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Import Topology

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Summary

Creates a geodatabase topology from a definition .xml file generated by the Esri Defense Mapping solution's Export Topology tool. Both this tool and the Export Topology tool allow you to share and create topologies within different geodatabases. The .xml file contains a definition of a topology, including feature class names, topology ranks, topology rules, and cluster tolerance.

Usage

  • This tool supports all data models, with a properly configured .xml definition file, and can be used on any feature dataset.

Syntax

ImportTopology_defense (in_feature_dataset, topology_definition_file)
ParameterExplanationData Type
in_feature_dataset

The feature dataset in which the topology will be created. The feature dataset must contain the feature classes listed in the topology_definition_file.

Feature Dataset
topology_definition_file

The .xml file that contains the topology definition.

File

Code sample

ImportTopology example (Python window)

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

# Local variables
featuredataset="C:\\data\\MX_GTDS_4_0.gdb\\GTDS"
topologyfile="C:\\data\\gtdsTopo.xml"

# execute the tool
arcpy.ImportTopology_defense(featuredataset,topologyfile)

# print out the topology name
arcpy.env.workspace=featuredataset
for t in arcpy.ListDatasets("*","Topology"):
     print t

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments

Licensing information

  • ArcGIS Desktop Basic: No
  • ArcGIS Desktop Standard: Requires Defense Mapping
  • ArcGIS Desktop Advanced: Requires Defense Mapping

Related topics

  • An overview of the Topology toolset
  • Topology basics
  • Topology in ArcGIS

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