Task Error: Cannot run command assigned to the step. It is not enabled

WojciechPawlik

Hi,

I am trying to set a simple task which is meant to select points outside a buffer (which represents a 2km radius) and then select points outside of it. This selection is meant to be saved resulting in two layers. However, when I run the task I get the following error:

"Task Error: Cannot run command assigned to the step. It is not enabled"

Q:How does one enable commands?

Bonus Q: How does one change the name of the layer created when saving the selection using Tasks? How does one export those newly saved layers to a .csv using Tasks?

Screenshot of steps I've got so far:

I tried to look online for a similar problem but couldn't find anything for the main Q.

Speedtests outside_inside 2km.esriTasks.xml.zip

Speedtests outside_inside 2km.esriTasks.zip

Anonymous User

If you are trying to run the "Layer From Selection" command, you must ensure that only one layer is selected in the Contents pane. One way to prevent this is to disable visibility of the layers you don't need for processing in the Contents view of the Step in Task Designer.

In this example, I did a Select by Attributes based on a state name, then Select by Location of all polygons within the state selection. If I try to run the Layer From Selection command, I cannot because both the State layer and the Polygon layer are highlighted in the Contents pane, thus disabling the Layer From Selection Command.

Q: Commands are enabled in the contextual ribbon depending on what type of feature is selected in the Contents pane. So you would not "enable" a command. They are automatically enabled based on a selection.

Bonus Q: If you run Copy Features GP tool on the intermediate selection layer you can name the output whatever you'd like. If you want to export a feature layer as a .csv you can run the Table To Table GP tool.