Latest Contributions by KatieBrander

I tried for months to get an automated python process going to update address locators similar to the method you described. If you haven't yet discovered, the bug that corrupts address locators when attempting to rebuild an empty table still exists in ArcGIS 10.2.2. Furthermore, even when there is data in the source table, I found that using the arcpy function to rebuild the address locator would inevitably corrupt them sooner or later! In the end we decided it was safest to do a manual rebuild in ArcCatalog - but even this fails sometimes with an error message simply stating "Can't rebuild address locator". Sadly, it seems the only reliable method is to manually delete and re-create address locators every time. ... View more

This functionality is asked for frequently by our ArcGIS Desktop users. It would greatly enhance the usability of ArcCatalog!  ... View more

I have the same requirement and have spent a great deal of time attempting to automate this process. However, every time I use python to rebuild or modify address locators in any way they inevitably become corrupt. Creating a new address locator is possible with python, but to date there are no arcpy tools available to modify the address locator properties (e.g. Geocoding Options, Performance). Manually performing a data update for ArcGIS Geocoding Services is very time-consuming and it would be extremely helpful if there were reliable arcpy tools available to assist in this process. ... View more

Agree. We are currently migrating from an Oracle 10g database to Oracle 11g and have many mxd's to update. Arcpy allows us to script and automate some of the layer datasources, but we cannot totally automate the process due to this missing functionality. ... View more