Output CONFIG Keyword (Environment setting)

Tools that honor the Output CONFIG Keyword environment will use the specified keyword when creating datasets in a geodatabase.

The geodatabase uses the specified keyword to determine where or in what format to store new data.

Usage notes

• In most cases, choosing the Default option will create new datasets that will work well. However, there are cases in which you will need to specify a configuration keyword.
• Configuration keywords are used with file and enterprise geodatabases and to specify geometry storage for databases. You cannot specify configuration keywords for personal or workgroup geodatabases.

• What are configuration keywords
• Configuration keywords for file geodatabases
• Configuration keywords for enterprise geodatabases

Dialog syntax

• Output CONFIG Keyword—The configuration keyword.

Scripting syntax

arcpy.env.configKeyword = config_keyword

configKeyword syntax

Parameter	Explanation
config_keyword	Use the specified configuration. Configuration keywords for file geodatabases Configuration keywords for enterprise geodatabases

Script example

import arcpy

# Set the configKeyword environment to TEXT_UTF16.
arcpy.env.configKeyword = "TEXT_UTF16"