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Create a Customer Layer With Address data

Available with Business Analyst license.

Summary

Allows you to input addresses to be geocoded in a new customer layer.

Usage

  • This tool is often used when you want to enter a few addresses at a time from hard-copy address information.

  • Use the Setup Customers Using Tabular Data tool if you already have a table of address records with which you want to create a store layer.

  • Only matched records will be included in the output customer layer.

Syntax

arcpy.ba.CreateCustomerWithAddressData(Locator, AddressesCollection, OutputFeatureClass)
ParameterExplanationData Type
Locator

The address locator.

Address Locator
AddressesCollection

The addresses that are to be geocoded and included in the new store layer.

String
OutputFeatureClass

The feature class that will contain the customer features.

Feature Class

Code sample

CreateCustomerWithAddressData example (stand-alone script)

# Name: CreateCustomerWithAddressData.py
# Description: Creates a geocoded customer layer based on a single address in Redlands, CA.
# Author: Esri

# Import system modules
import arcview
import arcpy

arcpy.ImportToolbox(r"C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.8\Business Analyst\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Business Analyst Tools.tbx")
 
try:
# Acquire extension license 
  arcpy.CheckOutExtension("Business")
 
# Defines the parameters for the Create a Customer Layer with Address Data tool
  OutFC= "C:/temp/Redlands_customer.shp"
  Locator = "C:/ArcGIS/Business Analyst/US_2022/Data/Geocoding Data/USA_StreetAddress.loc"
  AddressCol = "Addr:380 New York St|City:Redlands|State:CA"
 
# Create output file for Create customer layers with address data tool
  arcpy.CreateCustomerWithAddressData_ba(OutFC,
	  Locator,
	  AddressCol)
 
# Release extension license 
arcpy.CheckInExtension("Business")

Environments

This tool does not use any geoprocessing environments.

Licensing information

  • Basic: Requires Business Analyst
  • Standard: Requires Business Analyst
  • Advanced: Requires Business Analyst

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