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Error and Warning Messages Documentation

MPC_KineticGIS_Department — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:28:24 GMT

I am continually frustrated with the documentation structure around Errors and Warnings. When ever a geoprocessing tool fails you normally get a error or warning number. In the tool reference section of the online documentation there needs to be a complete list of the error and warning numbers with some greater details about these errors so we can avoid them. Yes you get a link to the help documentation which doesn't always work.

I recently came across the example below where I was looking for some more details about the error message I was getting and when I searched for the warning number with or with out the WARNING text I got 0 results. If they do exist in the documentation library then these articles need to be tagged with the error numbers.

Re: Error and Warning Messages Documentation

KoryKramer — Mon, 15 May 2017 16:38:51 GMT

MPCGroup_Admin What version of ArcMap are you using? The screenshot looks like the search is being done for 10.5, but when I search, even using the installed help, I don't find that warning (001922) in the 10.5 help.

For ArcMap, I'd suggest searching for errors and warnings using the installed Help:

You'll see something like this:

Online help searchability for errors and warnings has been improved for ArcGIS Pro:

Re: Error and Warning Messages Documentation

DuncanHornby — Mon, 22 May 2017 16:06:33 GMT

Does seem like poor document management by assigning an error code then provide nothing to explain it. It would be good if ESRI went back through some of their lesser well documented codes and provide solutions or explanations, a sort of general house cleaning of errors for their next release?

Re: Error and Warning Messages Documentation

MPC_KineticGIS_Department — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 02:53:56 GMT

I have tried Both, and Yes I am using 10.5

Re: Error and Warning Messages Documentation

KoryKramer — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 14:07:32 GMT

It looks like that specific warning is missing from the 10.5 help. I've shared this information with the documentation team so that it can be addressed. Thanks for pointing it out.

Re: Error and Warning Messages Documentation

ShelbySouthworth1 — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 13:11:53 GMT

Just an update - as of today the documentation for 10.5 has not been updated to include information regarding WARNING 001922. I was Exporting a Tile Cache to a Tile Package for use in AGOL when this occured. I don't know when this topic was "reviewed" but I switched up to 10.5 in November.

Re: Error and Warning Messages Documentation

OrcaMaritime — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 20:14:28 GMT

Just an update: This warning still hasn't been added to any help documentation. I also ran across this warning while exporting a tile cache in the form of a tile package.

Re: Error and Warning Messages Documentation

MichaelVolz — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 13:52:20 GMT

ESRI please improve your error and warning documentation. This will help users help themselves to find resolutions which would cut down on technical support calls.

Re: Error and Warning Messages Documentation

ChristalHigdon_USFS — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:41:14 GMT

There used to be a lookup page that listed all error and warnings by ID.
https://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.2/index.html#//018n00000002000000

We really need something like this in the Pro documentation, updated for any new tool error and warning messages, so we can look them up by ID, or browse through them to find the message_id to use in AddIDMessage in arcpy.

It is unacceptable to say, "you have to do a bit of research" when no where in the online help for tools are the messages listed by ID referencing the six digit number.

Re: Error and Warning Messages Documentation

ChristalHigdon_USFS — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:51:46 GMT

I found a similar tool reference in the Pro Offline Help. Can something like this be made available online? (Or if it is, does anyone have a link?)

I wasn't able to edit my original post. 😕
Thank you!