Hoping to get help with model builder and a model I built. I know there has to be an easier setup then the gigantic model I have. Overall I'm trying to use the feature to feature tool to copy feature classes from one gdb to another and I'm doing this on a nightly basis.
Before that copy occurs, I need to delete the existing feature classes in the gdb that will be copied to. I understand there is an option to overwrite existing features but it doesn't work and I keep getting a copied feature class with '_1' after the name....so 'parcelnum_1' since there's already a 'parcelnum' in there from previous update.
The model I built is extremely big and redundant, but that's from lack of experience and knowledge using model builder. So again, what I need to do is copy feature class to feature class but delete the existing ones in the copy to gdb before the new ones are copied.
Please see attached photo of what I created and any help to streamline this process would be appreciated. I have 3 different datasets with several feature classes in each.
I set it up to copy all the feature classes to gdb but before that, as a precondition, that each feature class is deleted first and than it copies. Everything works fine, just wanting to see if there's an easier model process to follow. Thanks for any help/guidance.
