topic Re: Suitability Modeler Process Failed! in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Suitability Modeler Process Failed!

KristinThorpe1 — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 12:47:52 GMT

I am using the Suitability Modeler in ArcGIS Pro 2.6.2 but every time I run the model at full resolution to use with Locate, I get a Process Failed! message. Unlike every other tool, there is no documentation as to why this failed. Has anyone else run into this issue and know what is going wrong? I've run models in the past, but I just updated the software with the new 2.6.2 patch and wondering if that has something to do with it. site suitability suitability modeler process failed arcgis pro 2.6.2

Re: Suitability Modeler Process Failed!

CLODAGHHELEN — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:36:08 GMT

I have just run into this issue now & notice nobody has replied 😑 Did you find an answer to this issue @KristinThorpe1 ?

Re: Suitability Modeler Process Failed!

KristinThorpe1 — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:54:51 GMT

Not really. Unfortunately, the Suitability Modeler is very finicky. I find I have better luck with saving the full resolution raster to a geodatabase, copying all my rasters to a new local geodatabase and working completely locally, and cutting down the rasters to as small an area as possible. I don't think I've ever run a Suitability Model without running into an issue or Pro crashing on me at least once! Which is really unfortunate because I use it a lot!

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MSearle — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:30:36 GMT

I'm using version 2.7, and I too have run into this same issue. It would be nice to have an answer to this issue.

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TylerSclodnick — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 16:26:49 GMT

Just had the same in 2.7.2. Just with the locate function.

Re: Suitability Modeler Process Failed!

SteveLynch — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 16:56:15 GMT

Use the Suitability map as input to the LocateRegions geoprocessing tool and use the same parameters that were used in Locate

Re: Suitability Modeler Process Failed!

Anonymous User — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 20:35:33 GMT

Had the same problem running the exercises for the Esri MOOC, "Spatial Data Science: The New Frontier in Analytics", Oct 27, 2021 - Dec 9, 2021. Used the suggestion above by Steve Lynch, and it still failed, but I at least got an error message, which was that the tool couldn't open my study area mask. The problem was that the instructions for the MOOC have you set the study area mask in the Geoprocessing Environments by choosing the mask layer from the map, when in fact, you need to find the mask raster in the Catalog and drill down to select the band (Band_1) in the raster. I am submitting a bug report for the Suitability Modeler to expose error messages from running the Locate task.

Re: Suitability Modeler Process Failed!

SteveLynch — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:29:16 GMT

We exposed the error messages in ArcGIS Pro 2.9

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AlexvonWyl — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:01:21 GMT

Same here, ran into the problem during the MOOC and can confirm that your solution works. Thank you very much.

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StephanieLong1 — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 18:24:31 GMT

Thank you @SteveLynch !! This was exactly the solution that I needed! Couldn't get past this error message for the life of me!!

ArcGIS Pro v3.0.3 04/06/23

Re: Suitability Modeler Process Failed!

TaoTang2 — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 18:18:24 GMT

Hi Everyone here,

I got a message saying "Locate regions is not ready to run: The full resolution suitability map is either missing or not created". Does anyone know how to solve this issue when using Locate Tab on the Suitability Modeler? Many thanks in advance. Tao Tang

Re: Suitability Modeler Process Failed!

SteveLynch — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 18:25:15 GMT

Have you tried using the Run button on the Suitability tab?

https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/analysis/spatial-analyst/suitability-modeler/locate-tab-in-suitability-modeler.htm

Re: Suitability Modeler Process Failed!

Bobcat94 — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 07:08:29 GMT

I get a "The specified path is either invalid or cannot be found" when clicking run. All transformed files are directed save in a clean GDB. I used 9 layers. Really need to get past this to finish loads of projects.

Re: Suitability Modeler Process Failed!

SteveLynch — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 12:34:47 GMT

What version of ArcGIS are you using?

You only need to persist the transformed layers to disk if you are going to use them elsewhere in your analysis, so you don't have to save them.

Where are you writing your suitability map to, a local folder or a shared folder and what output format, fgdb, .tif, ?

Re: Suitability Modeler Process Failed!

Bobcat94 — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 17:30:57 GMT

Arc Pro 3.1.2. I am trying to write it to a shared folder in a GDB as a raster. I am staring at what i believe is a suitability map but for some reason after clicking run i get that error. The Locate Regions tool is able to read the suitability map and output regions, Albeit I ran in the standalone geoprocessing tool outside of the suitability modeler pane. However, my main goal is to upload raster as a web tile layer into AGOL. I tried publishing the suitability map but caching failed.

Re: Suitability Modeler Process Failed!

SteveLynch — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 23:46:44 GMT

What happens when you save the suitability map to a fgdb on your local drive?

Right click the Suitability_map layer in Contents and pick Properties, post a picture of this

Re: Suitability Modeler Process Failed!

rubiere_ramirez — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 02:48:54 GMT

I just had the issue in ArcGIS Pro 3.5.2 (today 13 August, 2025). Thanks for the workaround @SteveLynch