Disable Editor Tracking

Summary

Disables editor tracking on a feature class, table, mosaic dataset, or raster catalog.

Usage

• When editor tracking is disabled on a field, editor tracking information will no longer be recorded in these fields when edits are made. You can reenable editor tracking with the Enable Editor Tracking tool.

• This tool operates on feature classes, tables, mosaic datasets, and raster catalogs in a 10.0 or later release geodatabase.

Syntax

DisableEditorTracking_management (in_dataset, {creator}, {creation_date}, {last_editor}, {last_edit_date})

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
in_dataset	The feature class, table, mosaic dataset, or raster catalog that will have editor tracking disabled.	Dataset
creator (Optional)	Indicates whether to disable editor tracking for the creator field. DISABLE_CREATOR —Editor tracking for the creator field will be disabled. This is the default. NO_DISABLE_CREATOR —Editor tracking for the creator field will not be disabled.	Boolean
creation_date (Optional)	Indicates whether to disable editor tracking for the creation date field. DISABLE_CREATION_DATE —Editor tracking for the creation date field will be disabled. This is the default. NO_DISABLE_CREATION_DATE —Editor tracking for the creation date field will not be disabled.	Boolean
last_editor (Optional)	Indicates whether to disable editor tracking for the last editor field. DISABLE_LAST_EDITOR —Editor tracking for the last editor field will be disabled. This is the default. NO_DISABLE_LAST_EDITOR —Editor tracking for the last editor field will not be disabled.	Boolean
last_edit_date (Optional)	Indicates whether to disable editor tracking for the last edit date field. DISABLE_LAST_EDIT_DATE —Editor tracking for the last edit date field will be disabled. This is the default. NO_DISABLE_LAST_EDIT_DATE —Editor tracking for the last edit date field will not be disabled.	Boolean

Code sample

DisableEditorTracking example (stand-alone script)

The following stand-alone script demonstrates how to disable editor tracking on a feature class.

# Name: DisableEditorTracking.py
# Description: Disables editor tracking on a feature class.

# Import arcpy module
import arcpy

# Local variables:
Buildings = "d:\\RC.gdb\\RC\\Buildings"

# Process: Disable Editor Tracking
arcpy.DisableEditorTracking_management(Buildings,
                                       "DISABLE_CREATOR",
                                       "DISABLE_CREATION_DATE",
                                       "DISABLE_LAST_EDITOR",
                                       "DISABLE_LAST_EDIT_DATE")

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

• ArcGIS Desktop Basic: Yes
• ArcGIS Desktop Standard: Yes
• ArcGIS Desktop Advanced: Yes