Disable Derived Measure Fields (Location Referencing)

Summary

Disables fields that store the derived network route ID, route name, and measure fields.

This tool doesn't delete the derived measure fields; it only removes the derived measure fields' information from the Lrs_Metadata table.

Usage

  • You can use the tool on an empty event feature class or an event feature class that has loaded records.

Parameters

LabelExplanationData Type
LRS Event Feature Class

An existing event feature class or feature layer that is registered to an LRS.

Feature Layer

Derived Output

LabelExplanationData Type
Updated Input Feature Class

The updated feature layer for the event.

Feature Layer

arcpy.locref.DisableDerivedMeasureFields(in_feature_class)
NameExplanationData Type
in_feature_class

An existing event feature class or feature layer that is registered to an LRS.

Feature Layer

Derived Output

NameExplanationData Type
out_feature_class

The updated feature layer for the event.

Feature Layer

Code sample

DisableDerivedMeasureFields example 1 (Python window)

The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the DisableDerivedMeasureFields tool in immediate mode.

# Name: DisableDerivedMeasureFields_ex1.py
# Description: Disable fields that store the derived network route id, route name and measure fields.
# Requires: ArcGIS Location Referencing

# Check out license
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("LocationReferencing")

# tool variables 
in_feature_class = r"c:\DisableDerivedMeasureFields\Py\APR.gdb\LRS\EventFeatureClass"

# Set current workspace
arcpy.env.workspace = r"c:\DisableDerivedMeasureFields\Py\APR.gdb\LRS\EventFeatureClass"

# Execute the tool
arcpy.locref.DisableDerivedMeasureFields(in_feature_class)

# Check in license
arcpy.CheckInExtension('LocationReferencing')
DisableDerivedMeasureFields example 2 (stand-alone script)

The following script demonstrates how to use the DisableDerivedMeasureFields tool in a stand-alone Python script.

# Name: DisableDerivedMeasureFields_ex2.py
# Description: Disable fields that store the derived network route id, route name and measure fields.
# Requires: ArcGIS Location Referencing

# Import arcpy module
import arcpy

# Check out license
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("LocationReferencing")

# Local variables:
in_feature_class = r"c:\DisableDerivedMeasureFields\Py\APR.gdb\LRS\EventFeatureClass"

# Execute the tool
arcpy.locref.DisableDerivedMeasureFields(in_feature_class)

# Check in license
arcpy.CheckInExtension('LocationReferencing')

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

  • Basic: Requires ArcGIS Location Referencing (ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing or ArcGIS Roads and Highways)
  • Standard: Requires ArcGIS Location Referencing (ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing or ArcGIS Roads and Highways)
  • Advanced: Requires ArcGIS Location Referencing (ArcGIS Pipeline Referencing or ArcGIS Roads and Highways)

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