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Create Production Database

Summary

Creates a production database in a geodatabase to store tables used by Esri Defense Mapping, Esri Production Mapping, ArcGIS for Maritime: Charting, ArcGIS for Maritime: Bathymetry, or ArcGIS for Aviation, each of which stores different data models in its production databases. These data models describe hard-copy maps or charts based on product specifications.

Usage

  • The Workspace for Production Database parameter value 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

arcpy.production.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)

Specifies the type of production database that will be created in the input workspace. If this parameter is not set, a Production Mapping production database will be created.

  • AVIATION —An ArcGIS for Aviation: Charting production database will be created.
  • MARITIME_CHARTING —An ArcGIS for Maritime: Charting production database will be created.
String

Code sample

CreateProductionDatabase example (stand–alone script)

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

# 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

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

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