Generate Events

Summary

Re-creates shapes for event features registered with an LRS Network.

Usage

• An LRS dataset is required to run this tool.

• Input the event whose features need to be regenerated based on the route and measure of the event.

• When conflict prevention is enabled for the tool, any events being generated by the tool will be locked.

  • While working in the default version, the locks acquired are released automatically when the tool completes.
  • While working in a child version, the locks acquired will remain in On Post status when the tool completes. The lock owner must post or delete the version to release the locks.
  • While working in a child version, if the execution of the tool is canceled by interruption, the locks are acquired and will remain in releasable status when the tool completes.

Syntax

arcpy.locref.GenerateEvents(in_event_layer)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
in_event_layer	The event for which shapes will be regenerated.	Feature Layer

Derived Output

Name	Explanation	Data Type
out_event_layers	Updated events feature layer. Note: Validation results for this tool are written to the ArcGIS Server directory. This file is automatically cleaned up in 10 minutes by default, which may not be enough time to process all of the validations and write them to your workstation that is running ArcGIS Pro. For larger data loads, it is recommended that you adjust the maximum file age to at least one hour.	Feature Layer

Code sample

GenerateEvents example 1 (Python window)

The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the GenerateEvents function in the Python window.

# tool variables 
in_event_layer = "Event"

# set current workspace 
arcpy.env.workspace = "C:/data/Outputs.gdb"

# execute the tool 
arcpy.GenerateEvents_locref(in_event_layer)

GenerateEvents example 2 (stand-alone script)

The following Python script demonstrates how to use the GenerateEvents function in a stand-alone Python script.

# Name: GenerateEvents_standalone_ex.py 
# Description: Re-creates shapes for event features registered with a LRS Network 

# Import arcpy module 
import arcpy

# Check out any necessary licenses
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("Highways")

# Local variables 
# input Network layer 
in_event_layer = "C:\\RoadsAndHighways\Data\RH_DOT.gdb\SpeedLimit"

# Process: Generate Events
arcpy.GenerateEvents_locref(in_event_layer)

Environments

• Current Workspace

Licensing information

• Basic: Requires Roads and Highways
• Standard: Requires Roads and Highways
• Advanced: Requires Roads and Highways