ArcMap

Create Production Database

Summary

Creates a new production database within a geodatabase. A production database stores tables used by Esri Mapping and Charting Solutions. Esri Production Mapping, Esri Defense Mapping, and the Esri Aeronautical Solution store different data models in their production databases. These data models describe hard-copy maps or charts based on product specifications.

Usage

  • The Workspace for Production Database must be a geodatabase.

  • The user credentials in the connection file must have permission to create data in the workspace. Oracle Geodatabases require that only the schema owner can create a production database.

  • You can use a configuration keyword for file and enterprise geodatabases. Each geodatabase type and configuration supports different configuration keywords; however, personal geodatabases do not support keywords.

Syntax

CreateProductionDatabase(production_database_workspace, {database_config_keyword}, {production_database_extension})
ParameterExplanationData Type
production_database_workspace

The workspace that will store the production database.

Workspace
database_config_keyword
(Optional)

Database storage or configuration keyword. The default is Defaults.

String
production_database_extension
(Optional)

Indicates an Esri Mapping and Charting Solutions data model to apply to a production database in the input workspace. If not set, a Production Mapping production database is created.

  • AVIATION —Creates an ArcGIS for Aviation: Charting production database.
  • MARITIME_CHARTING —Creates an ArcGIS for Maritime: Charting production database.
String

Code sample

CreateProductionDatabase example (stand–alone script)

The following stand-alone script demonstrates how to use the CreateProductionDatabase tool. 

# Name: CreateProductionDatabase_Example.py
# Description: Creates a new production database in a file geodatabase
# Requirements: Production Mapping extension

# import arcpy and checkout a Production Mapping license
import arcpy
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("foundation")

#Set local variables
production_database_workspace = "C:\\Data\\ProductionDatabase.gdb"
database_config_keyword = "DEFAULTS"

# create a production database
arcpy.CreateProductionDatabase_production(production_database_workspace, database_config_keyword)

print "Script completed successfully."

# Check in the extension
arcpy.CheckInExtension("foundation")

Environments

Licensing information

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

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