idea Add enable/disable edit/selection method to Layer Class in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Add enable/disable edit/selection method to Layer Class

macbeer — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 17:57:42 GMT

In Pro, I can enable/disable editing/selection of specific layers via the List by Editing tab and the List by Selection tab.

I would like to be able to be able to do the same using arcpy.

Example use case:

I have a map with specific layers that I want to protect the source data from being inadvertently modified during an edit session.

I would run a script tool to disable editing and or selection for specific layers in my map.

Re: Add enable/disable edit/selection method to Layer Class - Status changed to: Already Offered

JeffBarrette — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 20:04:24 GMT

This is something that can be done using Python CIM Access.

p = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject('current') m = p.listMaps()[0] l = m.listLayers('Cities')[0] l_cim = l.getDefinition('V3') #Get the layer's CIM definition l_cim.featureTable.editable = False #Modify the editable state l.setDefinition(l_cim) #Push the CIM changes back to the layer

Re: Add enable/disable edit/selection method to Layer Class

macbeer — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 20:07:23 GMT

Awesome, thanks for the example.