topic Re: ArcGIS Pro - creating macro in ArcGIS Pro Questions

ArcGIS Pro - creating macro

BryanMager — Wed, 27 May 2015 13:33:34 GMT

If anyone has a suggestion, I work for a midsize corporation and there's often a need for maps but more specifically maps that have been refreshed with new data points. Is it possible, using ArcGIS Pro, to create a macro (of sorts) that will allow my customer to update the data points and refresh the map without my involvement (other than initial training). For this discussion, the map would contain the company market area (Maryland), counties, 300 data points, title, and legend. Thanks for your help, Bryan

Re: ArcGIS Pro - creating macro

YovavZohar1 — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 05:12:46 GMT

Hi Bryan,

I'm not a code specialist, but as far as I know, you have several options without twiking with the PRO SDK:

use model builder to build a geoprocessing workflow to do the job (parametrically)
Use Python code to script the workflow needed (probably more efficient and potent then the former)
use Tasks to create the workflow (witch can utilize more capabilities of Pro then the Model Builder)

all the above methods are semi-automatic, since they demand at least one intervention by the user in order to activate/run the workflow.

In order to fully automate the workflows, you might try "Schedulling a python script or model to run at prescribed time". I don't know how that fits the Pro - maybe someone with experiance/knoledge would comment here.

Good luck

Re: ArcGIS Pro - creating macro

BryanMager — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:40:59 GMT

thank you