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ChangeReporter

Summary

Finds changes made to individual feature classes or an entire geodatabase between specified dates or between different versions based on a precreated preference. The changes that can be found include feature inserts, updates, and deletes.

Discussion

The ChangeReporter function allows you to find changes made to individual feature classes or an entire geodatabase between specified dates or between different versions. The changes reported are additions, modifications, and deletions made in feature classes, tables, and data-driven elements that impact one or more charts. Once found, these changes are automatically committed to the Reviewer table for further examination. The feature classes and tables to be analyzed by the ChangeReporter function are stored in preferences.

Syntax

ChangeReporter (product_library, rev_workspace, rev_session, production_database, preference_name, compare_method, compare_parent_from, compare_child_to)
ParameterExplanationData Type
product_library

The path to a connection file or the database used as the product library workspace.

String
rev_workspace

The ArcGIS Data Reviewer Desktop extension reviewer workspace to which results are written.

String
rev_session

The identifier for a Reviewer session. The session must exist in the Reviewer Workspace.

String
production_database

Path to the workspace containing the data used for production tasks or is referenced by maps and charts.

String
preference_name

Preference name as defined in the production database.

String
compare_method

Specify the type of comparison method that will be used.

  • VERSION—The comparison will be made between a parent and child version.
  • DATE—The comparison will be made between a start date time and end date time. This method will work only on the default version of the geodatabase.

String
compare_parent_from

Compare parent information: If the compare method is VERSION, the value will be a string with the parent version name. If compare method is DATE, it will be a datetime object containing the from date.

Variant
compare_child_to

Compare child information: If the compare method is VERSION, the value will be a string with the child version name. If compare method is DATE, it will be a datetime object containing the to date.

Variant

Code sample

ChangeReporter example

For version compare, run the ChangeReporter tool to get changes in your database between versions.

# Name: ChangeReporter_ex1.py
# Description: Runs the ChangeReporter tool to get changes in your database between versions or dates
# Author: Esri
 
# Import arcpyproduction and aviation modules
import arcpy
import arcpyproduction
from arcpyproduction import aviation
from arcpyproduction.aviation import charting

# Check out Aviation license
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("Aeronautical")
 
# Set variables
product_library = "c:/data/PL.sde"
rev_workspace = "c:/data/reviwer_gdb.sde"
rev_session = 1
production_database = "c:/data/PD.sde"
preference_name = "TerminalProcedure"
compare_method = "VERSION"
compare_parent_from = "Default"
compare_child_to = "AIRAC1604"

# Get changes
charting.ChangeReporter(product_library, rev_workspace, rev_session, production_database, preference_name, compare_method, compare_parent_from, compare_child_to)

# Check in Aviation license
arcpy.CheckInExtension("Aeronautical")
ChangeReporter example 2

For date compare, run the ChangeReporter tool to get changes in your database between dates.

# Name: ChangeReporter_ex2.py
# Description: Runs the ChangeReporter tool to get changes in your database between versions or dates
# Author: Esri

# Import arcpyproduction and aviation modules
import arcpy
import arcpyproduction
from arcpyproduction import aviation
from arcpyproduction.aviation import charting

# Check out Aviation license
arcpy.CheckOutExtension("Aeronautical")

# Set variables
product_library = "c:/data/PL.sde"
rev_workspace = "c:/data/reviwer_gdb.sde"
rev_session = 1
production_database = "c:/data/PD.sde"
preference_name = "TerminalProcedure"
compare_method = "DATE"
compare_parent_from = datetime.datetime(2016,03,07,1,30)
compare_child_to = datetime.datetime(2016,04,07,1,30)
# Get changes
charting.ChangeReporter(product_library, rev_workspace, rev_session, production_database, preference_name, compare_method, compare_parent_from, compare_child_to)

# Check in Aviation license
arcpy.CheckInExtension("Aeronautical")

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