boundary Layer is not specified, the Extent geoprocessing environment setting will be used.

  • Targets are a subclassification of a Target Group—for example, Core and Development targets. A target can contain one or more segments.

Parameters

LabelExplanationData Type
Geography Level

The geography level that will be used to define the target layer.

String
Segmentation Base

The segmentation base for the profile being created. Available options are provided by the segmentation dataset in use.

String
Output Feature Class

The output feature class for the target layer.

Feature Class
Target Group

A user-created group of targets. This is used if the dataset supports target groups.

File
Boundary Layer
(Optional)

The boundary that determines the layer extent.

Feature Layer

arcpy.ba.GenerateTargetGroupLayer(geography_level, segmentation_base, out_feature_class, target_group, {boundary_layer})
NameExplanationData Type
geography_level

The geography level that will be used to define the target layer.

String
segmentation_base

The segmentation base for the profile being created. Available options are provided by the segmentation dataset in use.

String
out_feature_class

The output feature class for the target layer.

Feature Class
target_group

A user-created group of targets. This is used if the dataset supports target groups.

File
boundary_layer
(Optional)

The boundary that determines the layer extent.

Feature Layer

Code sample

GenerateTargetGroupLayer example (Python window)

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

import arcpy
arcpy.ba.GenerateTargetGroupLayer("US.ZIP5", "Total Adult Population", r"C:\Users\MyProject\MyProject.gdb\GenerateTargetGroupLayer", None, "proposed_site")

Licensing information

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

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