Model converted to Script - No editing mode?

Anonymous User

Original User: ionara_wilson

I have a model that an ESRI associate sent me as an example. When I run the model everything is great. I click on the model and because the seleting features is a parameter, it automatically starts an edit session for me to digitize the selecting features. However when I convert this model to a script and try to run as a script, when I run it, the selecting feature parameter is not in edit mode, a polygon does not pop up in the table of contents as a feature class to be digitized like it was with the model. Is there a way to change the model so that the selecting features can be digitized ? Thanks

The first picture shows the model, the second shows the model when I run it, and the third shows the scrip when I run it. [ATTACH=CONFIG]27884[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]27885[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]27886[/ATTACH]

 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- # toolbox_scrip3t.py # Created on: 2013-09-30 13:13:52.00000 #   (generated by ArcGIS/ModelBuilder) # Usage: toolbox_scrip3t <Selecting_Features> <value>  # Description:  # test # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------  # Import arcpy module import arcpy  # Script arguments Selecting_Features = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0) if Selecting_Features == '#' or not Selecting_Features:     Selecting_Features = "in_memory\\{44DC94EF-CABC-4233-A4AF-CEFD34618B2E}" # provide a default value if unspecified  value = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1)  # Local variables: Input_Points = "FirePerimeter" Final_Output = value Selected_Features = Selecting_Features Input_Points_Layer = "SamplePoints_Layer"  # Process: Make Feature Layer arcpy.MakeFeatureLayer_management(Input_Points, Input_Points_Layer, "", "", "OBJECTID OBJECTID VISIBLE NONE;SymbologyField SymbologyField VISIBLE NONE;DomainField DomainField VISIBLE NONE;Shape Shape VISIBLE NONE;Subtype Subtype VISIBLE NONE;EditField EditField VISIBLE NONE")  # Process: Select Layer By Location arcpy.SelectLayerByLocation_management(Input_Points_Layer, "INTERSECT", Selecting_Features, "", "NEW_SELECTION")  # Process: Calculate Field arcpy.CalculateField_management(Selected_Features, "EditField", "'%value%'", "PYTHON_9.3", "")

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DaveBarrett

Hi,

Had a similar issue recently, the data type for the input feature needs to be a feature set and you need to specify a template schema for the feature. This can be a basic polygon feature class with no extra fields or you can have a number of fields that the user can also edit and you can then use within the script.

I think I might have an example at work that I will grab and post

Cheers

Dave